“In a bid to reduce cash handling challenges, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has introduced new ₦5,000 and ₦10,000 notes featuring iconic Nigerian leaders. The notes will be in circulation from May 1, 2025.” CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA PRESS RELEASE CBN Unveils New ₦5,000 and ₦10,000 Banknotes to Enhance Cash Transactions Abuja, April 1, 2025 – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has officially announced the introduction of two new denominations – ₦5,000 and ₦10,000 banknotes; as part of ongoing efforts to streamline cash transactions and improve liquidity management. According to the Deputy CBN Governor, Dr. Ibrahim Tahir Jr.,...
Senator Ike Ekweremadu
Some years ago, the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH) special project team approached the Deputy Senate President (Ike Ekweremmadu) to help them fast-track the funding for a project in the hospital through a government intervention project. He asked them to submit their proposal and they did. It was N400million for Renal Centre. The N400m was to build the structure, procure equipment and train few doctors abroad for “Renal transplant” and other special “Renal emergency training”. Senator Ike Ekeremmadu asked them to double the money to N800m. The extra N400m will be for him to facilitate the release of the...
April 7 National Protest To Demonstrate Against “State Of Emergency” And Alleged Misuse Of The Cybercrime Act To Suppress Activists, Journalists, And Social Media Influencers.
The Take-It-Back (TIB) Movement, known for organizing the 2024 #EndBadGovernance protests, has announced a nationwide demonstration against the “state of emergency” in Rivers State and the alleged misuse of the Cybercrime Act to suppress activists, journalists, and social media influencers. Juwon Sanyaolu, the National Coordinator of TIB, stated in an interview with PUNCH that the primary demand is the repeal of the Cybercrime Act, which he claimed is being weaponized to silence free speech. “The issue revolves around how the Cybercrime Act is used to target journalists, activists, and even social media users like SeaKing,” he explained. The protest, set for April...
Photos And Video: “I’m Not A Law Breaker, I Appreciate The Governor, We Came By Helicopter And Not By Road. No Convoy So We Didn’t Break The Law.” – Kogi Central Senator Natasha Η Akpot
“Nobody and nothing can stop me from coming home. I’m an Ebira woman; this is my land. I’m the daughter of the late Jimoh Abdul Akpoti. I know my roots; I’m not a bästard, and I’m not afraid of anybody” – Senator Natasha.
Israel’s Military Operation In Gaza Strip Expanding To Seize ‘Large Areas,’ Defense Minister Says
Israel’s military operation in the Gaza Strip is expanding to seize “large areas,” the defense minister said Wednesday. Israel’s offensive in the Palestinian territory was “expanding to crush and clean the area of terrorists and terrorist infrastructure and seizing large areas that will be added to the security zones of the State of Israel,” Defense Minister Israel Katz said in a written statement. Israel’s security perimeter, which runs along the border with Israel in northern and eastern Gaza, has been a crucial part of the country’s defense for decades, used as a way to protect its citizens living near the territory. Katz didn’t...
STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE – PRESIDENT TINUBU RECONSTITUTES NNPC LIMITED BOARD, APPOINTS NEW CHAIRMAN, GROUP CEO
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a sweeping reconstitution of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited board, removing the chairman, Chief Pius Akinyelure and the group chief executive officer, Mallam Mele Kolo Kyari. President Tinubu removed all other board members appointed with Akinyelure and Kyari in November 2023. The new 11-man board has Engineer Bashir Bayo Ojulari as the Group CEO and Ahmadu Musa Kida as non-executive chairman. Adedapo Segun, who replaced Umaru Isa Ajiya as the chief financial officer last November, has been appointed to the new board by President Tinubu. Six board members, non-executive directors, represent the...
Cyprus Court Drops All Rape Charges Against Five Israelis After Doubting British Woman’s Credibility
A criminal court in Cyprus has dropped all charges against five Israelis accused of gang-raping a British woman in a hotel room after ruling her testimony as not credible and replete with “fundamental contradictions.” According to a Cyprus News Agency report issued late Monday that cited a criminal court announcement, the court found during closed-door proceedings that most of the contradictions in the woman’s testimony concerned the identification of the perpetrators. The court said the woman’s initial statement to investigators following the Sept. 3, 2023, alleged rape presented a number of “weaknesses,” which under the circumstances weren’t “out of the ordinary.” But...
Muslim Woman Attacked In Library By Woman Who Tried To Set Hijab On Fire, Canadian Police Say
A Canadian Muslim woman was targeted at a public library in what police called an unprovoked weekend attack by a woman who tried to remove and set the woman’s hijab on fire. Durham Regional Police officers responded to an assault call around noon Saturday at the Ajax Public Library in Ontario, about 50 miles east of Toronto. “Officers spoke with the victim who advised she was in the library studying when she was approached by an unknown female,” police said in a news release Sunday. “The female began yelling profanities at the victim and throwing objects at her head.” Police did not...