Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has urged the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to prevail on the Federal Government to ensure the 2023 general election is not truncated. Wike noted that the alleged disregard of Central Bank Nigeria (CBN) of the Supreme Court on the naira policy should worry the APC-led Federal Government, particularly as the 2023 general election draws near. Rivers State governor stated during a courtesy visit by the APC presidential candidate, Tinubu; his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima; APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu to the Government House, Port Harcourt, yesterday.…
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At least 39 people, most of them undocumented US-bound migrants who had just survived a perilous jungle crossing, died in a bus crash in Panama on Wednesday, officials said. Maria Isabel Saravia, Panama’s deputy director of migration, said 28 people were also injured in the accident. The bus plunged down a ravine and hit a minibus about 400 kilometers (250 miles) west of the capital Panama City, the National Migration Service said in a media statement. It said the injured, including children, were being treated at various hospitals and clinics and the latest death toll was based on “preliminary information.”…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has maintained that mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, remains a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), citing continued transmission in some countries. The global health body stated Wednesday in a report of the fourth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) Emergency Committee regarding the multi-country outbreak of mpox, which was held on 9 February. According to the report, the committee acknowledged the progress made in the global response to the multi-country outbreak of mpox and the further decline in the number of reported cases but observed that a few countries continued to…
Justice Obiora Egwuatu of a Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, said that he did not sign the arrest warrant leading to the Jan. 26 re-arrest of Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, former Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). Justice Egwuatu stated this following counsel to Ojerinde, Eteya Ogana’s argument that the claim by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) that an arrest warrant was obtained for his client’s re-arrest was untrue. The judge, who said he was unaware of his re-arrest, said: “I don’t know why he was re-arrested. I am just hearing for the first…
The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has announced that it’s will not consider redeploying the Resident Electoral Commissioner for Lagos State, Mr Segun Agbaje, over unfounded allegations. The Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, in an interview with newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja urged those demanding Agbaje’s redeployment to buried their thought. There had been demands for Agbaje’s removal over alleged mismanagement of Permanent Voter Cards’ collection in some parts of Lagos and engagement of Musiliu Akinsanya, also known as MC Olumo, led Lagos State Parks Management Committee to convey election materials. Oyekanmi implored the two political parties…
The President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, sympathised with Nigerians over the hardship occasioned by the scarcity of new Naira notes nationwide. However, he defended the policy saying that it was necessary to curb illicit financial flows, ransom taking and electoral malpractice, amongst others. While noting that the aftermath of the Central Bank’s new Naira policy is unintended, he said “I am not unaware of the obstacles placed on the path of innocent Nigerians by unscrupulous officials in the banking industry, entrusted with the process of implementation of the new monetary policy. “I am deeply pained and sincerely sympathise with you…
Blue Light Blocking Glasses for Women Men Clear Frame Square Nerd Eyeglasses Anti Blue Ray Computer Screen Glasses. Buhari extends validity of old N200 notes until April 1 President Muhammadu Buhari has announced the extension of the validity of old N200 notes until April 10. Announcing the development in a televised nationwide address on Thursday and monitored by Meridainspy, the president said all existing old N1000 and N500 notes remain redeemable at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and designated points. “To further ease the supply pressures, particularly to our citizens, I have given approval to the CBN that the…
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) says President Muhammadu Buhari is unwilling to rein in the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele so that old and new N200, N500 and N1,000 notes would co-exist for the next six months to alleviate the suffering of the masses. The group also said the naira redesign policy of the CBN and its attendant cash crunch demarkets the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming February 25 and March 11, 2023 general elections. ADVERTISEMENT NEF Spokesman, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed stated this on Tuesday on The 2023 Verdict, Channels Television’s special election…
The Lagos High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square has ordered kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, known better as Evans, to refund the sum of €233,000 ransom he collected from one of his victims, Chief Donatus Duru. Evan abducted Duru, who is a pharmacist, on February 14, 2017. Duru later escaped from captivity after the convicted kidnapper took €233,000 from the victim. Also Read: Supreme Court adjourns suit on old, New Naira notes, Fix Feb 22 Delivering his judgement, Justice Olukayode Ogunjobi also ordered Evans to pay N50m as general damages in favour of the claimant. Justice Ogunjobi held: “It…
The title above sounds bleak, but it is not intended to be taken as negative or pessimistic. Rather, it is intended to re-awaken in us a historical fact – a patch of our history we hate to remember, but which – we may have to relive, in a different but more painful way if we fail to do certain things right. There is a popular local proverb which translates as: “The child of ‘Had I Known’ never grows up”, meaning that anyone who neglects the warning signs of danger lives to regret their action; they realize their mistake too…
Angry youths in Warri town, Delta State, on Wednesday set fire to one of the branches of Access Bank while protesting against the persisting scarcity of Naira notes that has forced many businesses across the country to shut down. This was captured in viral videos showing the angry youths protesting around Udu road axis disrupting the vehicle movements and destroying. While sharing the video via his Twitter page, a witness, @sabiboiharry said, “Breaking! Massive protest ongoing in Warri, around Udu road axis, over the CBN’s order to stop old Naira as legal tender. Access Bank on fire.” In a similar…
Elon Musk, CEO of Twitter, announced on Wednesday that he plans to find a new CEO for the social media platform by the end of 2023, when he expects it to be financially stable. Musk stated that his priority is to stabilize the company and ensure that the product roadmap is clear. He made the comments during the World Government Summit in Dubai. Also Read: Unlike Zenith Bank, MTN apologises to Subscribers for Network outages In December 2021, Musk tweeted that he would resign as CEO of Twitter “as soon as I find someone foolish enough to take the job.”…