Olu Emmanuel

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has instructed banks to primarily distribute cash through Automated Teller Machines (ATMs).

Patrick Akpoguma, a 28-year-old suspected internet fraudster, offered a $100,000 (approximately ₦174 million) bribe to the Zone 2 Police Command in Lagos in an attempt to secure his release.

A 33-year-old Nigerian man, Babatunde Francis Ayeni, has been sentenced to 10 years in a U.S. federal prison for his involvement in a large-scale cyber fraud conspiracy.

The Court of Appeal located in Abuja has made a significant decision to annul the election of Musiliu Akinsanya, who is commonly known by his nickname MC Oluomo, as the national president of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, often referred to as NURTW. This decision has put a halt to MC Oluomo’s leadership following the recent election.

Gov. Abiodun’s former aide, Abidemi Rufai released from U.S. prison faces deportation after multimillion-dollar fraud conviction.

The Ukrainian military has successfuly launched an attack on a weapons depot near the city of Karachev in Russia’s Bryansk region. According to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, artillery ammunition originating from North Korea was among the items destroyed in the operation.

A non-governmental organization Face Of Waziri-Nigeria (FOWN) has described Chief Olabode George’s recent counsel that Alhaji Atiku Abubarka should not contest in 2027 general elections as a clearly jaundiced and ill intended one.

“According to World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Joint Monitoring Program (JMP) 2021 reports, 494 million people practice open defecation”. Most (92%) of these people lived in rural areas and nearly half lived in sub-Saharan Africa. Like other sub-Saharan African countries, Nigeria is slipping with the problem of open defecation. According to findings from the 2021 WASH NORM report, approximately 48 million Nigerians still engage in open defecation, and only 8% of the population practice clean handwashing. Sometimes in 2019, Nigeria became the number one open defecation nation globally.

Barcelona will face Celta Vigo on Saturday without Lamine Yamal, as the 17-year-old winger recovers from an ankle injury. Coach Hansi Flick called Yamal “very important” but urged the team to adapt and step up in his absence.

Bayern Munich continued their amazing run of impressive performances by securing a convincing 3-0 victory against Augsburg. This win was made possible by a remarkable hat-trick from Harry Kane, which allowed Bayern to increase their lead in the Bundesliga to a solid eight points.