Archive for: February, 2023

Old Notes Deadline: Nigerians Left In Suspense As Supreme Adjourns Suit

LAGOS FEBRUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The supreme court has adjourned the hearing of the case brought against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on the naira redesign policy to Wednesday, February 22. The supreme court said its order suspending the implementation of the February 10 deadline on the old naira notes still subsists. Ruling on an ex […]

Belgian Goalkeeper Slumps And Dies After Saving Penalty

LAGOS FEBRUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Belgian goalkeeper Arne Espeel collapsed on the field and died after saving a penalty kick, according to reports. The 25-year-old was playing for Sint-Eloois-Winkel Sport’s B team in a second provincial division match against Westrozebeke on Saturday evening, according to Belgian newspaper Het Nieuwsblad. “Home goalkeeper Arne Espeel stopped Mohammed El Baghdadi’s […]

China Threatens US Entities Over Downing Of Suspected Spy Balloon

LAGOS FEBRUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-China said Wednesday it will take measures against U.S. entities related to the downing of a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the American East Coast. At a daily briefing, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin gave no details and did not identify the targets of the measures. China says the balloon was a […]

2023: Group Condemns Campaign Of Falsehood Against Peter Obi, Labour Party

LAGOS FEBRUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The NEO AFRICANA CENTRE (NAC) says it has noted with grave concern and trepidation the incipient culture of character assassination and blackmail that has crept into the presidential campaigns as the February 25 presidential election approaches. NAC said this trend and tendency portend a grave danger to a sane and civilized democratic […]

Petroleum Marketers Seek Arrest Of  Customs Boss Over Auction Of 24 Petrol-Laden Tankers

LAGOS FEBRUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Petroleum marketers have called for the arrest of the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Col. Hameed Ali (rtd), for flouting a judgement of the Federal High Court (FHC), Abeokuta, Ogun State, over arrest and auctioning of 24 petrol-laden tanker trucks as scraps. LEADERSHIP reports that Justice Shittu Abubakar of the […]

Police Arrest Suspected Buyers Of  Murdered Ex-CBN’s Stolen Car

LAGOS FEBRUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested two persons who bought the stolen vehicle belonging to ex-Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) staff, Mr Kehinde Fatinoye, and his wife, Bukola Fatinoye. The couple, and their only child, Oreoluwa, were murdered by three people, including the family driver, Lekan Adekanbi, who is […]

Shehu Sanni Gives Reasons Why El-Rufai Will Continue To Attack, Insult Buhari

LAGOS FEBRUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Civil rights activist and former lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani has given reasons President Muhammadu Buhari should expect more attacks from Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State. He was reacting to the outburst of the governor against President Buhari over the presidential election issues. In an interview with DAILY POST in Abuja on […]

Saudi Arabian Police Arrest Nigerian Man For Having N500,000 Cash In Car Booth

LAGOS FEBRUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian man living in Saudi Arabia identified as Wasiu Ismail has been arrested and detained. SaharaReporters gathered that Ismail was arrested on January 7 after Saudi Riyal equivalent to N5million was found in his car booth. “He was arrested on 7th and we didn’t hear anything from him till 15 when […]

POS Operators Selling Naira Notes Risk Imprisonment-CBN Warns

LAGOS FEBRUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Amid the chaos surrounding the currency swap, the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has vow to arrest and prosecute any Point of Sale, POS, operator or payment agents found to be selling Naira notes in the guise of transaction charges, warning that it is an economic crime and an imprsonable offence. According […]

N200, N500, N1000 Old Naira Notes Cease To Exist As Legal Tender-CBN

LAGOS FEBRUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has declared that the old N200, N500 and N1000 have ceased being legal tender since February 10, 2023. CBN had originally fixed January 31 as deadline for old notes to be in circulation but extended it in response to pressure from Nigerians. However, before the February […]

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