Banks in satellite towns of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Saturday, opened for business as directed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent who monitored some banks in the Territory, reports that huge crowds of customers were seen at banks’ Automated Teller Machines (ATM) galleries. NAN also […]
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The Presidency, yesterday described a claim published in some online news platforms that the President Muhammadu Buhari said he did not see himself handing over to the President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as fake news. An online news medium, Sahara Reporters, had claimed in one of its recent publications that President Buhari had confided in his […]
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Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Governor of Lagos State, has reconsidered his decision to appeal the High Court judgment in favour of Clement Adedotun, the Uber driver who was assaulted during the first anniversary of the #EndSARS protest in October 2021. In an Instagram post he shared on his handle on Saturday evening, he stated that he […]
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Shortly after last Thursday’s first of its kind organ harvesting conviction of former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice, alongside Dr. Obinna Obeta at the Central Criminal Court, a.k.a. Old Bailey, her barrister, Anu Mohindru, KC, made efforts for her to remain on conditional bail till the provisional day of sentencing on […]
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Suspended ex-Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose and former Senate President Pius Anyim How Wike, others escaped suspension As the Iyorchia Ayu-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) continues its offensive against those it called ‘dissidents group’ and anti-party elements, the 16-member National Working Committee (NWC) of the party has become polarised. It was learned that at the […]
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that he was at one time against the ambition of the Governor of Anambra State, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, to lead the state. Obasanjo who spoke in Awka, Anambra State capital, at an event to mark the one-year anniversary of Soludo as the governor of the state on Saturday said […]
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Emefiele to supervise compliance Denies suspending accounts of Fintech Companies The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, is expected to personally supervise and ensure that banks’ doors are opened to customers today (Saturday) and tomorrow, Sunday. This was as the apex bank described as fake, the news making the rounds […]
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Beyonce and Adidas have finally parted ways, ending their deal with mutual consent, according to reports by sources. The partnership which spanned five years with her clothing brand Ivy Park in the process, (activewear) and apparel was also run by the German base brand. The brand was launched first in 2016, as a partnership venture […]
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A total of 457 people were arrested and 441 security forces injured on Thursday during nationwide protests against French President Emmanuel Macron’s pensions reform, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said. Speaking to the CNews channel on Friday morning, Darmanin also said that there had been 903 fires lit in the streets of Paris during by far […]
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A National Youth Corps member, Jamiu Aremu, who was part of the ad-hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Lagos State, has lamented over the brutality he suffered at the hands of voters protesting against the failure of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System to upload results during the governorship and state House of […]
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