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UK to impose visa ban on politicians inciting electoral violence

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British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, has said the United Kingdom will impose visa restrictions on any politician caught inciting violence in the forthcoming elections. Speaking on Channels Television, Laing urged Nigerians to come out en-mass to vote for their choice candidate. He said: “We are prepared to take action on those who incite electoral violence, and any anti-democratic behaviours. “One of our plans is the visa ban, we will refuse them a visa to travel to the UK. We also have other sanctions under human rights. We are…

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Naira redesign: Only old N200 notes re-issued -CBN

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The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, insisted yesterday that only the old N200 notes were re-issued as directed by President Muhammadu Buhari. The clarification came against the backdrop of reports that President Muhamnmadu Buhari had issued an order directing the CBN to also re-issue the N500 and N1,000 notes. The apex bank also refuted reports that it directed Deposit Money Banks, DMBs, to receive the old N500 and N1,000 notes from their customers. The clarifications came as Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufai, said President Muhammadu Buhari made a mistake concerning…

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US Embassy says kidnappers after US citizens in Nigeria

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Due to the insecurity in the country, the United States Embassy in Nigeria has said it has limited ability to provide emergency services to American citizens in many parts of Nigeria. This was contained in an updated travel advisory alert issued by the embassy on Monday, which it titled, “Reissued with updates to staffing and do not travel areas.” The embassy said violent crimes,  common across the country, was often targeting dual nationals who have returned to Nigeria. “Violent crime – such as armed robbery, assault, carjacking, kidnapping, hostage taking,…

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Woman allegedly sets self ablaze over N70,000 debt

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A woman identified simply as Mama Dada has reportedly set herself ablaze in her rented apartment over her inability to pay back a N70,000 loan she took from a microfinance bank. It was gathered that the deceased got burnt beyond recognition as the entire building located at Oke-Keesi, Itoko area of Abeokuta was burnt. An eyewitness, Bolanle Ajayi, who is a resident of the area, said that the woman killed herself after she was unable to pay back the loan. “I was told that she obtained the loan running into…

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Buhari Signs Nigerian Tourism Development Authority (NTDA) Act, 2022 Into Law

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President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the Nigerian Tourism Development Authority Act, 2022 into law. The Act he explained, repealed the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation Act, Cap. N137 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 and enacted the Nigerian Tourism Development Authority Act, 2022 to develop and promote Nigeria as a travel and tourism destination. The act will Encourage Collaboration/ Partnership with state governments, private sector/stakeholders, government agencies and international bodies. The Authority will jointly regulate the industry with the State Governments. The Tourism Alliance will create platforms for partner Stakeholders…

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Boy kidnaps mum in Zamfara, collects N30m ransom

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A 20-year-old boy has been arrested for allegedly conniving with five others to abduct his mother and three others and collecting the sum of N30m as ransom by the Zamfara state police command. The state police spokesperson, SP Mohammed Shehu, in Gusau, the state capital, on Friday, said the suspect, Thomas Yau, informed the police that N10m was paid by each of the kidnap victims, including his mother, totalling N30m ransom. Shehu said, “On February 12, 2023, the Zamfara Police Command, through its community policing engagement, acted on intelligence information…

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President Buhari’s full speech on Naira Swap

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My Dear Compatriots, I have found it necessary to address you today, on the state of the nation and to render account on the efforts of our administration to sustain and strengthen our economy, enhance the fight against corruption and sustain our gains in the fight against terrorism and insecurity which has, undoubtedly, been impacted by several internal and external factors. 2. Particularly, I am addressing you, as your democratically elected President, to identify with you and express my sympathy, over the difficulties being experienced as we continue the implementation…

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Extending deadline for old notes not necessary— Emefiele

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Mr Godwin Emefiele, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, yesterday, told the Diplomatic Corps that an extension of the February 10 deadline for the circulation of the redesigned N200, N500 and N1, 000 notes was unnecessary. He spoke at the meeting on the redesigned Naira policy held at the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Abuja. Emefiele spoke on a day governors of Kano and Ogun states, Abdullahi Ganduje, and Dapo Abiodun, respectively, threatened to shut down banks in their states, if they continued to reject…

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Court remands actress at Ikoyi prison for abuse of naira notes

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An actress, Oluwadarasimi Omoseyin has been remanded at the Kirikiri correctional center by a Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, pending the determination of her bail application, for tampering with the new Naira notes. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, arraigned Omoseyin on Monday before Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke on a two-count charge brought against her. One of the count reads, that you Oluwadarasimi Omoseyin on the 28th day of January, 2023 at Monarch event center, Lekki within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court whilst dancing during a social…

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House on the Rock pastor brings AK 47 to altar

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Pastor Uche Aigbe, the presiding pastor of the Abuja chapter of the House on the Rock, mounted the pulpit bearing an AK 47 rifle on Sunday.  The incident which caused a stir in the church auditorium happened during the second service, which frequently has a high number of the congregation who attends from different parts of the nation’s capital.  Wielding the gun, the pastor found his way to the altar as many members of his congregation were alarmed trying to figure out what was happening. The unperturbed clergyman walked up…

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