Новости за 28.01.2023

Ahead of the January 31 deadline for the discontinuation of the old naira notes, Anambra residents have besieged banks and markets across major cities of the region. Our correspondent who went round major cities of Onitsha, Obosi, Nnewi and some parts of Awka, on Saturday, observed that the scarcity of the redesigned naira notes forced most

…Gombe monarchs disagree over deadline extension The Central Bank of Nigeria has said the redesigned notes will solve the challenge of insecurity especially kidnapping in North-West, Nigeria. Speaking during an interview with journalists, CBN’s Director, Development Finance, Philip Yila, who was represented by Aliyu Ashiru, explained that the policy would ensure sanity in the system.

Lautaro Martinez shot Inter Milan into second place in Serie A with both goals in Saturday’s 2-1 win at Cremonese who are still yet to win a league game this season. Argentina striker Martinez made sure Inter bounced back from losing to Empoli last Sunday and David Okereke’s 11th-minute wonder strike with goals in each

A young footballer, identified as Segun Idowu, slumped on the field during one of the matches in the ongoing Kogi FA Chairman’s Cup at the Confluence Stadium, Lokoja on Friday, January 27, 2023. Segun played for Barnet FC before his demise. A statement from the Chairman, Kogi State Football Association, Alhaji Suleiman Umar, confirmed the

The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, seems to have invited the wrath of the Muslim community following his absence at the recently-concluded three-day interactive session. The Muslim Ummah had organised an interactive session with governorship ahead of the coming election. They invited eleven candidates, but seven attended, while three others including Abiodun were absent. The

A coalition of civil society organisations under the aegis of West African Democracy Solidarity Network has raised fears that the  fuel scarcity in Nigeria might lead to low voter turnout during next month’s general elections. WADEMOS, a coalition of 30 civil society organisations in the ECOWAS region, also challenged the Independent National Electoral Commission to

Three people were shot dead Saturday and four others injured at a luxury home near Beverly Hills, at what US police described as a gathering at a short-term rental property. Emergency services rushed to the swanky address in the Benedict Canyon area of Los Angeles overnight, where they found three people dead in a vehicle

Women and girls have been flogged by militiamen in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo for wearing short skirts or trousers, the government said on Saturday, vowing to punish the perpetrators. Prime Minister Jean-Michel Lukonde “condemned the degrading and inhumane abuses by the militiamen” from the armed Malaika group, according to a readout of a

…Leeds avoid FA Cup shocks Leicester avoided a shock with a 1-0 win at Walsall to book the FA Cup fifth-round spot. Leicester were pushed even closer by League Two Walsall only to be bailed out by FA Cup specialist Kelechi Iheanacho. The Nigerian has scored more goals in the competition than any other player

Singer, Chukwudi Agali, popularly known as Chuddy K, has lost his wife, Racheal, to cancer. The singer made the announcement on his Instagram page on Saturday. He expressed disbelief concerning the loss, adding that the deceased “fought hard” for her life. Sharing a picture of his wife, Chuddy K noted that he never imagined such

The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has said the state government has taken full control of the Federal Government Technical College, Uhenisi, in Uhunmwonde Local Government Area, after the institution was handed over to the state by the Federal Government. This is according to a statement by the office of the Special Adviser on Media

The Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Council Spokesman, Charles Aniagwu, has reacted to the bullion van comment credited to the Lagos State Organising Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Ayodele Adewale. The PUNCH reports that the Lagos APC scribe, Adewale, while speaking on Arise TV on Thursday said the bullion vans seen driving into Bola

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has dismissed insinuations of disagreement between him and the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), describing the latter’s support as unalloyed and enduring. Speaking at the APC rally in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital on Saturday, Tinubu pledged to leverage on the state’s agrarian potential

The Independent National Electoral Commission on Saturday released the list of the 436 polling units across the country where it will hold a mock accreditation exercise scheduled for February 4. The exercise is aimed at testing the functionality of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System ahead of the 2023 general election. The 436 polling units cut

The Independent National Electoral Commission has extended the collection of the Permanent Voter Cards by one week. This was disclosed by the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye ,on Saturday. This is the second time the commission is extending the collection of PVCs due to the progress recorded so far.

Edo State has confirmed eight more cases of Lassa fever, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 115. The Edo State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akoria Obehi, said the state also recorded one more death from the disease, raising the fatality figure to 13. She said the government is stepping up

The Nigerian film, Mami Wata, directed by CJ Obasi and produced by Oge Obasi, has won the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Cinematography at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.  The award was accepted on behalf of the Director of Photography, Lílis Soares, by the film’s director, CJ Obasi. The Sundance Film Festival is

The Central Bank of Nigeria has again said that the January 31 deadline for the validity of the old 200, 500 and 1,000 naira notes remains unchanged. This is as calls from various quarters have poured in pleading and demanding with the apex bank to shift grounds and extend the deadline in order to allow

The Directorate of State of the Indigenous People of Biafra said it was concerned about the report it received regarding the present health condition of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu. The pro-Biafran group said despite Kanu’s deteriorating health condition, he was still being held in the custody of the Department of State Service, “notwithstanding the fact

The pan-northern socio-political organisation, Arewa Consultative Forum on Saturday, called on the Central Bank of Nigeria to extend the deadline for the swap of the old currency notes with the new ones in commercial banks across the country. The northern group noted that doing so would save Nigerians, especially the rural dwellers the agony of

Head of the Independent National Electoral Commission Voter Education, Gombe State, Ibrahim Nuhu, says no fewer than 89,880 PVCs are uncollected based on statistics on 22 January, 2023. Nuhu disclosed that the number were based on the remainder from 2019 PVCs and the recent enrolment. He made this disclosure in Gombe during the North-East stakeholders’

…Says govt’ll stabilise new notes supply soon The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Saturday, said the government’s currency swap is not meant to target innocent citizens but corrupt persons and terror financiers hoarding illicit monies. He also assured Nigerians that the government will ensure that they and their businesses will face no harm

The Nigerian Bar Association has said that the law allows Nigerians to redeem their old naira notes at the Central Bank of Nigeria even after the January 31 deadline set by the apex bank for such activity. The PUNCH reported that the Federal Government unveiled the redesigned N200, N500 and N1000 notes on November 23,

…urges FG to lift employment embargo The Vice Chancellor of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Prof. Kabir Bala, on Saturday, urged the Federal Government to lift the embargo on employment so as to address the shortage of manpower in the institution.  Bala noted that the shortage of manpower in academic units is negatively impacting the

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has denied beating and detaining three Kwara journalists and a lawyer on Friday. The Chairman of the Association of Kwara Online Media Practitioners, Salihu Taofeek, who doubles as the Publisher of Informant247 online news platform was on Friday afternoon allegedly beaten and locked up in a cell by