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By Kamil Opeyemi At least, about 30 persons have been arrested by men of the Ogun Command of the Nigerian Police Force after the burning of many banks branches in Shagamu, Ogun State on Monday. Newly posted Commissioner of Police, Frank Mba, disclosed this in Shagamu when he conducted an on-the-spot assessment of the violence that led to the destruction of many banks. “We have arrested about 30 persons,” Mba said on Tuesday. The Commissioner of Police said his men moved in fast enough to stop the carnage which could have been more than what residents witnessed. He said the…

By Halimah Olamide Governor of Kaduna State Nasir el-Rufai accused the Central Bank of Nigeria of confiscating money belonging to Nigerians. He said while president Muhammadu Buhari approved redesign of the Naira, the CBN only came up with re-colouring. In a series of tweets on his verified Twitter page on Sunday the Kaduna Governor said rather allow Nigerians who deposited their money to have their money back, the CBN collected and refused to allow them access to their funds. In what he called the ABC of Currency Redesign, el-Rufai said while Currency redesign was approved by the President and announced,…

By Kamil Opeyemi The presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress, Bola Tinubu, on Friday dissociated himself from actions of some governors elected on the platform of the party who have opened confronted President Muhammadu Buhari over his decision on the new and old Naira notes. A statement by Bayo Onanuga, Director of Media of the campaign council of the APC, said report by an online medium (not NPO Reports ) which said Tinubu was behind the confrontations by some governors against President Buhari was false. “Our attention has been drawn to a fake viral news published by the Peoples…

Halimah Olamide The National Working Committee of the All Progressive Congress on Friday summoned all its governors to an emergency meeting in Abuja. A statement sighted by the NPO Reports which was signed by Felix Morka, National Publicity Secretary of the party, said the meeting would hold at the national secretariat of the party on Saturday February 18th. Though the agenda of the meeting of the meeting was not disclosed, NPO Reports gathered that it might not be unconnected with the raging internal crisis within the party. Many of the governors elected on the platform of the party are at…

The Central Bank of Nigeria has Friday afternoon debunked media reports that it has ordered banks in the country to start collecting old N1000 and N500 notes. Media reports had it earlier in the day quoting some sources that the banks had been asked to collect the old notes after it was allegedly discovered that the CBN had become overwhelmed by the volume of old notes brought to some of their branches for depositing. A statement by Osita Nwanibosi, Director Corporate Communications of the CBN said said the report was false. “For the avoidance of doubts, and in line with…

My dear people of Kaduna State, 1. With just about 100 days before leaving office, and elections just round the corner, it was my intention to host another media chat to interact with the people of our state in the next few days. While I still hope to do so, I feel the need to address you all today due to the unprecedentedly cruel situation our people and their livelihoods have been thrown into, particularly in the last two to three weeks by the decisions, actions and inactions of the Federal Government of Nigeria. 2. On behalf of the government…

By Kamil Opeyemi The Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, on Thursday stood against President Muhammadu Buhari over the declaration that only the old N200 note will remain legal tender along with the new N1000 and N500 notes. el-Rufai said the decision of President Buhari and the Central Bank of Nigeria ran foul of the Supreme Court and therefore unconstitutional. He said, “The address by the President earlier this morning limiting the legal tender status of old notes to only N200 amounts to total disregard and disobedience of the ruling of February 8th which was extended further yesterday by the…

By Halimah Olamide •Says Those Who Lost Presidential Primaries Behind Conspiracies Governor of Kaduna State Nasir el-Rufai, Thursday said those who lost out in the presidential primaries of the All Progressive Congress are behind the series of alleged conspiracies meant to frustrate the victory of the party’s presidential candidate Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In a state-wide broadcast in the state, the Governor said contrary to what President Muhammadu Buhari said in his nationwide address Thursday morning, N1000, N500 notes would remain legal tenders. The President had in his broadcast approved an extension of the old N200 note as legal tender for…

My Dear Compatriots, I have found it necessary to address you today, on the state of the nation and to render account on the efforts of our administration to sustain and strengthen our economy, enhance the fight against corruption and sustain our gains in the fight against terrorism and insecurity which has, undoubtedly, been impacted by several internal and external factors. 2. Particularly, I am addressing you, as your democratically elected President, to identify with you and express my sympathy, over the difficulties being experienced as we continue the implementation of new monetary policies, aimed at boosting our economy and tightening…

By Kamil Opeyemi President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said only N200 bank notes remain legal tender until April 10, 2023. This was as he announced that N1000, N500 notes remain only redeemable through the Central Bank of Nigeria. He stated these during his national broadcast. “To further ease the supply pressures particularly to our citizens, I have given approval to the CBN that the old N200 bank notes be released back into circulation and that it should also be allowed to circulate as legal tender with the new N200, N500, and N1000 banknotes for 60 days from February 10, 2023…