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President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday received President Patrice Talon of Benin Republic who came on an official visit to the country at the State House Abuja. Photos: Sunday Aghaeze R-L;President Patrice Talon of Benin Republic inspects guards of honour during his official visit to President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House. R-L; President Muhammadu Buhari receives the President of Republic of Benin, Mr. Patrice Talon during his official visit to the country R-L; President Muhammadu Buhari introduces the Minister of Defence, Brig. Gen. Mansur Dan Ali to Mr. Patrice Talon during the visit R-L; President Muhammadu Buhari introduces the Minister of Defence Brig. Gen. Mansur Dan Ali to Mr. Patrice Talon during the visit R-L; President Muhammadu Buhari and President Patrice Talon during the visit R-L: PRESS BRIEFING: President Muhammadu Buhari and President Patrice Talon during a press briefing at the State House President Muhammadu Buhari receives President Patrice ...

Godwin Emefiele, CBN governor The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has advised Nigerians at home and in the Diaspora to beware of the activities of some unlicensed International Money Transfer Operators (IMTOs) in Nigeria. The advice is contained in a statement made available to newsmen by CBN’s Acting Director of Communication, Mr Isaac Okorafor on Abuja Tuesday in. It stated that the warning became necessary because of the activities of some unregistered IMTOs, whose modes of operation are detrimental to the Nigerian economy. “All financial services providers in Nigeria, just as in other jurisdictions, are required to be duly licensed in order to protect both customers and the financial system as well as to ensure the credibility of financial transactions. “For the avoidance of doubt, all licensed International Money Transfer Operators, are required to remit foreign currency to their respective agent banks in Nigeria for disbursement in naira to the beneficiaries. “The foreign c...

Ali Modu-Sheriff The Senator Ali Modu Sheriff-led People’s Democratic Party (PDP), on Tuesday overturned the suspension of party members in Abia. This is contained in a statement jointly released to newsmen by Sheriff and his National Secretary, Prof. Wale Oladipo, in Abuja. Sheriff and his scribe described the suspension of Chidi Nwosu (Umuahia South) Emeka Ejiogu (Umuahia North) and Chukwuemeka Osoagbaka (Ikwuano) as a witch-hunt. ”The attention of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the PDP has been drawn to the purported suspension of some of our party members by the Abia State Chapter. ”The NWC frowns at a situation where party members are being victimised because of their loyalty to the leadership at the national level. ”It is important that all organs of the party must respect party members’ wish to associate with other members irrespective of various affiliations. ”The crisis going on in the party is an internal matter and is in the process of resolution. “It is wo...

Jibrin and Dogara: Allies Torn apart by budget padding scandal The All Progressives Congress (APC) has set up a panel to broker peace between feuding legislators in the ongoing budget padding controversy in the House of Representatives. The man who opened the can of worms on the underhand dealings in the Green Chamber, Rep. Abdulmumuni Jibrin, was at the APC national secretariat on Tuesday with a retinue of lawyers and aides to answer questions by the committee. The panel was set up to wade into the crisis involving the Speaker, Yakubu Dogara, Deputy Speaker, Lasun Yusuf and the House Minority Leader, Leo Ogor. Decked in white brocade with cap to match, Jibrin arrived at the party’s secretariat at 2.05 p.m. in a black Land Cruiser with registration number BWA 768 AMY. National Deputy Chairman (North) of APC, Sen. Shuibu Lawal and leader of the panel, said the committee had met with Dogara separately before meeting with Jibrin. Other party stalwarts in the panel include National ...

Nigeria’s Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo The Economic Management Team met with top economists and financial experts in Abuja on Tuesday in continuation of its consultations towards tackling the economic recession in the country The meeting, presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, had in attendance Mr Bismarck Rewane, Prof. Akpan Ekpo, Dr. Ayo Teriba, Prof Badeye Sani and Mr Bode Augusto. The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Sen. Udoma Udo Udoma, told State House Correspondents after the meeting that the economic team was in the middle of consultations to develop a mid-term economic framework. He said the experts made presentations to the Economic Management Team on their response to the draft Medium Term Economic Framework (MTEF), which was still a consultative document. “It is part of a comprehensive consultation process that we are embarking on to make sure that we reach out to a wide spectrum of Nigerians to get a feed back in terms of how best to make...

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State Jethro Ibileke/Benin ‎Abductors of two nurses at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), have demanded the payment of N17 million ransom for their release. The branch Chairman of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Austin Osigbeme, confirmed the development to journalists in Benin. The nurses, Mrs. Osemelu Lydia and Ovbiosu Bose, both said to be nursing mothers, were abducted last Wednesday at Oluku, in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State on their way home, after picking their children from school. According to Osigbeme, the abductors contacted family members of the victims and demanded N15 million and N2 million for their release. ‎ Osigbeme who disclosed that family members of the two nurses have been in pain since their abduction, disclosed that the kidnappers have started reducing the ransom money demanded. “They have not released them. They are asking for ransom. They started with N15 millio...

Dr. Jide Idris, Lagos State Commissioner for Health For allegedly forgetting a towel inside a patient after surgical operation, two doctors working with a private hospital in Lagos are to face the full wrath of the law. The duo, Dr Taiwo Shogunle, 53 and Dr. Adeleke Olusegun, 43 of St. Raphael Divine Mercy Specialist Hospital at Ijede, Ikorodu, Lagos State have been arraigned before a Lagos Magistrates’ Court for allegedly causing the death of their patient, Omojola Bamgboye during surgical operation. The doctors were arrested by operatives of the Zone 2 Command, Onikan, Lagos. After investigation by Inspector Monday Omoigui and his team, the doctors were arraigned before an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court, Lagos on a one count charge of felony, to wit, murder. Police prosecutor, Supol Eshiet Eshiet told the court in charge No L/28/2016 that the accused persons committed the offence between 18 and 19 December, 2015 at St. Raphael Divine Mercy Specialist Hospital, Ijede, Ikorodu, Lagos...