Breaking News from Nigerian Evening Newspapers and Evening News Wednesday 29th November 2023
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‘Floating of Naira, subsidy removal present challenges, opportunities for Investment Banking’
The ongoing currency reforms instituted by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has presented challenges and opportunities for the investment banking industry. The immediate past President, Association of Issuing Houses of Nigeria (AIHN), Ike Chioke, who disclosed this during the Investment Banking Awards Night in Lagos, said the free floating of the naira and removal
NSCDC personnel open fire on students in Abuja
Three personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have been reportedly arrested for allegedly shooting two students of Senior Secondary School Life Camp, Abuja. The personnel were said to have been drafted to the school for the ongoing SSCE external examination. It is unclear what led to the shooting but the affected
Govt accountant shot dead in Ogun, millions carted away
Daredevil armed robbers on Wednesday shot an accountant of the Ogun State Government, Taiwo Oyekanmi, and carted away with the government’s funds in Abeokuta, the state capital. Our correspondent gathered that Oyekanmi, the Director of Finance at the Governor’s office, Oke-Mosan, had picked up an undisclosed amount of money from a branch of Fidelity bank
‘I’ll retrieve my Stolen Mandate’, Imo PDP Candidate drags Uzodinma to Court
Sam Anyanwu, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the November governorship poll in Imo state, has vowed to recover his “stolen mandate” through legal means. At a press briefing on Thursday, Anyanwu described the declaration of Hope Uzodinma of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as a “rape of democracy”. He insisted that
56-day detention: Man seeks release, N100m from NDLEA
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos Wednesday adjourned till December 1, a motion by a man in the custody of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Mr. Obiora Samuel, seeking to enforce his right to freedom. Samuel, who told the court that he had been in the anti-narcotics agency’s custody since October 5
Kogi election tribunal adjourns indefinitely
The Kogi state Governorship Tribunal sitting in Lokoja has adjourned its sitting indefinitely pending the inspection of the election materials is complete. In its last Saturday sitting, the governorship Tribunal ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to issue certified copies of electoral materials to the Social Democratic Party (SDP) within 48 hours. At the
Northern elders appoint Abdul-Azeez Suleiman as spokesperson
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has appointed Abdul-Azeez Suleiman as its new Director of Publicity and Advocacy. According to a statement by Professor Danjuma Doknan Sheni, Director General of the Forum, his appointment followed an extensive search for the most suitable candidate who will also double as its spokesman. The statement issued in Abuja on
Mandate your ministers not to travel during budget defence, Akpabio tells Tinubu
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has told President Bola Tinubu not to allow his cabinet members travel when they are expected to defend the 2024 budget at the National Assembly. He said this when the president presented N27.5trn budget proposal before a joint session of the National Assembly, on Wednesday. Tinubu had appealed to the lawmakers
Kwara looses 2 former reps in 48hrs
Two former federal lawmakers who represented Kwara State at the House of Representatives, Hon Abdulyekeen Sidiq Alajagusi and Engr. Yinusa Yahya have died. Alajagusi who was elected on the platform of the APC from his sick bed to represent Asa/Il?rin West federal seat in 2019 never recovered from his protracted illness. A former PDP member
Tinubu asks National Assembly to pass N27.5trn budget in 30 days
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has asked the National Assembly members to speedily consider and approve the 2024 budget of N27.5 trillion in 30 days. Addressing a joint session of the National Assembly on the 2024 budget proposal on Wednesday in Abuja, President Tinubu said the speedy passage of the fiscal estimates was to sustain the
Diddy steps down as Revolt chairman amid sexual assault suits
Embattled American rapper and music executive Sean Combs, popularly known as Diddy, has stepped down as chairman of the media company Revolt TV. The company, in a statement issued on its Instagram page on Tuesday, explained that the move was necessary to enable Revolt to focus on its mission. According to the statement: “Sean Combs
Diddy steps down as Revolt chairman amid sexual assault suits
BREAKING: Gunmen hijack billion van in Ogun, kill Govt House Director
Hooded gunmen, on Wednesday, killed the Director of Finance to the Ogun State governor’s office, Taiwo Oyekanmi. DAILY POST gathered that the accountant was waylaid and shot dead on the popular Kuto Bridge in Abeokuta, less than three kilometres from a bank where he had withdrawn a large sum of money for government use. The
BREAKING: Gunmen hijack billion van in Ogun, kill Govt House Director
Consecration, enthronement of God’s apostle, Deborah Macfoy Akachukwu, Ph.D
Dr. Deborah Macfoy Akachukwu, is the General Overseer of the Revival City International Christian Retreat and Conference Centre Enugu. A servant of God that has dedicated her life to guarding the East gate and raising of God’s end time army in Enugu, South East, Nigeria, Africa and beyond. On Saturday, the 25th day of November
Consecration, enthronement of God’s apostle, Deborah Macfoy Akachukwu, Ph.D
Why Nigeria may not witness free, fair election under Tinubu – Afenifere
A leading socio-political group in the South West, Afenifere, has expressed doubts about the capacity of the present administration to conduct free and fair elections. Buttressing its points, Afenifere pointed out that the “President still has the power to appoint his party members as managers of elections.” The pan-Yoruba organisation made this observation in a
Why Nigeria may not witness free, fair election under Tinubu – Afenifere
PAP: Kuku urges Ndiomu to revive, complete vocational centres in Niger Delta
Kingsley Kuku, former Special Adviser on Niger Delta Affairs to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has urged the Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Major General Barry Ndiomu (retd), to revive and complete all vocational training centres in the Niger Delta region. Kuku, who also served as chairman of PAP under the Jonathan administration, made
PAP: Kuku urges Ndiomu to revive, complete vocational centres in Niger Delta
‘Don’t jeopardise public universities any further’ – University don warns Tinubu
A lecturer in the Department of Sociology of the University of Ibadan, Dr Dauda Busari, has advised President Bola Tinubu not to put public universities in the country in further jeopardy. Busari enjoined the federal government to halt what he called an anti-intellectual education policy under Tinubu’s watch. He noted that Nigeria’s development cannot be
‘Don’t jeopardise public universities any further’ – University don warns Tinubu
Asake is Spotify’s 2023 most-streamed artist in Nigeria
Popular Nigerian singer Ahmed Ololade, aka Asake, has been ranked Nigeria’s most streamed artist of 2023 on Spotify. The streaming platform made the announcement in data published on Wednesday. Three of Asake’s songs appeared in the top 10 list of the most streamed tracks on Spotify in Nigeria. His ‘Lonely at the Top’ earned its
Asake is Spotify’s 2023 most-streamed artist in Nigeria
‘I had irreconcilable differences with Phyna’ – Groovy
Ex-Big Brother Naija housemate and singer Groovy has revealed why his relationship with the winner of the ‘Level Up’ season of the reality show, Phyna, hit the rocks. DAILY POST recalls that Groovy and Phyna were romantically involved during the BBNaija ‘Level Up’ show in 2022. However, speaking in a recent interview with Naija FM,
‘I had irreconcilable differences with Phyna’ – Groovy
Rema suspends December shows over health issues
Nigerian singer Divine Ikubor, popularly known as Rema, has suspended all his performances billed for December. The ‘Calm Down’ crooner, who was initially scheduled to tour the cities of Lagos, Abuja, and Benin, said he wouldn’t be performing anywhere this December due to health reasons. Revealing this via his Instagram story, Rema said he is
Rema suspends December shows over health issues
Kano guber: NNPP takes protest to EU, ECOWAS, Canada, others
The New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) has called on President Bola Tinubu, world leaders, former presidents, heads of state, international organisations, and heads of local and international security agencies over what it described as the miscarriage of justice in Kano State. They said that all promoters of justice must at this time counsel the Nigerian
Kano guber: NNPP takes protest to EU, ECOWAS, Canada, others
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