Arsenal moved back to the top of the Premier League in dramatic fashion as an own goal from Aston Villa keeper Emiliano Martinez in stoppage time handed the Gunners a crucial 4-2 victory on Saturday. With just minutes left at Villa Park, Mikel Arteta’s side were in danger of stumbling again in their bid to…
The death toll on Saturday rose to more than 44,000 from the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria with the body of former Ghana international footballer Christian Atsu also found beneath a collapsed building in Antakya. The number of people found alive under the rubble have dropped to only a handful in recent days and the head…
Ten states have asked the supreme court to declare the new directive of President Muhammadu Buhari, reintroducing the old N200 notes and declaring old N500 and N1,000 notes as unconstitutional. On Thursday, the President said he directed the Central Bank of Nigeria to recirculate only the old N200 notes. This is after the apex court…
The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele has said that he had met the commercial banks and given them directives on how to make the old N200 naira notes available to Nigerians. Emefiele said this in a video clip recently posted on the CBN official Twitter handle while addressing journalists after his…
Six-time NBA champion Michael Jordan is celebrating his 60th birthday on Friday by making an incredible $10million donation to Make-A-Wish. It is the largest donation ever received from an individual in the organization’s 43-year history. ‘For the past 34 years, it’s been an honor to partner with Make-A-Wish and help bring a smile and happiness…
In a direct challenge to the directive of President Muhammadu Buhari, the Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has asked residents of the state to accept the old N500 and N1000 notes as legal tender. Mr El-Rufai gave the directive in a broadcast to residents of the state on Thursday night. During the broadcast, Mr…
The Kogi State branch of the Central Bank of Nigeria has ordered individuals with less than N500,000 to visit their various banks to exchange them with new naira notes. Checks at bank offices located at Hassan Katsina Road, Zone 8 in Lokoja revealed those with less than 500,000 were advised to visit their banks, Nigerian…
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President Muhammadu Buhari, again, met with the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja yesterday. The meeting, reportedly held at the Residence inside the Villa, before the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, according to reliable sources. Though the reason for the meeting could…
A Lagos state High Court at Tafawa Balewa Square on Tuesday ordered convicted billionaire kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans, to refund the sum of €233,000, ransom he coercively collected from one of his kidnap victims, Chief Donatus Dunu. In addition, Justice Olukayode Ogunjobi ordered the convicted kidnapper to pay the sum of…
