Naira Redesign: Banks Get N52b Cash Deposits In Two Weeks
At least N52 billion cash has been deposited in banks barely two weeks after the announcement of plans by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to redesign some naira notes. There were indications that the deposit sum may increase in the next few days because it is suspected that about N3 trillion cash was in circulation at the time the...
NCDC Records 1,601 Yellow Fever Cases
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has reported a total of 1,601 suspected cases of yellow fever from 463 local government areas in 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory. The cases were reported from January 1, 2022, to September 30, 2022. According to the situation report obtained by our correspondent, on Wednesday, a total of 15 deaths...
Suspected Ambazonia Fighter Arrested In Taraba
The Taraba state police command, Thursday said it has nabbed a suspected fighter of the Cameroon Separatist group, Ambazonia in the state. The suspect, called General Basile was nabbed in Kurmi local government area. Kurmi is one of the five local government areas of Taraba state bordering the Republic of Cameroon. The state Commissioner of Police, CP Abimbola Shokoya, confirmed the arrest...
Lady Commits Suicide At Lagos Lagoon
Tragedy struck on Thursday, when a yet-to-be-identified middle-aged lady reportedly jumped into Lagos Lagoon from the Third Mainland Bridge, in an apparent case of suicide. The incident occurred at about 10 am. At the time of filing this report, Permanent Secretary of Lagos State Emergency Agency, LASEMA, Dr Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, who confirmed the incident, said rescue teams were still searching for...
Kaduna Government Denies Attack On Kaduna-Abuja Road
The Kaduna State Government has said that its attention was drawn to a widely circulated message raising alarm on an alleged blockage of the Kaduna-Abuja road by bandits, which was not true. Samuel Aruwan Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Kaduna State said in a statement on Thursday that the Kaduna State Government wishes to firmly debunk this message,...
Man Flees As He Burns Wife To Death In Lagos
A man, identified simply as Akpos, is on the run after allegedly burning his wife, Risikat, to death at their residence on Ayide Osolo Street, Divine Estate, in the Ijanikin area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that Akpos and Risikat were at their residence when an argument ensued between them. The argument reportedly degenerated and Akpos, out of annoyance, reached for...
Labour Party Secretary, 14 Others Decamp To NNPP In Ebonyi
No fewer than fourteen (14) executive members of Labour Party, LP, including the State secretary have defected to the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, in Ebonyi State. DAILY POST gathered that the LP members are aggrieved over the running of the party in the State. It was also learnt that the Presidential candidate of the NNPP, Musa Kwankwaso received the former...
2023 Election: Atiku Abubakar Predicts APC’s Downfall
The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has predicted the collapse of the All Progressives Congress after the 2023 general elections. Atiku said this during the inauguration of the PDP Youth Campaign Council, in Abuja, on Thursday. The PDP candidate said, “To be honest PDP is the only political party, APC is not a political party, it is...
I’m Proud Of My Achievements At 30 – DJ Cuppy
London-based Nigerian Disk Jockey, Florence Otedola, popularly known as DJ Cuppy, clocked 30 years old on Friday. In a birthday post on her Instagram story, the Oxford graduate noted that she was proud of all her accomplishments in her new age. The entrepreneur noted that she was excited about the joy that her 30s would bring. She also stated that she planned...
Lady Who Plunged Into Lagos Lagoon Identified As DSS Official
Facts have emerged that a middle-aged lady who plunged into the Lagos lagoon, Third Mainland Bridge is an unarmed combat instructor of the Department of State Services, DSS. Adetutu Adedokun had on Thursday afternoon jumped into the lagoon without leaving a note. Sources in the secret police said Adedokun who is in her late 30s stepped into the shoes of her...
