Primate Ayodele: One of top three candidates wrong for Nigeria
Primate Elijah Ayodele, General Overseer of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, recently warned the people of Nigeria about electing the wrong person as president in 2023.
UK sanctions 30 persons for human rights crimes
The United Kingdom has issued sanctions against 30 people worldwide, including Russian and Iranian authorities, who it holds responsible for torture, sexual abuse, and the brutal repression of street movements.
Ovie Omo-Agege: I won’t probe Ifeanyi Okowa
Augustine Ovie Omo-Agege, the Deputy President of the Senate and a candidate for governor of Delta State for the All Progressives Congress (APC), says that his government will not try to seek revenge on Governor Ifeanyi Okowa and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) if it wins in 2023.
Bayo Onanuga: Peter Obi’s consumption-to-production mantra meaningless
Bayo Onanuga, director of media and publicity for the All Progressives Congress presidential campaign, has declared that Peter Obi’s campaign slogan, “moving Nigeria from a consumption economy to that of production,” is illogical and pointless.
Ondo monarch pays N10m ransom to kidnappers
Oba Clement Jimoh Olukotun, Oloso of Oso in Ajowa-Akoko, Akoko North-West Local Government Area, Ondo State, was kidnapped and kept for seven days before being released.
WHO: Poor healthcare services hurting Nigeria’s economy
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the country’s faltering economy is being further harmed by persistently low health indices, just in time for the December 12 commemoration of International Universal Health Coverage Day.
ABCON: CBN’s cash withdrawal policy fuels dollar demand
The cash withdrawal regulation has reportedly caused a scramble of Nigerians to purchase U.S. dollars, as the Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) said.
House member: Godwin Emefiele going beyond CBN mandate
House of Representatives member for Benue Gwer East/Gwer West, Mark Gbillah, has spoken out against the increased withdrawal restriction, calling it “very punitive” from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Mark Gbillah, member representing Benue Gwer east/Gwer west in the house of representatives, says the new cash withdrawal limit of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is “extremely harsh”.
German legislators want security review after coup plot
After the arrests of members of a far-right organisation in Germany who officials claim were plotting a violent overthrow of the state, German legislators are demanding a review of security preparations at the Bundestag lower house of parliament.
CBN: We may change withdrawal limits, but not policy
Nigeria’s Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele has assured the public that the country’s new cash withdrawal policy is not meant to inconvenience citizens but rather to help the economy.