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Naira redesign: CBN deceived president Buhari – Oshiomhole
Adams Oshiomhole has claimed that the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, deceived President Muhammadu Buhari with the redesign of the Naira notes. He said the policy was aimed at scuttling this month’s presidential election. The former Governor made these claims in an interview on Channels Television According to him, the CBN Governor presented the policy as a way to tackle corruption in view of the forthcoming election adding that he knows the President would have no difficulty accepting the policy. “I can guess – I was not there – that in obtaining the approval, I believe the CBN deceived the…
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APC Governors did not visit Buhari when ASUU was on strike but are visiting over the Naira redesign, Emefiele is on track – Ben Murray-Bruce
Former Senator, Ben Bruce has questioned why Governors of the All Progressives Congress are visiting President Muhammadu Buhari over Naira redesign. He queried how these Governors never visited Buhari over ASUU strikes and salaries owed to civil servants but are now visiting him over Naira redesign. See his post below;
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Nnamdi Kanu, New Naira notes: If you don’t want to react immediately and stop this self-imposed wicked suffering on the people, you will suffer – Mbaka tells Buhari, Emefiele
Charismatic Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka has slammed President Muhammadu Buhari over the continuous detention of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB and the controversy surrounding the scarcity of cash in the country. Mbaka returned to his Adoration Ministry in January, months after he was suspended and sent to the monastery Speaking in a sermon on Sunday, the cleric warned Buhari of the dire consequences of Nnamdi Kanu’s continued detainment He called out the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Godwin Emefiele, over the scarcity of the new naira notes adding that if Buhari…
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New naira Notes: We’re on our knees – Emefiele rules out re-extension, begs Nigerians
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele has ruled out the possibility of extending the 10-day grace for the old Naira notes to remain in circulation. He appealed to Nigerians to endure the pains emanating from difficulties involved in getting the new notes. The Governor made the appeal on Friday during a press conference in Lagos. According to him, the pain is temporary, stressing that cash will be available in no distant time He said, “On the clamour by people to move the deadline by one more year or if we are open to further extension of the deadline.…
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Nigeria will be restructured within six months if I am elected – Atiku
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar has said that plans for the restructuring of Nigeria is ready. He gave the assurance on Friday at the PDP Presidential Diaspora Campaign Grand Finale in Abuja adding that the the country would be restructured within six months if he’s elected. Represented by former National Chairman Okwesilieze Nwodo, Atiku disclosed sufficient research work on restructuring had been concluded. According to him, the country would be better when every region controlled its natural resources. “Talking about restructuring by Executive Order, in the first six months, this country will not be what you…
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No matter the tears El-Rufai and others shed during this period, nobody is delivering new Naira notes to anyone’s house in a Bullion van this time, Emefiele outsmarted them – Deji Adeyanju
Deji Adeyanju has reacted to the controversy surrounding the new naira notes. He said the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele has outsmarted politicians using the Naira redesign. Following the redesign of the Naira, Emefiele had fixed December 31st as a deadline for the swap of the old naira notes with the new ones and further postponed it to the 10th of February following the outcry of the deadline Amid the deadline extension, the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu and Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna alleged that the redesign naira policy was targeted at…
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Good things are worth waiting for – Nigerian man says he waited till his wedding Night before having sex with his wife
A Nigerian man, Emmanuel Okorie has revealed that he and his wife waited till their wedding night to have sex. In a post he shared on facebook, he said Good things are worth waiting for. He wrote; ”You say that there are no more men that will abstain from sex until marriage because you have made up your mind to give them sex,? he said in a Facebook post on Friday, February 3, 2023. “If women close their legs, men won’t sleep with trees. People look for excuses to cover their bad deeds. Abeg, na my wife be this, I…
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Peter Obi: El-Rufai will be shocked come 25th February – Babachir Lawal
A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, has continued to reiterate his support for the Presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi. He said Peter Obi is gaining support in ”unexpected areas” He said this during an interview on Channels television on Friday Night. Reacting to comments made by the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, that Obi cannot win, the former SGF said the outcome of the election will be shocking. “Every Nigerian is determined to have a say in this election, including those who Nasir el-Rufai claimed are not many. He said northern Christians…
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Naira redesign: This policy aims to suffer the people, not fight corruption – Wike
Governor Nyesom Wike has reacted to the controversy that has trailed the redesign of some Naira notes and its availability ahead of the Central Bank of Nigeria deadline He said this while speaking at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) campaign rally in Okrika Local Government Area (LGA), Rivers State. According to him, the policy is not aimed at fighting politicians or corruption but aimed at making the people suffer He said; ”Mr President, I know the pressure. But please, since two of us are going at the same time, this policy has nothing to [do with trying to] fight corruption…
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Bank gave one governor N500m new notes – El-Rufai alleges
Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has claimed that a governor withdrew N500m in new Naira notes from an undisclosed bank despite the inability of Nigerians to get the cash He said this in an exclusive interview with BBC Hausa. This is coming amid the cash crunch across the country birthed by the scarcity of the redesigned Naira notes. El-Rufai said; “Yesterday, I was told that one of our governors got N500m in new notes from the bank. It was the bank that gave him. “There is nowhere in the world that currency exchange doesn’t happen but they don’t give…
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Even Lai Mohammed knows those in the villa who wants APC to lose the election – El-Rufai
Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai has said that the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, and others in the villa know those in the villa working against the APC in the forthcoming general elections. Gov El-Rufai in an interview alleged that some persons in the presidency were working towards the failure of the ruling party. Speaking in a fresh interview with Arise TV on Thursday, February 2, Gov El-Rufai insisted on his claims adding that even Lai Mohammed knows those he is referring to. ”Let me restate exactly what I said. I am a quantity surveyor. What I…
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2023: Southwest not bastards. We put the north there, we will succeed them – Tinubu
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu has insisted that the Southwest would produce President Muhammadu Buhari’s successor. He made this assertion during his presidential campaign rally in Osogbo, the Osun State capital. According to him, the Southwest supported the North to produce a president, hence the region would succeed Buhari in February. “We collaborated with the North to elect a president of the Northern extraction; this time, we (Southwest) will succeed them, he said “Nobody smashes the seed from a palm nut by being gentlemanly. We are not bastards. We were the ones that put…
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