Operators of commercial motorcycles and tricycles in Kaduna have started rejecting old naira notes ahead of the January 31 deadline set by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. Newsextra24 correspondent was at various bus stops in Kaduna on Tuesday and observed that despite fuel scarcity, operators of the few commercial …
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The wife of the Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Olayemi Oyebanji and the leader of the APC Presidential Women Campaign Council, PWCC, Senator Fatimat Olufunke Raji-Rasaki on Tuesday said that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, is the best candidate for Nigeria. According to the duo, voting …
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The Police Service Commission, PSC, said the current campaign for tenure extension is an unnecessary distraction, insisting that all police officers due for retirement must proceed as there is an institutional succession plan in the Nigerian Police. Newsextra24 recalls that the officers involved are in the highest echelons of the …
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The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has ruled out an extension of the January 31 deadline for naira deposits. CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele confirmed this on Tuesday at a meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee in Abuja. Emefiele responded to a question on the extension of the ultimatum following complaints …
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Arsenal midfielder, Granit Xhaka, has been named Switzerland’s male national team Player of the Year for 2022. Arsenal disclosed this in a statement via its website on Tuesday. Reacting, Xhaka said he was proud to be named his country’s national team Player of the Year. He wrote on Instagram: “Very …
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An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, on Tuesday, ordered the remand of a 33-year-old man, Ajani Jamiu, at Agodi Correctional facility, for alleged unlawful possession of a firearm and armed robbery. The police arraigned Ajani on a two-count charge of armed robbery and unlawful possession of a firearm. The Chief …
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A road accident on Monday claimed the lives of three palace workers of Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Abubakar Umar Ibn Garbai El-kenmi, along the Maiduguri- Damaturu road. The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Borno State Sector Commander, Utten Iki Boyi, while confirming the death of three palace workers in a …
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The National Population Commission (NPC) has commenced the training of 786,741 workers for the 2023 census. A statement by the Director of Public Affairs, Isiaka Yahaya, provided a breakdown of the functionaries. There are 623,797 enumerators, 125,944 supervisors, 24,001 data quality assistants, and 12,000 field coordinators. Others are 1,000 data …
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Former Ekiti State Governor and Social Democratic Party (SDP) governorship candidate in the June 18, 2022, Ekiti governorship election, Chief Segun Oni, last Monday filed an appeal at the Court of Appeal, Ado Ekiti, to challenge the ruling of the Election Petition Tribunal which dismissed his petition against the election …
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The African-American lady, Vonapolouis Moss, who was allegedly swindled by a suspected internet fraudster, Awoleye Joshua Oluwatofunmi, is back in the United States of America. Awoleye Joshua, who claimed to be an HND 1 student of the Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, a claim dismissed by the institution’s management, allegedly defrauded …
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