The House of Senate has invited the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele to brief its committees on the opportunities and threats of cryptocurrency on the nation’s economy. According to a Channels Television report, the decision of the Senate to invite the CBN governor is sequel to a motion by a Federal…
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The Lagos State Government has announced the death of the first civilian Governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande at the age of 91. This disclosure was made by the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, through a series of tweet posts on his official Twitter handle on Thursday, February 11, 2021. Sanwo-Olu’s tweets read:…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will, on February 22, 2021, arraign former Minister of Aviation, Senator. Stella Oduah, at the Federal High Court, Abuja, over alleged financial impropriety. According to a report by Tribune, Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the date on Tuesday because the former Minister was yet to be served with the…
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On Wednesday, 11th of February 2021, at the Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, in Owo, Ondo State, a student was macheted to death, the student is yet to be identified. The Public Relations Officer of the institution, Samuel Ojo, confirmed the incident to Channels Television in a telephone chat this evening. The incident also coincides with the…
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Femi Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has asked the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to stay out of politics and stick to the business of banking. The human rights lawyer who was a guest on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily has described CBN’s move in this case as that of intimidation, he argued that the…
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The son of Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, Dr Olaokun Soyinka has confirmed that his father’s house located in Abeokuta Ogun State, was neither attacked nor invaded by suspected herdsmen. This confirmation was contained in a statement on Wednesday, after rumours had made the rounds that his home had been under attack and invaded by cows.…
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A protest slated for February 13, 2021, at the Lekki tollgate in Lagos tagged #OccupyLekkiTollGate has been met with opposition from a set of youths with the hashtag #DefendLagos. The #OccupyLekkiTollGate protest is aimed at demonstrating against the decision which saw Lekki Concession Company take back control of the Lekki tollgate which is the scene…
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The Ondo State Government on Tuesday faulted the figure for the COVID-19 situation in the state released by the Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC). According to a Vanguard report, the rejection is contained in a statement issued by the Acting Commissioner for Health, Dr Jibayo Adeyeye in Akure. “The NCDC report created an impression…
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BUA Group has released a statement asking the Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID), a private sector group of which BUA is a member, to stop playing politics with Nigerian lives. The conglomerate with Nigerian billionaire businessman Abdulsamad Rabiu as Chairman, is responding to a disclaimer issued by CACOVID, discrediting its payment for one million doses of vaccine. BUA group had announced…
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The Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry probing the alleged killing of End SARS protesters by soldiers at the Lekki tollgate in October 2020, has approved the reopening of the toll plaza. DAILY POST reports that the panel on Saturday returned control of the Lekki toll gate plaza to its owners, the Lekki Concession Company…
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