2023 Presidency: Tinubu Can Never Wear the Cap -Bode George

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George, has opined that former Lagos State Governor and leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, lacks the character to become Nigeria’s next president.  In an interview, when asked about Tinubu’s perceived presidential ambition, Bode George said “Well, it is his personal decision. For me, I …

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Nigeria @61: Laffmattazz Train Moves To Abeokuta

Nigeria’s foremost entertainer, Gbenga Adeyinka de 1st, is set to move the train of his soar-away comedy and music show, Laffmattazz to the city of Abeokuta, Ogun State capital on Friday, 1 October, 2021.  The Independence Day show will hold at the Marquee Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in Abeokuta with performances from top-notch comedians and musicians.  Laffmattazz is a …

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Politicians Have Reduced Some Clerics To Bootlickers – Gumi

Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, renowned Islamicscholar, has taken yet another swipe at politicians in the country. In a videoclip that has gone viral, the Islamic scholar accused politicians of destroying clerics. Gumi said that many clerics in the country have been reduced to bootlickers because that is the only way they would have foodon their tables. He said, “Clerics in the country have been …

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2023: Buhari Can’t Impose Tinubu On Us – Yahaya Bello

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi state has said that the allegedpact for former Governor of Lagos state, Bola Tinubu to succeed President Buhari is not binding on All Progressives Congress members. He added that Nigeria is not a banana republic which a committee of one or two persons will seeas a personal estate or property. Bello who said this in an interview …

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We won’t enforce sit-at-home again – IPOB

The leadership of the Indigenous People of Biafra has warned the people of the South-East to be vigilant on Monday (today), claiming security agents may unleash mayhem on innocent citizens and blame it on members of the Eastern Security Network. This is as the secessionist group reiterated that it had no plan to enforce its hitherto weekly sit-at-home order, alleging …

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Stop borrowing dollars, borrow sense: Naira on its way to a thousand to a dollar

Suddenly the naira shot through to five hundred and twenty five to the dollar at the unencumbered parallel market after the announcement that CBN would no longer sell dollars to Bureau de Changes (BDCs). No doubt owners of BDCs have been enjoying the arbitrage between CBN rates and parallel market rates. President Buhari said he saw no benefits from currency …

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FirstBank’s Sponsored ‘First Class Material’ Continues To Empower and Celebrate the Nigerian Youth

First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial services provider has again reinforced its commitment to Youth Empowerment and Entrepreneurship through its sponsorship of the docuseries ‘’First Class Material’’ from the stables of Linda Ikeji TV  Arguably Nigeria’s most valuable bank brand, FirstBank continues to pride itself as indeed the Bank of many firsts. First Class Material is …

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NDLEA Arrests Drug Dealer In Church, Seizes 2,504.8kg Narcotics

A major drug dealer wanted for attempting to export 69.65kilogrammes of cocaine, heroin and cannabis to the United Kingdom through the NAHCO export shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos, has been arrested at a church in Ojodu, Ikeja area of Lagos state. This disclosure was made to NAOSRE through a statement signed by Femi Babafemi, the agency …

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CBN bans microfinance banks from forex dealings

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has warned microfinance banks from further dealing in foreign exchange transactions.  In a circular dated 19 August, 2021 by Director, Financial Policy and Regulation department of CBN, Ibrahim S. Tukur and entitled: Cessation of Non-Permissible ActivitiesBy Microfinance Banks, the apex bank warned that it would punish MFBs that refused to heed the warning.  The circular expressed …

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Politicians who attended Buhari’s son’s wedding with hired jets are not different from bandits ―Gumi

An Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Abubakar Gumi has said politicians who attended the wedding of Yusuf Buhari with hired jets are not different from bandits.  “People think only those in the bush (bandits) milk us dry, no! Even our leaders milk us dry. Where did they get the money to hire all these jets?” he said  The president’s son, Yusuf, …

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