Author: David Great

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state on Friday suspended his campaign activities over the unending fuel and new naira-note crisis. The governor, whose campaign trail had visited some parts of Oyo State, said this during the flag-off of the Omi-Adio-Ido Road on Friday. The governor said the suspension is in solidarity with the people over anti-people economy policies of the All Progressives Congress (APC) led Federal Government. A statement by the Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr. Wasiu Olatubosun confirmed this. In the statement, Makinde, who was in Ido to continue his campaign, directed that all campaign activities be…

Chelsea’s British record signing Enzo Fernandez got his first taste of Premier League football in a 0-0 draw against his new club’s visiting neighbours Fulham in a lively but ultimately disappointing Friday night derby. The World Cup-winning midfielder, who cost Chelsea’s American owners nearly 107 million pounds ($128.98 million) from Benfica, looked comfortable and showed touches of class, spraying pinpoint passes and timing his tackles well. But the home side, beaten by Fulham in the reverse fixture three weeks ago, could still not find a cutting edge in front of goal, Kai Havertz coming closest when his first-half chip hit…

Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have commenced investigation of Oluwadarasimi Omoseyin, an actress and cosmetologist, for allegedly tampering with the redesigned naira notes, an offcence contrary to Section 21 (5) of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN Act, 2007. Omoseyin was arrested by operatives of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Fraud Related Offences Commission, ICPC, on Wednesday, February 1, 2023 along Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, following intelligence report. The 31-year-old was arrested after the video of her spraying and stepping on the newly redesigned naira notes at a party surfaced online. In the…

People need cash daily, most commerce informal VP wants more engagement of FinTechs, mobile money agents in distribution Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Friday met with some players in the FinTech space, expressing that he was worried by the difficulty experienced by Nigerians in getting the new naira notes. The VP suggested possible ways of mitigating the hardship experienced by Nigerians in getting the new naira notes. Specifically, he urged regulators and the banks to deploy more FinTechs and money agents to the hinterlands to address the worrying situation. According to Osinbajo, “You need cash to pay for transport. For instance,…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday urged citizens to give him seven days to resolve the naira cash crunch that has become a problem across the country from the policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria to change high value naira notes with new ones. Speaking to the Progressive Governors Forum who came to the Presidential Villa to seek solutions to the cash crunch which they said was threatening the good records of the administration in transforming the economy. President Buhari said the naira re-design will give a boost to the economy and provide long-term benefits while expressing doubts about the…

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state has dismissed insinuations that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was the person in Aso Rock against the APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu. El-Rufai in an interview on Arise TV said that the people he was referring to are northerners like President Muhammadu Buhari who failed to plant their presidential candidate as successor to Buhari. He insisted that Prof. Osinbajo, who also contested the APC presidential primaries was not involved. His clarification comes one day after the Minister of Works, Babatunde Fashola stated that the Vice President was still very active within the APC and that…

A Brazil-Kenya returnee, Okafor Okwudili, who was arrested for hiding 2.55 kilograms of cocaine, in the toilet of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja Lagos, has been convicted and sentenced to five years imprisonment, by a Lagos Federal High Court, today. The convict, has been standing trial since 2022, when he was charged on offences of conspiracy and unlawful importation of the narcotic. The convict was said to have conspired with one Awuga and one other person, who were said to be at large, on November 11, 2021 to smuggle the drug to Nigeria. The ‘courier’ whom the convict used…

Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood has had all criminal charges against him dropped, police and prosecutors said on Thursday. Greenwood, who was suspended by United in January 2022 when accusations against him surfaced on social media, was charged with attempted rape, controlling behaviour and assault last October. He had been due to stand trial on Nov. 27, 2023. “I am relieved that this matter is now over and I would like to thank my family, loved ones and friends for their support. There will be no further comment at this time,” Greenwood said in a statement. United also released a…

Gleison Bremer scored the winner as Juventus beat Lazio 1-0 on Thursday to reach the Coppa Italia semi-finals. The hosts got a deserved breakthrough just before halftime when Bremer perfectly timed a run into the box to connect with a cross from Filip Kostic and head the ball into the net. Both sides struggled to create chances for most of the match but the Old Lady largely dictated the tempo. Lazio lacked intensity to challenge a disciplined Juventus defence and never seriously threatened to get an equaliser. Massimiliano Allegri’s side will face Inter Milan in the two-legged semi-finals after they…

By Kola Oredipe Governor Douye Diri belongs to the class of achievers. Senator Diri, current Governor of Bayelsa State is calm, humble, focused and goal oriented. The miracle governor is a child of grace, born in the coastal community of Sampou in Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. Quintessential, smart, and God-fearing, Douye Diri shares his interesting childhood under the tutelage of his disciplinarian father, a Primary School teacher who later became a Headteacher. Indeed, looking back, those training and discipline has shaped the life of the Governor. “Growing up with my siblings, my father was so strict and…