Buhari Speaks On New Naira Notes Approval
President Muhammadu Buhari has finally spoken out about the approval of the new naira note, which has sparked controversy between the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Ministry of Finance, Budget, and National Planning. According to Buhari, the CBN had his approval for the decision to issue new naira notes, and he approved the […]
Liz Truss Phone Hack Claim Prompts Calls For Investigation
The government has been urged to open an investigation into claims former prime minister Liz Truss’s phone was hacked while she was foreign secretary. The Mail on Sunday reported private messages between Ms Truss and foreign officials, including about the Ukraine war, fell into foreign hands. The hack was discovered during the summer Tory leadership campaign […]
Somalia’s President Says At least 100 Killed In Car Bombings
Somalia’s president says at least 100 people were killed in Saturday’s two car bombings at a busy junction in the capital and the toll could rise in the country’s deadliest attack since a truck bombing at the same spot five years ago killed more than 500. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, at the site of the […]
UK Museums Willing To Return Skulls To Zimbabwe
London’s Natural History Museum and Cambridge University have said that they are ready to co-operate with Zimbabwe to return human remains that were taken in the colonial era. The fresh statements come after a delegation from Zimbabwe held talks with officials from both institutions. The Zimbabweans are looking for the skulls of late-19th Century anti-colonial […]
Itaewon Crowd Crush: Horror As More Than 150 Die In Seoul District
At least 153 people have died in a crush as huge Halloween crowds surged into a narrow street in South Korea’s capital, Seoul, officials say. At least another 82 were injured in the incident in the Itaewon nightlife area which was holding its first unmasked Halloween celebrations since Covid. Reports describe a desperate scene of […]
Newly Enthroned Osun Monarch Denied Access To The Palace
There was drama on Saturday in Osun State after a newly enthroned monarch was denied access to the palace. According to Naija News, the state government recently appointed Prince Yinusa Akadiri as the new Akinrun of Ikirun in the Ifelodun Local Government Area (LGA). Some residents, however, are said to have objected to Akadiri’s emergence […]
Enugu Ex-SSG, Dan Shere, Other Hostages Regain Freedom Two Days After
The former secretary to the Enugu State Government (SSG), Dan Shere, has been released two days after being kidnapped by an unknown group of gunmen. The medical doctor was one of several people kidnapped on Thursday along the Enugu-Ugwuogo Nike-Nsukka Road. They were on their way to Nsukka for a meeting when gunmen ambushed their […]
Naira Redesign: CBN Replies To Minister Of Finance Statement
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has responded to the Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, who claimed that her ministry was unaware of the redesigning of the Naira Notes. Ahmed stated this on Friday when she appeared before a Senate committee. Ahmed had criticised the apex bank’s process, which she called […]
Minister Expresses Concern Over Escalating Crude Oil Theft
Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has expressed concern over the escalating crude oil theft, which he claims is causing the country to regress. He claims that these thieves steal over 700,000 barrels of crude oil per day. Sylva revealed this on Saturday while speaking to graduates of the Petroleum Training Institute […]
216 APC Members In Kebbi State Defect To PDP
Over the weekend, over 200 supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) reportedly defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kebbi State. Kebbi State is currently governed by an APC chieftain, Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu. Furthermore, the defectors, who are said to number 216 in total, were from the state’s Kofar Kola area, which […]
