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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says cash deposits into domiciliary accounts will not be restricted, and customers “shall have unfettered and unrestricted access to funds in their accounts”. The bank spoke in a statement issued after a meeting with the bankers’ committee on Sunday. The meeting was meant to provide further […]

The Super Eagles of Nigeria have qualified for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) with one game to spare. The three-time African champions booked their ticket for the continental competition after defeating Sierra Leone 3-2 at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Stadium in Monrovia, Liberia, on Sunday evening. A stoppage-time tap-in from Kelechi […]

A report by FilmOne, the entertainment company, showed that Nollywood films have been dominating cinemas in Anglophone West African countries since 2019. Source: Top Stories

The proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) has lambasted Asari Dokubo, leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Salvation Force (NDPSF), for seeking the continuous detention of Nnamdi Kanu. While speaking on Friday after visiting President Bola Tinubu at Aso Rock, Dokubo asked the federal government not to release Kanu, leader of IPOB. […]

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says Peter Obi is ideal for Nigeria at this time. In the build-up to the 2023 presidential election, Obasanjo endorsed Obi and said he had an edge over President Bola Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar. He described Obi as “a needle with thread attached to it from north and […]

Wole Soyinka, the Nobel laureate, says the #EndSARS protest is one of the most successful movements in Nigeria. Soyinka spoke on Friday at an interactive session, during the launch of his book titled ‘The Putin Files: Excursions Around The Ideology Of Pain’, in Lagos. In October 2020, protesters belting the #EndSARS mantra, […]

Adamu Bulkachuwa, who represented Bauchi north in the senate, says he never influenced the decisions of Zainab Bulkachuwa, his wife and former president of the court of appeal.  Speaking at the senate valedictory session, the former senator said he often “encroached on” his wife’s space while she was in office. But Ahmad […]