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The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, on Wednesday, said that no bank in the country was distressed. The CBN in a statement issued by Mr Isaac Okorafor, the acting Director, Corporate Communications, said the replacement of Skye Bank’s board and management was “a proactive regulatory action” to ensure the bank remained strong. Read the full statement below: “The attention of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has been drawn to malicious rumours and unfounded speculations that some banks in the country may have gone or may be going into distress. “The CBN wishes to reiterate in the strongest terms that these rumours and speculations are untrue and do not reflect the actual health of the individual banks and, indeed, the entire banking industry. “For the avoidance of doubt, the infusion of a new Board and Management for Skye Bank Plc is a proactive regulatory action meant to ensure that the bank does not continue to fail in its relevant prudential ratios. “Neither Skye Bank nor any othe...

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•Bukky Ajayi The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has described Zainab Bukola Ajayi, who died on Wednesday, as an iconic thespian and a colossus of her time who has left an indelible footprint in the country’s creative landscape. In a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday, the Minister said despite her advanced age, it was still with a sense of sadness and great loss that he received the news of the death of the veteran actress and broadcaster. He described the late stage and screen actress as a multi-talented creative person who started off her career as a television presenter and news reader before taking to acting, where she excelled. ”Her journey in the Nigerian creative industry spans decades of amazing performances in classic productions such as the unforgettable Village Headmaster and a number of critically-acclaimed stage and screen productions like ThunderBolt, Oduduwa, Women’s Cot, Mother of George and The Sisters. ”Her name will be ...

A 30-year-old Nigerian man, Francis Ihenwe Oderah, who claimed to be a footballer in Cambodia has been sentenced to 8 years in imprisonment and fined 40 million riel (about $10,000) for drug trafficking. DailyMail reported that Oderah was arrested in Phnom Penh’s Choam Chao commune in January with about 100 grams of meth in his possession. The accused on June 7 during his hearing by Judge Svay Tonh in Phnom Penh Municipal Court, reportedly admitted to have acted as a delivery man, insisting he was not a drug dealer. In his ruling on Tuesday, Tonh ordered that the accused carry out his sentence in Prey Sar prison, where he had been detained since his arrest in January. “Three phones and a passport taken from the defendant upon his arrest would be returned”, he judge said.

Militants The deadly militant group, Niger Delta Avengers, said it destroyed pipelines belonging to Chevron on Wednesday night. The group stated on its website that its strike team blew up Chevron pipelines between 10.50pm and 11.10pm on Wednesday. “Between the hours of 10.50pm to 11.10pm our (Niger Delta Avengers) strike team blew up Chevron Manifolds. The manifolds are RMP 22, 23 and 24,” Mudoch Agbinibo revealed on the group’s website. The group had so far rejected all entreaties for a ceasefire to give room for a negotiated settlement on the problems in the Niger Delta. The group opened a new twitter account on Tuesday after its former account was suspended.

Late Alhaji Umaru Shinkafi Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has described the late Marafan Sokoto, Alhaji Umaru Shinkafi, as “a true statesman.” This is contained in a condolence message issued by his spokesman, Imam Imam and issued to newsmen in Sokoto on Wednesday. It said: “The late Marafa, who died Wednesday afternoon at a London hospital, was a true statesman. Shinkafi was born 13 January 1937. “His selfless and meritorious service to God, country and humanity, was felt by all. “The late Shinkafi was a distinguished legal luminary, security expert, a politician with conscience and great community leader and mobiliser. “Marafa’s death has closed a chapter in the life of one Nigeria’s most valuable public officers who made his mark in both public and private sectors.” The statement quoted the governor as saying that the deceased was a passionate Nigerian, whose invaluable contributions to issues of national interest would be greatly missed. “His law office served as tra...

A Nigerian migrant was on Wednesday beaten to death in a racist attack by a right-wing football fan in a central Italian town, officials said. According to the Agi news agency, 36-year-old Emmanuel Chidi was walking with his girlfriend in the heart of the small town of Paolo Calcinora on Tuesday, when they had racial abuse heaped on them by the supporter of a local football club. The attack led to an altercation and Chidi was brutally beaten on the head until he fell to the ground. He never recovered consciousness and died in hospital on Wednesday. “As mayor of a town that is welcoming and open to integration, I feel I’m living in a nightmare,” the town’s mayor said. Chidi had been living in the area for eight months and was lodged in a shelter run by Catholic charity Caritas. His girlfriend had lost her baby after a perilous Mediterranean crossing.

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, has commiserated with the government and people of Zamfara state and all Nigerians over the death of Alhaji Umaru Shinkafi, Marafan Sokoto. Dogara, in a statement issued by his spokesman Turaki Hassan, in Lagos on Wednesday, described the death of the elder statesman as a huge loss to the nation. He said that Shinkafi was a true democrat who contributed immensely towards the restoration of democracy in Nigeria in 1999. “In all his years in the public service, Shinkafi distinguished himself as a patriot, committed and dedicated Nigerian. “He served the nation with distinction as a lawyer, police officer, federal commissioner of internal affairs and intelligence chief in the National Security Organisation before joining politics.” The speaker said that the late Shinkafi was a bridge-builder, cosmopolitant and lived exemplary live worthy of emulation. “Our hearts go to his immediate family, government and people of Zamfa...