Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has called for the sacking of the Imam, National Mosque, Abuja, Prof Ibrahim Maqari, over his comment on the murder of Deborah Samuel Yakubu, a 200-level student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, who was lynched for allegedly blaspheming Prophet Muhammad. Soyinka accused the Islamic cleric of directing […]
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The acting Leader of the pan-Yoruba group, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, in this interview with Segun Adewole, explains the need for the South-East to produce the next president of the country. Recently, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu dumped his presidential ambition and backed Senate President Ahmad Lawan who is from the North-East for president. Do you […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari as of Saturday evening, was yet to sign the Electoral Amendment Act. Confirming this on Saturday after his return from Abu Dhabi, the Emirate capital, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, debunked earlier reports making the rounds that the Act had been signed by the […]
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Governor Bala Mohammed addressing the community during visit. Photo: Armstrong Bakam Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, on Saturday visited Katanga Community in Warji local government area of the state to assess the level of destruction and to commiserate with the residents over the crisis that erupted as a result of an alleged blasphemy. The crisis […]
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Mastercard and OPay have announced a partnership to grow the cashless ecosystem and advance digital financial inclusion for millions in Nigeria, other African countries, and the Middle East. According to the firms, the partnership will enable OPay customers to pay on global online platforms backed by Mastercard virtual payment solution linked to an OPay ewallet. […]
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The total number of connected GSM lines rose to a seven-month high of 306.31 million in March despite restrictions hampering Subscriber Identity Module activity because of the National Identification Number–SIM exercise. According to the latest industry statistics released by the Nigerian Communications Commission, the total number of connected GSM lines rose to 306.31 million in […]
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As part of its fresh move against money laundering, the Federal Government has slammed a fine of N1m per day on any financial institution or non-financial business and profession that fails to report any suspicious transaction. This is according to the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Bill, 2022, which President Muhammadu Buhari recently assented to […]
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CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele Foreign exchange inflows into the country fell by 36.7 per cent in one month to $4.36bn in January, figures obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria have shown. The CBN revealed in its report on ‘Foreign exchange flows through the economy’ that the economy recorded lower net foreign exchange inflow in […]
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The National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress on Saturday said there are plans to reconcile aggrieved aspirants after the tickets of the presidential, governorship, senatorial and House of Representatives are secured at the May 26 to 30 primaries. This is even as the APC remained upbeat that the respective camp of the party’s […]
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Scene of the collapse One person has been confirmed dead after a building collapsed on the Lagos Island area of Lagos State. The incident occurred Saturday afternoon, it was gathered. It was learnt that the building was under construction before its collapse. According to an eyewitness, the building collapsed after heavy rainfall at Freeman Road, […]
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