PRESS STATEMENT 17th September, 2021 The Deji and Paramount Ruler of Akure Kingdom and the Chairman of the Ondo State Council of Obas, Oba Aladetoyinbo Ogunlade Aladelusi, Odundun II will on Sunday 19th September, 2021 proceed on his annual traditional leave. 2. The annual leave is expected to last for a period of seven days beginning from Sunday 19th September, 2021 till Saturday 25th September, 2021. It is a period when the Deji goes into seclusion to take rest and also use the avenue to pray for peace and prosperity of the Land. 3. It is important to notify the…
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The Central Bank of Nigeria, on Friday, vowed to arrest the owner Olumide Oniwinde and shut down popular forex publishing platform, AbokiFX. AbokiFX is a platform known for publishing the exchange rate of Naira against other currencies. It began operations in 2015. The CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele who spoke after the Monetary Policy Committee’s two-day meeting in Abuja described the platform as illegal, accusing it of putting the Nigerian economy at risk. Mr Emefiele accused Mr Oniwinde of manipulating the exchange rate. “I have given instructions to our experts to go after his website and let it be…
The House of Representatives has criticised the alleged violation of the principle of Federal Character by President Muhammadu Buhari. This came in the aftermath of a recent appointment of the Secretary and Chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC) from the same zone. Consequently, the lawmakers mandated the executive to strictly adhere to the the principle of Federal Character, based on a resolution triggered by a motion moved at plenary on Thursday by Hon. Unyime Idem. Idem noted that in compliance with the resolution of the House dated February 25, 2020, the president, on April 28,…
The Ondo State Government through the Ondo State Internal Revenue Service (ODIRS) has revealed that it will implement the law on Valued Added Taxes that has been passed by the state after it has concluded its own research. This was disclosed by Mr Tolu Adegbie, the Executive Chairman of ODIRS, in a news conference on Thursday in Akure, according to the News Agency of Nigeria. Adegbie said, “We will implement the law that has been passed by the state and we have done our research and passed our observations and at the appropriate time, the government will take a…
Social Media influencer, Mr Ismail Mustapha, popularly known as Mompha, has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to retract all libellous publications made against him. Mompha also asked the antigraft agency to tender an unreserved apology as the libellous statements were published. Mompha made the above request in a statement captioned “Request For A Retraction of The Libellous Publication Made of and Against Our Person, Mr Ismaila Mustapha Vide An Online Publication”, dated September.., 2021, made by his solicitors, made available The statement reads in part: “We are Solicitors to Mr Ismaila Mustapha, on whose instruction…
President of the world football governing body, FIFA, Gianni Infantino, has commended the President Muhammadu Buhari administration for its commitment to the development of football and sporting infrastructure in Nigeria. Infantino led a delegation from FIFA to visit President Buhari at the State House in Abuja on Thursday. He had earlier attended the opening ceremony of the Aisha Buhari Cup in Lagos on Wednesday. Speaking during the visit to President Buhari at the State House, Infantino said, “Nigeria has shown serious commitment to football by providing funding and creating a conducive environment for the development and…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has taken steps that appeared aimed at cracking down on AbokiFX, a popular forex publishing platform. AbokiFX, which posts daily updates of the exchange rate on its website, was targeted in a letter CBN sent to commercial banks requesting transaction records of the website over an alleged breach of the National Intelligence Committee Act of 2004. A spokesman for the CBN did not return requests seeking clarification about the move against AbokiFX throughout Thursday. Nigerian media outlets, including Peoples Gazette, have relied heavily on AbokiFX in recent weeks to publish frequent and steep…
Boko Haram insurgents on Thursday ambushed a Nigerian Army convoy in Borno, killing at least 12 soldiers before carting away cash and weapons. Military sources on the frontlines told Peoples Gazette that the insurgents attacked a convoy of armed soldiers travelling between Monguno and Maiduguri on Thursday morning. The identities of the soldiers were not immediately obtained and a spokesman for the Nigerian Army was unavailable for comments about the incident. The remains of two officers and 10 soldiers who lost their lives after the unexpected gun battle were seen. The bodies were packed in pickup trucks bound…
FORMER Minister of Aviation during the President Olusegun Obasanjo government, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode has formally joined the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. He was presented to President Muhammadu Buhari by the Chairman, Caretaker Committee of the APC, and governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni on Thursday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Mr. Fani Kayode said that he was led by the Spirit of God in his decision and that he joined the APC to help for the unity of the country, adding that he was against anything that would cause the disintegration of Nigeria. He informed that he was…
Tech giant Apple has announced the new iPhone 13 Pro, the first of its kind offering 1 Terabyte as a storage option, allowing iPhone users to store twice the capacity of the iPhone 13. The new model was announced during the company’s streaming event on Tuesday. Though the tech company has offered 1TB as an iPad storage option, the iPhone models have had a maximum storage capacity of 512GB. “iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max make up our most pro iPhone lineup ever with the biggest advancement for our camera system, the best battery life ever in…