Soyinka condemns CBN’s naira redesign policy

Prof. Wole Soyinka has criticised the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, for the controversial naira redesign policy that resulted in a nationwide cash crunch. Speaking in an interview with Channels TV on Monday, the Noble laureate said Emefiele “committed a crime against humanity”. The CBN introduced redesigned N200, N500, and N1,000 banknotes in October 2022 to control the money supply and aid security agencies in tackling illicit financial flows. The...

Obi did not meet constitutional requirements to win election – Lai Mohammed

The minister of information, Lai Mohammed says Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party failed to meet the constitutional requirements to be declared the winner of the February 25 presidential poll. Mohammed said this in Washington DC, during his official engagements with some international media organisations on the 2023 general election. “The constitution has stringent criteria for anybody who wants to be president of the country. Not only must he has the plurality...

Twitter users poke fun at Elon Musk over a change of logo

Twitter’s blue bird logo has been changed to the doge meme of the Dogecoin cryptocurrency. This is one of the changes introduced to the micro-blogging site since the takeover of the company by world billionaire Elon Musk. Musk bought Twitter on October 27, 2022, for $44 billion and has since slashed the workforce, introduced paid-for accounts and reinstated banned users including former United States president Donald Trump. Confirming the latest change, Musk posted a meme...

Sanwo-Olu commiserates with Orji Kalu over wife’s death 

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has commiserated with the Senate Chief Whip, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, over the demise of his wife, Ifeoma Ada Kalu. Ifeoma Kalu, who died in the United States at age 61, is survived by her husband and four children. Governor Sanwo-Olu expressed sadness over the death of  Ifeoma Kalu in a statement issued on Monday by his Chief Press Secretary, Gboyega Akosile. He sympathised with Senator Kalu, his family and...

APC Rivers guber candidate, Cole, laments over attacks by PDP

…Says PDP denied them access to INEC office The All Progressives Congress (APC), gubernatorial candidate in Rivers State in the just concluded general elections, Tonye Cole lamented over attacks by  the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) thugs at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Port Harcourt Rivers State. Cole stated  that the members of the ruling party in Rivers State threw stones and other weapons at him as he tried to access the office...

Afenifere warns against plot for Interim government

… Charges judiciary to resist being used to scuttle democracy Afenifere, the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, has warned against plots to jeopardise the handing over of power to elected officers on May 29, 2023. It also cautioned against threat to democracy and calls by some people to institute Interim National Government (ING) in the country. Comrade Jare Ajayi, the National Publicity Secretary of Afenifere in a press statement on Monday, stressed that the release had become...

Over 800,000 Women In Nigeria Lives With Vesicovaginal Fistula

The Program Office of United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Adamawa, Dr. Danladi Idrissa says over 800,000 women in Nigeria are living with Vesicovaginal fistula, with the majority in the northern part of the country. He disclosed this at the graduation ceremony of 50 fistula survivors at the Women Development Centre, Jimeta-Yola Adamawa State. “UNFPA in conjunction with the Fistula Foundation and the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development had conducted surgical repair of...

Kaduna State Government Imposes 24 Hour Curfew On Sabon Garin Nassarawa-Tirkaniya

Following breakdown of law and order in Sabon Garin Nassarawa-Tirkaniya of Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State which led to the killing of two citizens, the Kaduna State Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew on the community. According to the State Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan in a statement on Monday, security agencies had been directed to enforce the curfew in the area. Aruwan said the curfew takes immediate...

Three persons have been killed, and properties worth millions of naira destroyed by yet-to-be-identified gunmen who invaded the Dabna community in the Hong local government area of Adamawa State in the early hours of Monday. Dabna is a village close to the Sambisa forest in Borno state, the den of Boko Haram. Recall that in July 2021, gunmen attacked the same community killing 21 persons including a pregnant woman. In a swift reaction, the Adamawa...

Over 80, 000 Persons Require Heart Surgery Ever Year In Nigeria

The President of the Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons of Nigeria (ACTSON), Dr. Uvie Onakpoya says over 80, 000 persons in Nigeria require heart surgery every year. Dr. Onakpoya made this known at the 5th annual scientific conference and annual general meeting of the association held in Abuja. He explained that cardiovascular disease kills more people worldwide than other infectious diseases. The Association President said in Nigeria 55, 000 children are born every year...

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