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England unveils new notes with face of the King
The Bank of England has unveiled new notes carrying the face of the king Charles III to replace the image of Queen Elizabeth II going forwards. Per the Bank of England’s announcement, existing notes featuring the Queen will still be fine to use, and new notes featuring King Charles III will only replace notes that are damaged. The new notes are expected to be in circulation by the middle of 2024
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Breaking: Senate confirms Onochie’s appointment, 12 others for NDDC Board
The Senate have on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of the president’s Special Assistant on New Media, Lauretta Ifeanyi-Onochie as the substantive Chairman of the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission alongside 12 others following the screening of the nominees conducted last Friday at the National Assembly complex. President Muhammadu Buhari had requested the Senate to confirm the appointment of his Special Assistant on New Media, Lauretta Ifeanyi-Onochie as the substantive Chairman of the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, a development that drew applause and condemnation in some quarters. Buhari had also named 14 others in the letter…
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Nurse arrested in Ogun for allegedly injecting 22-year-old graduate in the nerve, causing permanent disability to his leg
A 35-year-old auxiliary nurse, Jimoh Ganiyat, has been arrested by men of the Ogun State police for allegedly injecting a 22-year-old graduate, Omosebi Tomiwa, in the nerve thereby causing permanent disability to one of his legs She was arraigned on Monday and charged before the magistrate on a 5-count charge bordering on negligence and reckless treatment of the victim as well as malicious assault on the victim and the mother It was gathered that the accused person in the process of treating the victim for malaria and typhoid injected him in the nerve thereby causing disability to one of his…
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It is Atiku that is sick. We don’t want a president that spends all his time in Dubai, we want a real man like BAT – Fani-Kayode slams Shekarau for saying Tinubu is sick
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential campaign council, Femi Fani-Kayode has lambasted a federal lawmaker, Senator Ibrahim Shekarau for claiming that the ruling party’s presidential flagbearer, Bola Tinubu is unfit to rule Nigeria. “When we said @officialABAT is seriously sick or is unstable in his activities are we wrong? How can you vote for him as your number one citizen, Shekarau had said during a press conference on Sunday. Reacting to this, Fani-Kayode in a series of tweets on Monday described Shekarau as an irresponsible and deceitful person, saying thunder would fire the former governor. He wrote,…
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Doyin Okupe: This election, if they like, let them do anything about people who are around me. I will get there – Peter Obi
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi has reacted to the Money laundering charges against the DG of his campaign, Doyin Okupe Okupe was found guilty in 26 out of the 59 counts preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu had ordered that the 26 counts, which attracted two-year jail-term each, would run concurrently. Reacting to this, Obi speaking during an interaction with journalists at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State Council Secretariat on Monday said Okupe’s sentence will not stop his resolve. According to him, “let…
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BREAKING: Court finds Doyin Okupe guilty of N240m money laundering charges
DG of the Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign, Doyin Okupe has ben found guilty of N240m money laundering charges Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, on Monday, found him guilty of receiving over N200 million cash from former National Security Adviser (NSA) Col. Sambo Dasuki. According to Justice Ojukwu, Okupe violated the Money Laundering Act. While stating that the Act provides that no individual or organization shall receive any sum above N5 million and N10 million respectively without passing through a financial institution, the judge held that “there is no evidence that the money passed through…
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Ramaphosa re-elected President of South Africa under ANC after “Farm scandal”
Cyril Ramaphosa has been re-elected as the President of South Africa under the African National Congress. This was reported by AriseTV on Monday. Ramaphosa won his re-election bid with 2,476 votes to defeat his rival, a former health minister, Zweli Mkhize. His re-election comes after his opponents asked him to step down over a scandal known as ‘Farmscandal’ involving the discovery of a stash of cash at his farm
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2023: Peter Obi and Labour Party are like Morrocco, will lose steam when the game settles – D.H Bwala
The spokesperson for Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Organisation, Daniel Bwala has likened the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi to Morrocco at the just concluded World cup He said Obi will lose steam and be sent home sooner when the game (2023 presidential election) has settled. Dwala shared this in a tweet via his Twitter handle. He wrote; “Peter Obi and Labour are just like Morocco. They went to the World Cup as a new phenomenon running kiti kiti kata kata. When the game settled, they lost steam and were sent home. That’s how Peter Obi would be sent…
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My administration has created over 13m jobs in agricultural sector – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that his administration has created more than 13 million jobs directly or indirectly in the past seven and a half years. He said his administration’s targeted interventions in the agricultural sector driven by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has financed the establishment and operations of 50 integrated mills. The President disclosed this at an interactive session co-hosted by the United State Institute of Peace (USIP), the International Republican Institute, the National Endowment for Democracy, and the International Foundation for Electoral Systems He said; ‘‘This same scheme has financed the establishment and operations of our…
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Effective structural presence and mobilisation in rural areas wins elections not social media – Moghalu tells youths
Former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Kingsley Moghalu, has said elections in Nigeria are not fought and won on social media. He said elections are rather won by effective structural presence and mobilisation strategies at the micro levels at polling units. He shared this in a tweet via his Twitter handle. In his words: “Nigerian elections are not fought and won on Twitter, although social media is certainly a factor, especially for young people. But overall, elections are won by effective structural presence and mobilisation at the micro levels at polling units, mainly in rural areas.. “Illiteracy…
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You are too weak, deceitful, corrupt to be a stepping stone to Igbo Presidency – Fani-Kayode slams Atiku
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Femi Fani-Kayode has said the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar is not the stepping stone to Igbo presidency. Fani-Kayode said Atiku who has been vying for the presidency in the past 30 years but failed, can’t be the stepping stone to Igbo presidency. He shared this in a Facebook post. According to him, when the time for an Igbo presidency comes, no one can stop it. He wrote: “Do the Igbo need you to become President? You have been trying to be President for over 30 years and you…
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2023: If the attacks continue, it will be difficult for the commission to recover – INEC Chairman, Yakubu Mahmood
Chairman of the independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Yakubu Mahmood has raised an alarm over the incessant attacks on INEC facilities across the country Appearing before the house of representatives ad hoc committee investigating attacks on the facilities of the commission on Friday, December 16, INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu said the attacks might disrupt the 2023 election. According to him, the commission is working on rebuilding the facilities that have been destroyed and replacing the materials, but if the attacks continue it will be difficult for the commission to recover Yakubu said; “The attacks have far-reaching implications on preparation for…
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