The Bishop of Awka Catholic Diocese, Most Rev Paulinus Ezeokafor, has joined the rest of the world in congratulating Pope Francis, as he clocks ten years as the Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church. Last Monday, March 13, Pope Francis celebrated the 10th Anniversary of his election to the papacy, with people all over the world taking the opportunity to ...

Truly, we gathered and mobilized forces and worked with the other stakeholders for the emergence of Soludo as the governor of Anambra state. On resumption of office, Soludo appointed our chairman, Chinedu Nwoye Glamour (Convener/National Coordinator of Soludo Support Group(SSG) and the chairman, ALL SOLUDO SUPPORT GROUPS (ASSG) as the State Chief of Protocol and Deputy Chief of Staff, same ...

Commercial banks have been directed by the Central Bank to dispense old currency notes and to also receive same as deposits from customers. Tellers at the commercial banks are to generate the codes for deposits and there is no limit to the number of times an individual or company can make deposits. The Governor of the CBN gave the directive ...

On Friday March 3, 2023, the Supreme Court of Nigeria made a pronouncement which invalidated the Naira Redesign Policy by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, saying its implementation and timing were defective, even as it further declared that the old 200, 500, 1000 Naira notes remained legal tender until December 31, 2023. This was after a previously given deadline ...

By Victor Agusiobo In the past few weeks, our beloved country, Nigeria has manifested profound symptoms of abysmal incompetence in a number of areas of  her public life. Nigeria’s many sane citizens strongly feel that the bizarre drama occasioned by the redesign of the currency was absolutely unnecessary. They avow albeit resignedly that even if the exercise was to be ...

Traders and transporters at Awka, the capital city of Anambra State, have continued to reject old denominations of 200, 500 and 1000 Naira notes, despite the proclamation by the nation’s apex bank, the Central Bank of Nigeria, that such denominations remained legal tender, reports Ogochukwu Nwaokafor. The Acting Director, CBN Corporate Communications, Isa Abdul Mumin,  had during the Bankers’ Committee ...

By Jude Atupulazi The Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide has called on the Federal Government and security agencies to arrest and prosecute those threatening and intimidating Ndigbo living in various parts of the country, especially Lagos and Rivers States. The apex Igbo socio-cultural organization made the call ahead of the governorship and state assembly elections that took place last Saturday. In a ...

By Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu The Catholic Bishop of Awka Diocese, His Lordship, Most Reverend Paulinus Ezeokafor, has commiserated with the Primate of Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, His Grace Most Rev Henry Ndukuba and Bishop of Awka, His Grace Rt. Rev Alexander Chibuzo Ibezim, over the death of the former Dean, Church of Nigeria, His Grace Most Rev Maxwell Anikwenwa, OFR. ...

By Ikeugonna Eleke Over 3,000 women from Umunze Community, Orumba South Local Government Area, on Tuesday staged a protest, over the death of a septugenarian, Mrs Charity, whose body parts were allegedly harvested for rituals. Mrs Charity, as she was simply known, was last week attacked at her residence in Umunze where her nipples, private part, lips and fingers were ...