Global Patriot Newspapers

6 February

Buhari hails Tems for winning Grammy Award

President Muhammadu Buhari has joined fans and lovers of Nigerian music all over the world in celebrating new heights of recognition and appreciation as Afrobeat crooner, Tems, wins “‘Best Melodic Rap Performance” category at the Grammy Awards. President Buhari, in a statement by Femi Adesina, his Special Adviser (Media & …

6 February

Police arrest 10 suspected political thugs in Sokoto

By Muhammad Nasir Sokoto Feb. 6, 2023 Police in Sokoto State say they are prosecuting at least 10 persons suspected to be political thugs. Police spokesman in the state, DSP Sanusi Abubakar stated in Sokoto on Monday, stressing that the arrest and prosecution of the suspects were in line with …

6 February

EFCC arrests Operations Manager of commercial Bank for hoarding new Naira notes

An Operations Manager of a leading Commercial bank in Abuja Central Area was today, February 6, 2023, arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for refusing to load the Automated Teller Machines, ATMs, of the bank despite having N29million of the redesigned Naira notes in the …

6 February

Cross River IPAC seeks redeployment of Police Commissioner, maintains stand on BVAS inspection

By Sixtus Uket (Calabar) The Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC), in Cross River State, has called for the immediate redeployment of the State Commissioner of Police, CP Balarabe Sule and the DCP Operations from the State IPAC made the call at a World Press Conference held at the Ernest Etim …

6 February

Peter Obi urges CBN, Banks to quickly resolve new Naira notes’ scarcity

Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the February 25, 2023, election, Mr. Peter Obi, has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the banks in the country to expedite efforts towards making the new redesigned currency available to Nigerians, especially small depositors and the unbanked in order …

6 February

Sterling Bank explains new Naira notes distribution incident at their Ado-Ekiti branch

Sterling Bank has explained an incident at their Ado-Ekiti branch where a regulatory official on a monitoring visit saw N 6,000,000 in N 200 denominations in their vault that were not being dispensed. The Bank besides explaining the circumstances surrounding the incident, also noted that “all denominations can now be withdrawn from …

6 February

Peter Obi describes Abeokuta Campaign Rally as awesome; Hails Afenifere leader, Pa Adebanjo

Mr. Peter Obi, Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) has described the campaign of the party in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital that was attended by elder statesman, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, as awesome. Chief Adebanjo, the leader of apex Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, is part of the Southern and …

6 February

Communal clashes: Ikare Association in U.S. tasks Ondo govt. on solutions

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Feb. 6, 2023 Ikare Progressives Association in the U.S. has called on the Ondo State Government to come up with lasting solutions to the communal clashes in Ikare- Akoko, Akoko North-East Local Government of the state. The association, in a statement by its President, Mr. …

6 February

SERAP sues Lawan, Gbajabiamila ‘over failure to cut unlawful N228.1bn NASS budget’

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Senate President, Dr Ahmad Lawan and Speaker of House of Representatives, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila over their “failure to cut the unlawful National Assembly budget of N228.1bn, including the N30.17bn severance payments and inauguration costs for members.” The suit …

6 February

The political dimension of the Naira redesign By Dakuku Peterside

Nigerians are facing the reality of scarcity of cash literarily. Banks are overwhelmed by angry customers demanding money, the ATMs are flooded with furious Nigerians struggling to withdraw cash, and some spend the whole day hoping to get a few Naira notes to pay bills. POS operators complain of a …

6 February

2023 Election: Be apolitical, Wike enjoins military

Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has advised officers and men of the 6 Division of the Nigerian Army in Port Harcourt to be apolitical throughout the 2023 general election. The governor stressed that in the interest of the country’s democratisation process, the military must adhere to President Muhammadu Buhari, …

6 February

Nigerian, Chika Okeke-Agulu, resumes duties at Oxford as Distinguished Professor

A leading Nigerian academic in the United States, Professor Chika Okeke-Agulu of Princeton University, has assumed duties at Oxford University, one of the oldest and most respected educational institutions in the world, as a distinguished professor. Though announced last year as Slade Professor of Art for the 2023 academic session, …

6 February

“No lion will eat you,” Pastor Adeboye prays; Decrees, fuel crisis will end soon

Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, General Overseer (G.O) of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has decreed that the challenges being currently faced by Nigerians, especially the scarcity of fuel, will soon become a thing of the past. Pastor Adeboye said this Friday night during the Church’s Holy Ghost Service …

6 February

Buhari condemns horrific terrorists’ attack on Katsina vigilantes; Police confirm 41 dead; Masari govt investigates

President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the attack on vigilantes at Yargoje forest in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State, where about 41 lives were lost. The insurgents ambushed a convoy of vigilantes in the forest as they went to recover stolen cows leading to the killings. The President, according …

6 February

Books, magazine on Obi for public presentation Tuesday

A public presentation of a Compendium, three books and one international magazine on the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, will hold in Abuja on Tuesday, February 7, 2023. The personal letter signed by Mr. Peter Obi, inviting his friends, supporters and well-wishers to the event, …

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