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The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has been invited by the 36 state governors for a virtual meeting on Thursday over issues related to the new naira notes introduced by the apex bank. The Head, of Media and Public Affairs, Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NFG) Secretariat, Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja. Bello-Barkindo said that the meeting, according to the invitation issued to Emefiele by the Chairman of NGF, Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, would commence at 9 pm prompt. “Issuing the invitation, the Nigeria Governors Forum Director…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Nouakchott, Mauritania, urged leaders to place a premium on youth development, with more seriousness and actionable ideas in promoting skills acquisitions, while discouraging idleness. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman, in a statement, said Buhari made the call while speaking at the African Conference for Peace, 2023, on Tuesday. According to the Nigerian leader, the idleness of youths and non-inclusion in discussing issues that shape their lives and the future portend liability for the continent, especially in religious fundamentalism and extremism. The president, who was honoured by the Abu Dhabi Peace Forum with the…

Justice Abiola Soladoye of an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, on Tuesday, convicted and sentenced a 27-year-old electrician, Olamide Ayodele, to life imprisonment for defiling the eight-year-old daughter of his benefactor. The judge held that the prosecution proved the charge of defilement against the convict. Justice Soladoye held that the court found that the evidence of the prosecution witnesses was believable and consistent. She said, “The defendant is immoral, a mega liar, ungrateful, unkind, ruthless, and rash in his conduct considering the survivor’s father picked him from the streets and treated him like one of his children. “The…

Following the burning of a Catholic priest in Kafin-Koro in the Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger State, aggrieved women and youths on Tuesday burnt down the Kafin-Koro Police Station. A resident of the community, who identified himself only as Jonathan for security reasons, said the ECWA and Catholic women groups had converged on the premises of the burnt parish around 7 am on Tuesday to pray against those who lynched the priest. “As the women were praying, some policemen arrived that they were a detachment from the Kafin-Koro Police Division drafted to the church to provide protection for the…

Tears flowed on Tuesday when a Lagos-based lawyer, Bolanle Raheem, who was allegedly shot dead by a policeman, Drambi Vandi, last Christmas, was committed to mother earth. Dressed mostly in black attire, family, friends, and colleagues of the late lawyer gathered at The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Banana Island, Ikoyi, Lagos, for her funeral service. Around 10 am, pallbearers dressed in white shirts and black suits, led by family members, brought in the coffin of the legal practitioner. While they walked in, the church choir sang worship songs and sang praises to God. The family members occupied the front…

Big Brother Titans (BBTitans) housemate, Nana narrated how she was pregnant and the fetus decayed in her stomach. Nana who is a Nigerian made this known during a conversation with Jennie O, Olivia, and Yvonne. She said: “I was six months pregnant and didn’t know. I didn’t go for antenatal. BBTitans housemates Yemi and Khosi share first kiss “The baby died and was decaying in me. My aunt took me to the hospital and lied that I had an infection. “I was relaxed, my mom said I passed out five times. I don’t know how the doctors did it that…

Israel’s Hadassah Hospital has expressed willingness to support African countries to improve their health sectors by sharing best practices, and developing research as Hadassah Hospitals is already at the forefront of global innovations. Ms. Barbara Sofer, Israel Director of Public Relations and Communications, Hadassah Office in Israel made this known on Tuesday in Jerusalem while briefing some Nigerian Journalists on a tour to the hospital in Israel. This is also as Sofer disclosed the several breakthroughs in research and procedures that Hadassah Hospital has recorded making it the solution center for terrible conditions. One of such breakthroughs Sofer disclosed is…

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has sued the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, over an alleged defamatory publication. Ejimakor, who shared copies of the suit on his Twitter page on Tuesday, noted that Malami’s defamatory publication was injurious to Kanu’s pending cases. The lawyer tweeted, “Last week, I filed a Suit against AGF Malami to stop him from making any further defamatory publication that Onyendu #MNK jumped bail. Such publication is highly prejudicial & injurious to MNK’s other cases pending in various courts. It has to stop!” In the suit, dated January 13, Kanu…

After barely 3 days in the Big Brother house, some housemates have started bonding, with Khosi and Yemi sharing their first kiss. In a video clip obtained, the lovebirds were seen giving each other passionate kisses. Many netizens have expressed their admiration for the new couple after seeing a video of them kissing online. 20 new housemates storm reality TV show BBTitan During their chat, Khosi asked Yemi, ”I hope you are not going to try to kiss me?” Yemi replied, ”Nooooo, I promise I’m not trying to. Khosi then replied saying, ”I can’t believe anything you tell me”. Khosi…

Tottenham boss Antonio Conte believes it is not his sole responsibility to explain the situation at the club and other figures should be held to account over the team’s poor form. Spurs were beaten 2-0 by leaders Arsenal on Sunday and have lost five of their past nine league games. They have dropped to fifth in the table and face Manchester City on Thursday. “In England, I think there’s a bad habit that it’s only the coach [who] talks and explains,” said Conte. “I’ve never seen the medical department coming here to explain. I’ve never seen the club or the…