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January, 2023

• 31 January

  BREAKING: Nigerians Wont Lose Old Naira Notes After Deadline-Emefiele

  

  The  Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele  says Nigerians wont lose the old naira notes after the February  10 deadline. Emefiele said this after  meeting with the  House of Representatives ad hoc Committee on Tuesday He said while the old notes cease to be legal tenders after the expiration …

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• 30 January

  Angry Kano residents pelt Buhari’s convoy during visit

  

  Angry residents of Kano came out in droves to protest the visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to commission federal government projects in the state. This is coming a few days after a similar incident occurred in Katsina, the president’s hometown. According to reports, protests are connected with the current hardship …

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• 30 January

  BOLA TINUBU’S SELF-IMMOLATING STRATEGY

  

  By Moses E. Ochonu   Tinubu’s strategy from the very beginning was wrong. Perhaps it was a product of his arrogant entitlement ideology of emi lokan (it’s my turn).   He wrote off the Southeast and South-south and put all his proverbial eggs in the northern basket. He went all in, gambling …

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• 30 January

  Politicians are threats to Nigeria’s unity, says Obasanjo

  

  As the campaign for the 2023 general election heats up, former President Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed concern about the looming dangers to Nigeria’s democracy and unity posed by ‘political mischief’ orchestrated by politicians and political parties. The former president said this on during the weekend in a statement while felicitating …

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• 30 January

  Buhari arrives Kano amid tight security

  

  Security has been beefed up in parts of Kano metropolis in readiness for President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to the state to commission eight development projects.   According to the News Agency of Nigeria armed security personnel deployed by the Police, the Civil Defence Corps, the FRSC and the state’s Road …

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• 30 January

  Dele Jegede in Conversation with Prince Yemisi Shyllon

  

  By Toyin Falola In this last piece of the 3-part series emanating from the Toyin Falola Interviews with Prince Yemisi Shyllon, we will examine salient issues brought forward during the conversation between Professor Dele Jegede and the guest. It is a befitting coincidence that the dissection of this section of …

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