Month: February 2023

Naira scarcity : Fighting erupts in Lagos

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By Ehinomen Azeigbe     Fighting erupted in some areas on the popular Lagos-Ikorodu expressway in Lagos State over the scarcity of the new naira notes and the hardship the policy has thrown Nigerians.     PUNCH reports that some suspected touts in Mile 12, Ketu and Ojota areas on the expressway, took to the road attacking commuters and creating chaos. A driver, attached to one of the cab-hailing firms operating in the state who does not want his name in print over fears of harassment, said he had to…

[Friday Sermon] Be A Beneficial Person In Your Society! By Imam Murtadha Gusau

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In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy   All praise is due to Allah, lord of all worlds, the creator of everything, who gave us every thing, and honoured us with Islam.   Dear brothers and sisters! Allah Almighty says:   “if you would count up the favours of Allah, you would never be able to numerate them.”   In my previous sermons, I discussed about the subject on “how to reestablish a powerful Muslim Ummah (nation).”   Actually, we are now followers than leaders,…

Acting DDI pays familiarisation visit to media establishments in Lagos,seeks for continuous support

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The Acting Director Defence Information (DDI), Brigadier General Tukur Gusau has solicited for the support of media establishments in reporting activities of Armed Forces of Nigeria through prompt and balanced report . The Defence Spokesman stated this during his familiarisation visit to media establishments in Lagos as part of his efforts to identify and to further renew the existing cordial relationship with the media outfits in Nigeria since assumption of office. Brigadier General Gusau while pledging the commitment of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS , General Lucky Irabor CFR…

Oyo people will vote for ‘equity, justice, unity of Nigeria – Makinde tells Tinubu

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Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has declared that the people of the state will vote for a presidential candidate whose election will promote equity, justice and unity of Nigeria. The governor spoke on Thursday when he received All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate, Asíwájú Bola Tinubu, who paid a courtesy call on him on the sidelines of the party’s campaign rally in Ibadan, the state capital. He urged Asíwájú Tinubu to feel free to campaign in the state, saying everything has been done to ensure the event is peaceful and hitch…

KADUNA UPDATE: Let us stand up strongly for democracy, peace and national unity State Broadcast by Malam Nasir El-Rufai, Governor of Kaduna State, 16th February 2023.

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My dear people of Kaduna State,   1. With just about 100 days before leaving office, and elections just round the corner, it was my intention to host another media chat to interact with the people of our state in the next few days. While I still hope to do so, I feel the need to address you all today due to the unprecedentedly cruel situation our people and their livelihoods have been thrown into, particularly in the last two to three weeks by the decisions, actions and inactions of…

Reuters’ Report: SIIP-North East visits Borno State Specialist Hospital …10,000 abortions alarming,says MD

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The Special Independent Investigative Panel on Human Rights Violations in Counter Insurgency Operations in the North East (SIIP-NE) has visited the Borno State Specialist Hospital as part of its fact-finding missions into alleged human rights violations perpetrated by the Nigerian Military as contained in a three-part report released by Reuters, an international News Agency, in late 2022. The 7-man Panel Chaired by a retired Supreme Court Justice, Hon. Justice Abdu Aboki (Rtd), engaged the health management team of the hospital in a series of questions relating to the allegations contained…

2023 presidency: Buhari wants APC to lose – Ganduje

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By Ehinomen Azeigbe     Governor Umar Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has come hard on President Muhammadu Buhari for refusing to abide by the Supreme Court order and going ahead with the ban on the old Naira notes.   In an audio recording, Ganduje was quoted in vernacular asking, that, “President Buhari should remember that for several times he was trying to contest Presidency but he couldn’t make it until there was an alliance, but now after enjoying everything, he turned back against the same democratic system that saw…

Allow Naira redesign work, Emefiele urges Nigerians

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By Godwin Ebiboute Leloh       Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has appealed to Nigerians to allow the naira redesign policy work.   He said this in an interview with State House Correspondents after meeting President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential villa in Abuja.   He said the pains currently associated with the policy are temporary, making a case that the policy would enhance government’s fight against corruption and boost the economy.     He said: “The truth is that we are all servants.…

Currency swap: FG’s action disregard for Supreme Court – Gbajabiamila

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By Ehinomen Azeigbe       The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has slammed the Federal Government for disobeying the order of the Supreme Court on naira redesigning.   Gbajabiamila in a statement on Thursday by his spokesperson Lanre Lasisi said the announcement of President Muhammadu Buhari that N200 should continue to be in circulation is faulty.   It would be recalled that President Buhari had earlier announced that the old N1,000 and N500 ceased to be legal, while the old N200 can continue to exist till…

Naira scarcity crisis plot for interim government led by retired general, says El-rufai

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By Ehinomen Azeigbe     Governor of Kaduna state , Nasir El-rufai has alleged that the scarcity of naira notes and petrol is part of a plot to disrupt the elections in order to ensure an interim government takes over.   In a state broadcast on Thursday, El-rufai said the current cash scarcity is part of efforts to ensure that Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), loses the election.   El-rufai said, “It is important for the people of Kaduna State, and indeed Nigeria, to…