Author: Rashaad Harris

As ordered by President Muhammadu Buhari this morning, the previous N200 will continue to be accepted as legal tender until April 10. This was announced by the President on Thursday morning during a speech to Nigerians.He also expressed regret to Nigerians for the challenges they had in getting their hands on the rare new naira notes.The President’s speech reads: “During the extended phase of the deadline for currency swap, I listened to invaluable pieces of advice from well-meaning citizens and institutions across the nation.“I similarly consulted widely with representatives of the State Governors as well as the Council of State.…

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Borussia Dortmund beat Chelsea thanks to a stellar goal by Karim Adeyemi in their Champions League round of 16 first leg at Signal Iduna Park on Wednesday night.Chelsea, who had a new-look XI for the Champions League after a busy January transfer window and the return of some injured players, looked strong in the first half and saw Joao Felix miss a pair of chances to put his side in front during a scoreless opening 45 minutes. Germany international Adeyemi put Dortmund in front midway through the second half with a brilliant individual effort, picking up the ball at midfield,…

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Manchester City have gone top of the Premier League table thanks to a 3-1 win over Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.The reigning champions took an unwarranted lead on 24 minutes when Kevin De Bruyne pounced on an error to precisely lob Aaron Ramsdale, but Arsenal bounced back and drew level three minutes before the break through a Bukayo Saka penalty.After finding themselves on the right side of some VAR fortune after a City penalty was overturned, second half goals from Jack Grealish and Erling Haaland saw us slip to our first home defeat of the campaign.But in 42 minutes, the…

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The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, secured the conviction of one Olanrewaju Temitope before Justice A. A Bello of the Kaduna State High Court on a one-count charge bordering on cybercrime. The charge reads, “that you, Olanrewaju Temitope ‘M’ sometimes between January 2022 to July 2022 in Kaduna within the Judicial Division of this Honourable Court dishonestly induced one Elexis McCrills ( on Instagram, a social media application) to deliver to you the sum of 400 USD ( Four Hundred U.S Dollars) when you portrayed yourself to be Lisa Marie Boothe (a…

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The 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) registration period has been extended by a week beginning on Wednesday, February 15, according to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The sale of ePINs would expire on Monday, February 20, while UTME registration would end on Wednesday, February 22, according to the board, which announced the extension through a statement from its spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin.Mr Benjamin reported that as of Tuesday, 1,527,068 applicants had successfully registered for the 2023 UTME process, including 168,748 who were interested in mock exams.He said: “It should also be noted that the board, based on its…

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Nigeria Premier Football League ( NPFL) Matchday eight resumed with midweek matches as Plateau United recorded their biggest win of the season while Bendel Insurance, Enyimba, Doma United, Dakkada FC, Wikki Tourist won at home on Wednesday.Group ALeaders Bendel Insurance extended their unbeaten start to the season with a 1-0 win over Nasarawa United at the Samuel Ogbemudia stadium in Benin City courtesy of Ebuka Akobundu’s 52nd minute striker which handed the home side their sixth win of the season.Plateau United were the biggest winners of the midweek fixtures as Anthony Sunday, Eru Jackson, Ibrahim Mustapha, Tochuku Udeh and Uche…

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According to the Peoples Democratic Party deputy Governor candidate in Lagos State — Funke Akindele, only PD has a solution to the problems facing the country. This was stated by Ms Akindele at a youth event in the Lagos neighbourhood of Alimosho that was put on by the Lagos Youths Movement (LYM).She urged the youth to support all PDP candidates, claiming that supporting Abdul-Azeez (Jandor) Adediran, the party’s nominee for governor of Lagos, would ensure the state had competent leadership.“It is our right to participate in the coming elections and Lagos politics because we reside and do business in the…

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Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to direct Governor Godwin Emefiele of the Central Bank of Nigeria, to revoke the contentious new naira design policy. Akeredolu criticised the CBN for allegedly disobeying the court’s order to extend the deadline for the old notes, contending that both the new and the old notes should coexist.The governor made this statement on Tuesday night while hosting members of the All Progressive Congress Presidential Campaign Council’s youth directorate, which is managed by Seyi Tinubu, the son of APC presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.Akeredolu’s words: “We have a problem we…

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Flying Eagles will now play Kawkab Athletics Club U-23 of Marrekesh to wrap up their training camp in Morocco.This follows after the match against CAR U20 was called off on Tuesday night. The game is scheduled take place on Wednesday (today) by 5pm local time (5pm Nigerian time) at the Complexe Sportif, Sidi Mohammed, Ain Sebaa, Casablanca.The game against Kawkab Athletics U23 will be the last preparatory game before the U20 men’s team take on Junior Teranga Lions of Senegal on Sunday at the Cairo International Stadium. The Flying Eagles are expected to leave Casablanca for Cairo on Thursday morning…

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Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has said the current fuel scarcity and naira shortage is a plan by certain elements to thwart Bola Tinubu’s victory on February 25th. This was said by Mr Gbajabiamila on Tuesday in Lagos during the commencement of the second phase of the “Gbaja Ride” transportation programme for his Surulere constituents.His words: “As your representative and speaker, I have a good understanding of the current hardships and discomfort being faced by many Nigerians, without exception to my constituents. “The lower legislative chamber under my leadership has been on the side of the people,…

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