Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, warned banks and Nigerians to be wary of counterfeit bank notes, particularly greater denominations that are already being used in food markets and other commercial hubs across the country. Falsifying, making, or counterfeiting any bank note or coin issued by the CBN is a felony punishable by jail, according to the Apex Bank.CBN made the announcement in a statement signed by Mrs. Sidi Ali, Hakama, Acting Director, Corporate Communications on Thursday. The apex bank said, “The attention of the CBN has been drawn to the circulation of counterfeit banknotes, especially higher denominations, by some…

Jamie Carragher believes Declan Rice of Arsenal has been the Premier League’s most influential player this season. Rice joined the Emirates from West Ham for a whopping £105 million in the summer, but has swiftly settled in to help Mikel Arteta’s men to the top of the table. He’s already scored three late goals against Manchester United, Chelsea, and Luton, the latter of which sealed a dramatic 4-3 win on Tuesday night. Carragher believes Rice, who has already created a lot of great moments in an Arsenal shirt, is worth every cent and has similar traits to former Manchester United…

Nigerian rapper Oladipupo Oladimeji, popularly called Oladips, has apologized to his fans and the public for the recent death hoax orchestrated by his “management.” He apologized for the confusion and stressed that his condition was not a joke, claiming that he was “very sick.” Oladips accepted full responsibility for the false alarm in an interview with Naija FM that went viral on Friday, vowing to surround himself with professionals while requesting forgiveness from his followers. Oladips said, “To Nigerians and my core followers, I will never play with people’s emotions like that. It was never a prank. I was sick.…

Two more abducted Akwa Ibom State National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members who were kidnapped in Zamfara State on their way to the orientation camp in Sokoto State have been released. Eddy Megwa, Director of Press and Public Relations, announced this in a statement on Thursday. Chronicle NG had reported that barely four months after the eight graduates were abducted on their way to the NYSC orientation camp in Sokoto State, they had yet to be released. According to reports, the gunmen kidnapped the fresh graduates on August 17 on a highway in Zamfara State. The potential corps members were…

Operatives of the Nigeria Navy clashed with a joint team of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, and Tanita Security Service Limited, which is owned by ex-militant commander Government Ekpemupolo, aka Tompolo, on Thursday. According to a military source, the combined security team was on a routine patrol of Ondo State’s coastal waters when they detained a vessel suspected of stealing petroleum from a wellhead on the shore.It was also revealed that as the combined squad approached the vessel, they discovered that there were Naval officers on board. The Navy officers were said to have prevented the combined team…

Airstrikes by a military task team in Niger State have killed over 50 terrorists, with many more fleeing their hideouts. The military-led operation took place at River Kusasu in the state’s Shiroro Local Government Area. The bandits who had been terrorizing various villages in the state were killed on Wednesday morning when they attempted to flee the joint security task force in communities around Shiroro and Munya local government areas. A resident in the region told our correspondent that the bandits, who were fleeing military airstrikes in Kaduna and areas of Niger state, stole a wooden boat and forced the…

The United States President, Joe Biden, and his wife, Jill, have condemned the attack on University of Nevada students in Las Vegas. In the mass shooting on Wednesday, the gunman killed at least six individuals and injured numerous more. On Thursday, Biden delivered his remark using the President of the United States’ official X handle. According to Biden, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, is the most recent college campus to be frightened by a heinous act of gun violence. The president has stated that his administration will do everything possible to reduce gun violence in the country. 14-year-old schoolgirl…

Two Nigerian policemen were caught on camera requesting money from a lone Dutch female biker exploring African countries by road. This interaction was filmed in a viral video on X (previously Twitter) showing the officers asking the tourist what she brought from her home country, the Netherlands, when they met her along the Moniya-Iseyin Road in Oyo State, southwest Nigeria. The Dutch woman who told personnel she was going to the Nigerian capital city of Abuja was astonished when they refused to let her go unless she gave them money. “Wetin you bring come? Give me something. Wetin you want…

President Bola Tinubu has assured the public that anyone proven to be responsible for the bombings of Tudun Biri village, which murdered over 90 inhabitants, will face severe punishment. Tinubu has also stated that all victims will be well taken care of under the Folako Initiative, which will begin this month. He claims that the neighborhood will be the first to be rebuilt under the new initiative. Vice President Kashim Shattima made the comments on Thursday, shortly after visiting the victims at Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital, Kaduna State to express condolences for the tragic tragedy. He stated that the federal…

A 14-year-old schoolgirl reportedly shot dead a classmate and injured five people before killing herself at a secondary school in the Russian city of Bryansk near the Ukraine border on Thursday. School shootings are uncommon in Russia, which has strong firearms prohibitions, but fatal attacks on educational institutions have become more common in recent years. Following prior attacks, the Kremlin and officials in Moscow have expressed rising worry, with President Vladimir Putin blaming the incidents on a US import. “A 14-year-old schoolgirl brought a pump-action shotgun to school, which she used to shoot her classmates,” Russia’s Investigative Committee said in…