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Following the arrest of a lecturer over an allegation of having unlawful sexual intercourse with his biological daughter in Lagos State, the state Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency has decried the rise in such cases in the state. The Executive Secretary for the agency, Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, in a statement, said the agency got to know about the development when the victim’s mother reported the case to officials of the agency. The statement said, “The case was reported by the mother of the victim to the agency in January 2023. According to the information the DSVA gathered, the last abuse happened on December 30, 2022. “During the court proceedings at Ogba, the mother of the victim allegedly said that her husband had stopped being intimate with her since 2018 and anytime she tried to address it, it always resulted in him physically assaulting her. “The lecturer was arraigned before Magistrate B. V. Osunsanmi on February 3, 2023, at the Samuel Ilori Magistrate Court 1, Ogba, for allegedly defiling his 10-year-old biological daughter and was also alleged to have been having carnal knowledge of her since 2018. “He was charged on two counts of defilement and sexual assault by penetrations which were contrary to and punishable under Sections 137 and 261 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.” Vivour-Adeniyi said the defendant’s plea was not taken, adding that the court ruled that the perpetrator be remanded at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre, pending the Directorate of Public Prosecutions’ legal advice. She also noted that the case was adjourned to March 6, 2023. Vivour-Adeniyi, however, urged residents to continue to break the culture of silence by reporting cases of abuse, stressing that all forms of abuse were crimes against the state. She said holistic support would be made available to survivors as perpetrators would be made to face the full wrath of the law. https://supers.ng/father-defiles-10-year-old-daughter-in-lagos/
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Over 50 per cent of Point of Sale operators have closed their shops as scarcity of new and old naira notes bites harder, it has been learnt. The National Chief Aggregating Officer of the Association of Mobile Money and Bank Agents in Nigeria, Hussein Olanrewaju, who made this disclosure on Monday to SUPERS.ng, said the impact of the ongoing shortage of new and old naira notes had worsened the plight of their members. While noting that agents should be given preferential treatment in access to the new notes, he lamented that some Nigerians had taken advantage of the situation to charge unreasonable fees. He said, “Operators are licensed bodies that provide platforms which agents leverage on. Currently, agents do not have any preferential treatment to deliver this service, hence, more than 50 per cent of agent shops have been closed down as we speak. “Some agents, however, go extreme to buy these monies and those who do not, move from one ATM point to another incurring lot of cost in the process which will also reflect on the service charge. “It’s worthy to note that some Nigerians have taken advantage of this situation to charge people unreasonable charges.” Hussein further stressed that the ongoing policy meant to swap cash in unbanked areas might not achieve its mandate due to the low number of agents selected for the scheme. He added that including more agents remained the best solution to easing the financial stress Nigerians were currently facing. “As designed by the CBN, the exercise is going as expected. However, it doesn’t really translate to profit for agents. Out of over 1.4 million agents, only 30,000 agents were picked to participate in the cash swap programme, the number is too small and can barely effect any change. “Agents are the ones available and accessible to ease the financial stress Nigerians are currently facing,” he concluded. https://supers.ng/50-pos-operators-close-shops-over-naira-scarcity/
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It’s a proud moment for Nigerian international music star, Temilade Openiyi, better known as Tems, as she makes history as the first Nigerian female singer to win a Grammy award. The 27-year-old Nigerian music sensation won the “Best Melodic Rap Performance” category at the 2023 Grammys on Sunday night, February 6, for her part in “Wait for U,” by Future featuring Drake, beating DJ Khalid’s “Beautiful” and Kendric Lamar’s “Die Hard,” among others. Following Tems’ historic win, a heartwarming video of American DJ and record executive, DJ Khaled congratulating her made the rounds online. In the video, DJ Khaled declared himself as Tems’ biggest fan. “I don’t know if you know it, I’m really your biggest fan, I can talk about for like 20 minutes straight. I love you, congratulations”, DJ Khaled told Tems. Watch video below, https://supers.ng/im-your-biggest-fan-dj-khaled-gushes-as-he-meets-tems/
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28-year-old Ogechi Okoroafor is the graduating female student of the Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, Owerri, Imo State according to SUPERS.ng findings, seen in a viral video in which she is believed to have credited God and her private parts for the successful completion of her academic programme at the institution. In this interview with CHIDIEBUBE OKEOMA, she responds to the widespread controversy generated by the video What course did you study at the Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, Owerri, Imo State? I studied Business Administration for the National Diploma and Higher National Diploma. I am a graduating student. In a recent viral video, you attributed your successful completion of the programme to the help of God and your private parts. Can you explain exactly what you meant by that? No. The whole thing was blown out of proportion. I never meant to say God and my pu**y made me a graduate. It was a mistake, a slip of the tongue. I was carried away by the euphoria of the moment; the joy of becoming a graduate after years in the school. I spoke out of excitement and gratitude to God, my family and everybody who supported me in the academic adventure. What I intended saying was that God and my popsy (slang for father) made me graduate. My father and God are the major influences in my life in SUPERS.ng findings. As my father’s only daughter and the last child, I am too fond of him. We are very close. He is so dear to me. My intention was to say God and my daddy, which we call popsy, made me a graduate. I don’t know why people, especially journalists, are blowing it out of proportion. Have you slept with any lecturer or staff of the polytechnic in exchange for grades or academic favours? How can I? Never! Who doesn’t know that Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, Owerri, is one of the best polytechnics in Nigeria in terms of academic excellence and strict adherence to moral standards? Our rector is a priest of the Anglican Church and a moralist. Our lecturers are intellectually and morally strict. You are a journalist; take your investigative journalism to my school and department and ask questions about me. I am a very serious student. I attended lectures, I did my independent assignments and participated fully in group assignments. I was a serious students. I am not a wayward girl. Have you been summoned by the polytechnic management over your claims? Yes, I was summoned this week. I appeared before a panel in the school. The video was played to me and I was asked to react. I told them it was a mistake and that I was deeply sorry by whatever my mistake had caused the school. I apologised to them and I believe they saw how remorseful I was. It was never my intention to do anything that would impeach the integrity of the school. I know products of our school are respected all over the world and I wouldn’t do anything that would tarnish the hard-earned integrity of the institution. Are you willing to resit your exams if the school decides on that route? It hasn’t got to that point and I pray it doesn’t get to that point. I have apologised to the school and I pray they find a place in their heart to forgive me. This is a father and daughter issue and I hope it would be settled that way. Let me say that I am ready to undertake any punishment by the polytechnic in order to show them how genuinely remorseful I am. Even it means coming everyday to sweep the school compound and any other punishment; I will do it just to prove how remorseful I am. I am a very serious student of the school. I finished with a Cumulative Grade Point Average of 2.8 in my ND programme. I am a very serious student. I just pray that the school management forgive me. I know I messed up and everybody is free to condemn me but let it be known that I am genuinely remorseful. Will you seek legal redress if the school decides not to allow you graduate? For what? It won’t get to that point. I don’t have plans and contacts to go to court. The lawyer, who is speaking on my behalf, is like a big brother to me. I believe that the polytechnic will forgive me. We can settle it amicably. There is no reason to go to court. I pray I am forgiven. What kind of home are you from? I am from a responsible family. I am from Umueze Umuhu community in the Ngor Okpala Local Government Area of Imo State. My parents are alive but not strong, in terms of health. I have three elder brothers. I am the last child and the only daughter. I am 28 years old. How are your parents taking this whole situation? My parents are not aware of it. My parents are in the village. My father is not too healthy; likewise my mother. My mother doesn’t walk well. The school management called my mother and requested her presence but the truth is that my mother has issues with her knees and can’t walk to a reasonable distance. She called me and told me that the school requested her presence and asked me to handle it. My oldest brother called me on this issue and asked me to be very careful. I am from a very responsible family. I regret this whole drama. I am going into depression. My name is flying around for the wrong reasons. Please help me beg the school to forgive me. I am truly remorseful. SOURCE https://supers.ng/im-slipping-into-depression-student-in-sex-for-grade-video-finally-reacted/ 1 Like 1 Share
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Some angry citizens, on Friday, condemned the Federal Government, according to findings by Punch the Central Bank of Nigeria and Deposit Money Banks for subjecting them to hardship over the scarcity of new naira notes and the astronomical hike in the pump price of petrol as a result of acute scarcity. https://www.google.com/amp/s/punchng.com/new-naira-nightmare-buhari-consigns-nigerians-to-seven-more-days-of-hardship/%3famp 11 Likes 1 Share
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Cancelo always wants to play, he needs to play to be happy. He wants to play every single game and hopefully, he can at Bayern. I don’t know what will happen next season with João. I won’t say a bad word, his work ethic, passion, and skills. According to SUPERS.ng Findings, Cancelo joined Bayern Munich on loan during the 2023 January transfer window for the rest of the season. However, there is a buy clause of £71 million in the deal. SOURCE https://supers.ng/reason-joao-cancelo-left-manchester-city-pep-guardiola/
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Gunmen on Thursday murdered Nnaemeka Ugboma, the chairman of Ejemekwuru Customary Court in the Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State. He was killed by gunmen who operated in motorcycles, while presiding a court session, our correspondent was told by close sources. The incident brought the court sitting to an abrupt end as lawyers, court staff and litigants fled. The killing of the jurist who our correspondent gathered hailed from Nnebukwu community in Oguta LGA caused panic in Ejemekwuru community as natives and residents alike fled their homes. One of the sources said,” The jurist was a law graduate of 1991 set. He was killed in his court while sitting. His killers came with motorcycles. They came into the court, dragged him out and shot him dead and drove off. “His corpse was there as people in court fled. The whole thing is confusing because nobody knew any reason while they killed him. He was from Nnebukwu community in Oguta LGA here.” When contacted, the chairman of the Owerri Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association, Ugochukwu Allinor, who confirmed the killing said that the branch would communicate the public on its actions in regards to the incident. The spokesperson for the police in the state, Henry Okoye, did not take his calls when contacted and he had yet to respond to a text message sent to his mobile number as of the time of filing this report. https://supers.ng/gunmen-kill-imo-judge-in-court/ 1 Like
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The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission and the Egyptian Competition Authority on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding to promote trade fairness between both countries. According to SUPERS.ng findings, the process began in 2019 when the FCCPC and the ECA initiated discussions on enhancing competition law and policy between both parties. According to a statement by the management of FCCPC, the key mandates of the FCCPC include protection of consumers, and promoting fair competition in Nigeria, SUPERS.ng learnt that with its scope of application to all undertakings, conduct, and commercial activities within or having effect within Nigeria. “In this regard, the FCCPC and ECA have solidified their engagements in a Memorandum of Understanding. “Considering that both countries are part of the largest economies in Africa, and the mutuality of both agencies’ objectives and mandates, the FCCPC and ECA on Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at the Egyptian Competition Authority’s Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, executed the MoU. SUPERS.ng observed that both agencies recognise and acknowledge the purpose, and benefits this collaboration portends – strengthen economies and promote shared prosperity.” The statement noted that the MoU recognises crucial issues that seek to progress both agencies engagements through joint investigation, capacity development, and sharing of information and experiences to ensure consumers and businesses derive the protection and benefits that are inherent in the economic expansion this engagement enhances. In his remarks, the Ambassador of Nigeria to Egypt, Amb Nura Rimi was quoted saying, “The MoU and its scope presents a very important starting point, and key competition regulators like the FCCPC and the ECA are vital to market entry and stability. This MoU is an indication of both agencies mutual commitments to promote trade and fairness.” The Executive Vice Chairman, FCCPC, Babatunde Irukera welcomed the attendance of Nigeria’s ambassador to Egypt, thanked his colleagues at COMESA for their support and appreciated the warm hospitality of the Egyptian Competition Authority for hosting both the MoU execution and the African Heads of Competition Dialogue Meeting. Irukera said,“Signing this MoU today in a manner of speaking is an end somehow as it concludes the significant work of engagement, negotiation and modification. By the same token, it marks the formal beginning of a framework and platform to increase trade between our countries, promote market fairness and ensure our continent progresses from the standpoints of choices for consumers, market entry and stability.” During his speech, the Chairman, Egyptian Competition Authority, Dr Momtaz Mahmoud welcomed the distinguished attendees, highlighting the close relationship and cooperation with the FCCPC and noting that the MoU was an outcome of collaboration between the two agencies, and portends enhanced integration and joint regulatory action among African countries. He also noted that such cooperation would contribute to addressing cross-border effectiveness of competition regulation between both countries, and on the continent. https://supers.ng/nigeria-egypt-sign-mou-to-promote-trade/
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Labour Party and the New Nigeria Peoples Party on Wednesday according to SUPERS.ng said their presidential candidates would not step down for their counterpart in the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar. The two opposition parties said this as the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council advised the LP standard bearer, Peter Obi and his NNPP counterpart, Rabiu Kwankwaso, not to trust Atiku. The PCC warning was a sequel to claims by the PDP presidential candidate that he was in talks with Obi and Kwankwaso ahead of the February 25 poll. Atiku in an interview with the BBC Hausa disclosed that talks were ongoing between him and the LP and NNPP candidates. But the ex-vice president did not disclose the nature of the talks or the terms of the agreement if any. However, commenting on the reported talks, the Spokesman of the APC Campaign Council, Festus Keyamo, urged Nigerians to ignore the former vice-president, describing him as a man that cannot be trusted even by the leaders of his own party. Speaking in a telephone conversation with our correspondent on Wednesday, Keyamo said, “Atiku is lying; he is not in talks with anyone. Atiku cannot be trusted and that is why he can’t keep his party together. ‘’He has not been able to reach an agreement with the aggrieved governors of his party because those governors know that he does not keep his word.’’ “Kwankwaso left PDP because he was humiliated in the North-West. The PDP treated Peter Obi badly and the man left. These are the men Atiku is giving the impression that they are ready to work with him. It is all lies,” he insisted. The Director-General of the LP Presidential Campaign Council, Akin Oshuntokun, in an interview with The PUNCH in Abuja on Wednesday, said Obi had no intention of striking a deal with Atiku except the latter agreed to step down for the former Anambra State governor. Asked to speak on the said talks, the DG simply asked, “How can that be? To what purpose? For Obi to come and support a ticket, that is a fundamental threat to the national unity of Nigeria? “Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar is welcome to renounce his ticket and throw his considerable political weight behind us. No individual ambition should override the North/ South rotation convention, especially against the backdrop of the damage that the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) has wreaked on the unity of Nigeria with his apartheid-style nepotism.’’ Dismissing Atiku’s overtures to Obi, the Spokesman for the LP PCC, Kenneth Okonkwo, tweeted, “It is gratifying to hear that Atiku is considering stepping down for Peter Obi in the presidential race. ‘’Coming on the heels of Atiku’s confession of using Special Purpose Vehicles to siphon Nigeria’s money, according to Michael Achimugu, this is the wisest thing to do him. That is the only way they talk he is initiating that can make sense. “Please disregard any other assertion from the lying PDP because the only honourable thing left for Atiku to do is an unconditional stepping down for Peter Obi to usher in a new Nigeria.’’ Similarly, the National Publicity Secretary of the NNPP, Major Agbor, urged Atiku to join the Kwankwaso train, saying, “he is not on the ground. He is the one to step down for our candidate, not the other way around. There are talks and there would be no talks in this direction except the former vice-president is throwing his weight of support for Dr Rabiu Kwankwaso.” But the Special Adviser on Media to Atiku, Mazi Paul Ibe, told The PUNCH that the PDP standard bearer had repeatedly reiterated his commitment to form a government of national unity, stressing that that may have informed his decision to open a broad-based conversation with the other contestants. He argued that both Obi and Kwankwaso would not make an impact as they would only get marginal votes in the February 25 presidential election. Asked if the PDP candidate is seeking the support of the two former governors should a run-off becomes inevitable; Ibe stated confidently that Atiku ‘’will coast home to victory on the first ballot.’’ https://supers.ng/obi-kwankwaso-wont-step-down-for-atiku-parties/ 1 Like 1 Share
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Residents of border communities in states including Sokoto, Zamfara, Katsina, Adamawa and Kwara have opted for the CFA franc following the scarcity of the new naira notes across the country. The residents, including traders and commercial drivers, are also rejecting the old naira notes, insisting that customers who do not have the new redesigned currency must pay for goods and services with CFAs. According to findings by SUPERS.ng The CFA franc is the legal tender in eight West African countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo, which make up the West African Economic and Monetary Union, otherwise known as the Union Économique et Monétaire Ouest Africaine. Findings by SUPERS.ng indicated that businessmen and traders in the Zurmi and Shinkafi local government areas of Zamfara State, which border the Niger Republic, prefer the franc to the naira. Investigation revealed that traders in the two LGAs had been selling their commodities in CFA due to fear that they might not get the new naira notes. A cattle dealer, Musa Shehu, said he stopped receiving the Nigerian currency since the Central Bank of Nigeria announced the deadline for the swap of the N1,000, N500 and N200 notes. He stated, “I have since stopped receiving the old naira notes because I don’t have an account and I can’t go to the bank.” A trader in Shinkafi town, who shuttles between Nigeria and Niger Republic, explained that most of his customers paid with the CFA. “I cannot collect old naira notes and give out my commodities to any customer. But I will collect new naira notes and CFA because I am afraid of losing my money if the time for the exchange expires,’’ the trader, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said. A grain seller in Dada village in Zurmi Local Government, Muhammadu Isa, disclosed that he stopped selling grains in the Nigerian currency after the CBN’s policy on new naira notes was unveiled. He said that he sold only to those who possessed CFAs to avoid losing money as ‘’my father did in 1983 when the naira notes were hurriedly changed by the then Major General Muhammadu Buhari regime.’’ Isa explained that his late father lost all his money when Buhari changed the national currency in 1983. The grain trader insisted that he would not accept the old naira notes as there was no bank or Point of Service terminal in his community where he could withdraw the new currencies. “You see since our people and those from the Niger Republic are coming to buy the grains with the CFA, I see no reason why I should collect old naira notes. If anybody wants to buy grains from me, he must pay in CFA or forget it. I will not collect old naira notes because I don’t know what to do with them after the expiration of the deadline,” he noted. In a related development, commercial drivers who ply the Niger Republic from Zurmi and Shinkafi LGAs have also stopped collecting the old notes. They justified their decision with the argument that the CFA was the only legal tender accepted by the people along the Nigeria-Niger borders. A driver, Alhaji Hamisu, stated that passengers had to pay in CFA if they wanted to travel to the Niger Republic or return to Nigeria ‘’because the old naira notes are unacceptable as legal tender.’’ Hamisu said, “I have on several occasions refused to collect the old naira notes from my passengers because I have no time to go to the bank or PoS to get the new notes. “Another problem is that you can’t buy fuel with the old naira notes in Niger republic; as such, no commercial driver on cross-border journeys will agree to take the old notes from passengers. “I was almost stranded in Malbaza town in Niger Republic when I wanted to buy fuel with the old naira notes because we have been doing so before the change of the Nigerian currency. “I went to the filling station as usual and bought 30 litres of fuel and brought out the old notes but the fuel attendant told me that he would not accept the notes. “I pleaded with him but he was not ready to collect the money from me. I was lucky as one of the commercial drivers, who is also my friend, came to buy fuel and he had enough CFAs. I bought the CFA from him and settled the fuel attendant.” Sokoto border traders Also, our correspondent discovered that border communities in Sokoto State preferred to sell their products in CFA due in part to the non-availability of the new notes and the continuous loss of naira value. Speaking with The PUNCH, Mallam Sidi Isa, who trades in cattle in Illela, a border community with the Niger Republic, said he preferred the franc because of the introduction of the new naira notes and the cashless policy. Also speaking, Mr Jamiu Ola, a motor mechanic, argued that the CFA holds more value than the naira. “I prefer CFA due to the fact that it is hardly devalued unlike our own naira which has been devalued,” he added. A businessman, Mallam Haruna Abdulazeez, stated, “I shifted my business to the Niger Republic when I realised I can’t cope with the economy of this country anymore. “If I buy goods from Nigeria and take same to Niger Republic, I make profits due to the value after the exchange. Even if you take sachet water there, you will make your profits due to the exchange rate.” A Sokoto resident, Muhammad Auwal, submitted that the CFA holds more value than the naira, hence his preference for foreign currency. “I normally exchange my naira for CFA as it is not reasonable for someone to keep naira at home due to loss of value,’’ he declared. Adamawa cattle dealers Speaking in an interview, the Chairman of Mubi International Cattle Market in Adamawa State, Jafaru Hamman, lamented the scarcity of newly redesigned naira notes, adding that the difficulties in getting the currency had affected commerce at the border communities. The problem, according to him, is that most traders in Mubi are accustomed to cash transactions and the cashless policy may take time to get mass support. Commenting on the decision of Adamawa communities to opt for the franc over the naira, a cattle dealer, Jafaru Hamman, explained that even before the CBN policy, some traders were using the West African CFA in business transactions. He, however, noted the volume of trade in foreign currency was minimal before the introduction of the new naira redesign policy. Jafaru said the development had made it increasingly difficult for most traders to get the new currency, thereby stifling their business operations. https://supers.ng/sokoto-zamfara-katsina-border-residents-trade-in-cfa-following-new-naira-scarcity/
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The commission indicated this on Tuesday when it disclosed that it had arrested members of a syndicate of currency racketeers trading in the redesigned naira notes at Zone 4, Wuse and Dei-Dei axis of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The Abuja suspects were nabbed according to findings by SUPERS.ng during an operation to halt the illicit currency trading carried out by the anti-graft agency between Saturday and Monday. The EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed the development in a statement on Tuesday. Findings from EFCC officials showed its operatives had penned down some commercial nerve centres in Lagos, Port Harcourt, and Kaduna, where currency hawkers are having a field day. The EFCC planned raids came on the heels of similar raids of currency hawkers and racketeers by personnel of the Department of State Services. The EFCC planned raids came a day after the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefile, said the apex bank would collaborate with law enforcement agencies such as the EFCC and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, to track heavy withdrawals. The PUNCH reports that the CBN had extended the deadline for the validity of the old N200, N500 and N1,000 notes from January 31 to February 10. The Department of State Services revealed on Monday that its operatives arrested some currency traders who had turned the sale of newly redesigned notes into brisk business. The secret police also alleged that the perpetrators were working in cahoots with officials of commercial banks. Meanwhile, the EFCC further noted that its findings revealed that some of the money traders were working with officials of Money Deposit Banks, vowing to extend its operation to all major commercial centres across the country until all the syndicates involved in the illegal trade are demobilized. The anti-graft agency also urged financial market operators to ensure compliance with the guidelines set by the CBN. It added, “The suspects have made useful statements, including a disclosure that they were acting in cohort with some unscrupulous officials of Money Deposit Banks. “The commission will extend the operation to all the major commercial centres of the country until all the syndicates involved in the illegal trade are demobilised. Financial system operators are also warned to desist from the sharp practices or risk arrest and prosecution. “Zonal commanders of the EFCC also met with officials of various banks in their commands in an effort to ascertain the volume of the new notes issued to the commercial banks and how the banks were dispensing the monies to their customers.” “The commanders urged the financial market operators to ensure compliance with the guidelines set by the Central Bank of Nigeria while disclosing that they have dispatched operatives across their commands to monitor the level of compliance by banks and other operators in the financial market.” Heavy withdrawals The apex bank has asked commercial banks to stop multiple debit card withdrawals as it stepped up efforts to implement a seamless currency change regime. The CBN governor, Emefiele, in a meeting with commercial banks on Monday also reportedly directed banks not to pay old notes via ATMs or over the counter. He equally instructed the EFCC and ICPC officials to inspect bank branches over the next two weeks to ensure full compliance with the guidelines. The reported directive read in part, “At the CBN Bankers Committee meeting today (Monday), the governor instructed Banks as follows: No Bank is authorised to pay out old notes via ATMs or in bank branches over-the-counter “No payment of new notes over the counter. Banks are only allowed to release new notes via ATMs. Corporates that require cash should only be given the old N100 notes and below. Corporates must not be given new notes. “EFCC/ICPC officials will accompany CBN examiners to inspect bank branches over the next two weeks to assess full Compliance with CBN guidelines above. “Officials of branches that fail to comply or that release cash to corporates and politicians will face termination of their contracts and the respective banks will be sanctioned “No branch should allow an individual with multiple debit cards to do multiple transactions on ATMs. “All new notes have tracking numbers to trace them back to state, bank and bank branches. So, notes confiscated at parties and other locations can be traced back to the bank and applicable branch.” Bank customers in Lagos expressed worries over their inability to get either old naira notes over the counter or at the ATMs. According to the customers, the ban on over-the-counter transactions of old notes was meant to compound the problems of Nigerians. While speaking with our correspondent at the banking hall of the United Bank for Africa located by Leventis, Marina, Adewale Adebayo said the banks were out to punish the masses. He said, “When you are talking about banning counter transactions of the old notes when the majority of the machines were not working, the decision does not make any sense. “They say it is going to stop the old notes in circulation, but this is not true. These old notes are still everywhere. The PoS people are still giving the old notes. Banning it without the provision on how to get the new ones is too complicated for those of us who need cash for daily survival.’’ Suleiman Rasaki, a cooperative operator, told The PUNCH at the banking hall of the Sterling bank in Marina, Lagos, that the rationale behind banning transactions of the old notes when the ATMs were not dispensing sufficient cash was ill-conceived. But Emmanuel Anoro believed the decision was the right one considering the depreciation in the value of the naira. He added that “The changing of new naira notes is okay. It will help to change the contaminated notes and discourage people who are keeping money inside their houses.” As of the time of filing the report around 2 pm, only a few machines were working in all the ATMs visited in Marina. Full Story https://supers.ng/efcc-to-raid-lagos-kaduna-pharcourt-currency-hawkers/ |
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Tony Elumelu, the chairman UBA Group has opened up on what he thinks about the popular boy group BTS that has continued to dominate the music scene. Nothing prepared Nigerians for a throwback picture of Tony Elemelu, who is the board chairman of UBA with the popular and multiple award-winning boy group BTS. The business mogul took to his social media platform on Thursday, January 26, 2023, to shed more light on what he thinks of the group and why and how the picture was taken. Tony Elumelu opened up that he had met and had taken the pictures with the talented group BTS in 2018 at the United Nations General Assembly. BTS had given a speech at the General Assembly in 2018 in front of world leaders at the launch of Generation Unlimited which is an initiative according to the UN that: will tackle the global education and training crisis currently holding back millions of young people and threatening progress and stability by focusing on three key areas of work: secondary-age education; skills for learning, employability and decent work; and empowerment. Tony Elumelu in his post on social media revealed that the boy group is in fact one of his favourite bands. The business mogul shared the post on his Twitter and Instagram platforms. https://supers.ng/what-i-thinks-of-sensational-group-bts-tony-elumelu/
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Carter Efe has called out media personality, Yhemo Lee, for berating the hustle of skit makers in Nigeria. During a recent Instagram live session , Carter Efe aired his grievance with Yhemo Lee for claiming that he earns the amount skit makers make for shooting seven videos in one night. Yhemo Lee, who is an actor, hypeman, nightlife king, influencer and an entertainment connoisseur, had stated this in a recent interview with Cloud Africa. This infuriated Carter Efe who went online to lash out at Yhemo Lee for looking down on skit makers, and underrating their craft. He tackled Yhemo Lee and asked to know what he does at night since he claims to make so much money in one night. Carter Efe added that he earns $50,000 from seven videos, and quizzed Yhemo Lee if he makes that amount in one night. The angry comedian, who recently acquired a brand new Mercedes Benz, further wondered if Yhemo Lee owns a house since he claims to be richer than most skit makers. https://supers.ng/i-collect-50000-for-7-videos-carter-efe-brags/
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Portable, has taken to social media to leak purported chats between his second wife and her lover after he caught her cheating. The Zazu Zeh star had previously given a hint that there was trouble in paradise with a cryptic post he shared on his Instagram page. In the post, he urged his male fans and followers to fear women while taking a swipe at a woman who, he claims, was professing love to another man while in her partner’s house and planning their marriage. “Man put you for house you still dey promise another man. Wahala Wahala Wahala you never ready O sare Lol Marry… You dey double date and you still dey play wedding. Oun Pa pepe iro. I respect women fear who no dey fear women. A single mother can not raise up a responsible child Alakada Fake Life. Fear who no dey fear Woman 👌”. He wrote. Read Full Gist https://supers.ng/portable-leaks-her-private-chats-with-her-second-wife-he-caught-cheating/
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Arsenal’s manager, Mikel Arteta will be looking to win the Premier League manager of the month award consecutively following his nomination for the award this month ( January). The Spaniard was announced as the winner of the award for November/December 2022, SUPERS.ng observed. According to SUPERS.ng findings, the former Gunners’ manager, Unai Emery was also nominated for the award following victories over Tottenham, Leeds, and Southampton. Brentford’s, Thomas Frank also got recognition for the fantastic job he did in January, The Bees were unbeaten in three matches with wins over Liverpool and AFC Bournemouth before a draw at Leeds United. Nottingham Forest’s Steve Copper and Brighton’s Roberto De Zerbi complete the list. SOURCE https://supers.ng/premier-league-january-2023-manager-of-the-month-award-see-list/
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Actress, Patience Ozokwor has in a new interview averred that she can never leave her matrimonial home over infidelity. The thespian stated this while having a heart-to-heart conversation with her colleague, Mercy Johnson, on her cooking show, Mercy’s Menu. Speaking on the advise she would give women with unfaithful husbands, Patience Ozokwor, who lost her husband in 2000, said cheating is not a deal breaker for her and she would not leave her marriage over an affair. Patience Ozokwor says She said her husband’s mistress should be the one to leave because she is the intruder. She added that she would rather hold on to her family until peace is restored than walk away. She however stated that if her husband continues cheating and is unwilling to change, he would be the one to leave the house. Her words, “I’m not going to leave my house for any body. You are the visitor that came in, find your way out. I will so hold my family, so polish it and sweep out all the dirt and have a peaceful home again. If infidelity is constant, it’s the one that’s infidel that should go out.” Watch video below https://supers.ng/patience-ozokwor-i-can-never-leave-my-marriage-over-infidelity-watch/
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In an attempt to deposit old notes before the January 31 deadline stipulated for the phasing out of the old N1,000, N500 and N200 notes, bank customers have started rushing to banks across the country to exchange their old notes for new ones, according to findings by SUPERS.ng. 4 Likes
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Chinedu Izuchukwu Okoli, better known as Flavour, has melted hearts online with a video from his recent visit to his mother. The singer recently paid a visit to his mother and posted beautiful moments from the visit on social media. On his Facebook page, Flavour shared a video showing him reading a Bible verse to his mother during their family devotion. The “Ada Ada” star read Psalm 35 from the Bible with apparent concentration, while his mother was captured paying rapt attention as she said “Amen” to the powerful proclamations from the bible verse. As they rounded up prayers, the singer assured his mother that he would study the same Bible verse when he returned home. Watch the heartwarming video below, Just recently, Flavour took to social media to share lovely videos of himself spending some quality time with his children. The “doings” crooner, who recently returned to the country, stopped by his daughters’ schools to pick them up. In the video, the girls couldn’t hide their excitement upon seeing their father. One of the singer’s daughter can be seen running frantically towards her superstar dad. As they journeyed back home, the visibly elated girls expressed their love for the singer and declared that he’s the best. Follow link to watch video https://supers.ng/moment-flavour-videod-reading-bible-verse-to-his-mum-during-devotion/
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Singer, Blackface has taken to his social media page to call out fast-rising Nigerian singer, Asake over alleged intellectual theft. SUPERS.ng could observe that Blackface, in a series of posts on Twitter, accused the “PBUY” star of remixing “his song,” “Joha,” without his permission. According to Blackface, Asake stole his hit song “Joha” from him without giving him credit. This comes after ace videographer TG Omori, who directed the video of Asake’s hit song “Joha,” made the startling revelation that he charged $165,000 (over $75 million) for the music video, SUPERS.ng Taking to his Twitter page, a disgruntled Blackface pointed out that such an amount was used to shoot the video, but no one could call the “owner of the song” to inform him before remixing the song. “You spend $165k dollars to shoot musical video for your artist Una no fit use 100naira call the owner of the song before una remix am Una dey form say una smart I believe E better make una do the right thing because this one I no go sorry for una ! I dey come !.” He wrote in part. Meanwhile, SUPERS.ng findings shows an old video of Asake, performing “Joha” during his university days recently surfaced online. The 27-year-old graduate of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, rose to prominence early in 2022 following the release of his hit track “Omo Ope,” featuring YBNL boss Olamide, and has since become a force to be reckoned with in the Nigerian music industry. The old video that’s currently making the rounds online shows Asake and his team performing “Joha” on the stage of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) years before the song became a hit. SUPERS.ng gathered that that was the first time he performed the track, “Joha,” and a few years later, after he became a star, he modified the song, which is now a global hit. https://supers.ng/blackface-samples-asake-for-intellectual-property-theft/
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Commotion as Aviation union strikes , Details Several international passengers were stranded at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos on Monday, as many airlines were forced to divert flights due to the strike action embarked on by workers of the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc over salary-related issues. NAHCO in a statement acknowledged that some of its clients were being put through a difficult situation by the insistence of some of its members of staff to embark on a strike action despite a subsisting order of the court allegedly restraining them from doing so. The Group Executive Director of NAHCO, Dr Olusola Obabori, said the company regretted the inconveniences the industrial action had caused, SUPERS.ng learnt He said, “We understand the power of negotiation. The company which has arguably the best welfare package among the local players in the aviation industry will do all that is absolutely necessary to make its workforce happy even as it delights its customers. This situation would be resolved speedily as it is detrimental to the staff, the company, and its esteemed clients.” According to SUPERS.ng observation Delta Air Lines, Turkish Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines, Virgin Atlantic Airways, Qatar Airways, and Air France-KLM were some of the airlines the company handles their logistics. It handles check-in, boarding, and ramp services for many international and domestic carriers. The National Union of Air Transport Employees and the Air Transport Senior Staff Services Association of Nigeria had last week given a five–day notice of strike to NAHCO management, citing slow progress in negotiation for salary review. The company, which recently promoted about 2,000 members of its workforce, asked that accelerated negotiation be continued in February to enable the company to stabilise from the financial effect of the recent promotions. NAHCo workers, however, prevailed on the protesting staff to shelve their action. The strike was suspended after a meeting among NUATE, ATSSSAN and the company’s management. NAHCo’s management as part of peace measures had to withdraw the suit it filed against the actions of the workers and vacate the earlier obtained court order. According to a statement issued by NAHCO, negotiations on staff welfare are to commence on Wednesday, January 25th January 2023; all negotiations were to be concluded during the week with a resolution that all staff should resume work immediately. Airlines such as Qatar Airways and RwandAir which had taken off diverted to Accra and other neighbouring countries while the strike action lasted. It was learnt that Qatar Airlines had to go back to Doha with the same passengers after it appeared that the situation would take a long time to be resolved. Virgin Atlantic was in a frantic move as of 8.30 am on Monday to prevail on the workers’ union to rescind their action while looking for an amicable resolution to the issue. Many of Virgin Atlantic’s passengers were students who were returning to schools in the United Kingdom.
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On Monday, federal Government, declared that Nigeria would definitely witness another round of flood in many states this year, but stated that early preparations had commenced to avoid some of the mistakes that were made in 2022. SUPERS.ng Learnt that 662 persons were killed by the devastating flood situation in 2022, adding that state governors would be informed early this year about disaster-prone areas. The Director-General, National Emergency Management Agency, Mustapha Ahmed, disclosed this in Abuja at the executive seminar for NEMA employees and senior members of staff selected from State Emergency Management Agencies and critical disaster management stakeholders. Speaking to journalists on the side-lines of the event, he said, “This is January and by tomorrow (Tuesday), NiMet (Nigeria Meteorological Agency) is releasing their seasonal climate prediction and after that I believe that in the next week or two, NIHSA (Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency) will release their own flood outlook. “And immediately after that we will gather stakeholders to critically analyse the reports and interpret it and attach it with the vulnerable areas mapping, and send it out to states. “We are starting early because we have seen one or two mistakes that were done last year. So we have to work together and collaborate with all the states. We can’t work if NEMA is moving on one side, while the states are on the other side.” SUUPERS.ng Asked whether NEMA was interfacing with the Nigeria Governors Forum on how to manage floods in states, Ahmed said replied in the affirmative and stressed that there would be floods this year. He said, “When we finish with this (seminar), and NiMet releases its climate prediction, and NIHSA releases its own outlook, and we analyse them and then conduct the vulnerable areas mapping, we will then interact with the governors directly, all of them. “We don’t do that for just once, rather we identify the likely areas of disaster. It is going to flood again this year, there is no doubt about that. It is going to flood. How severe it will be is what we don’t know for now, but it’s actually going to flood again.” In his address during the event, he said the devastating 2022 flood disaster across the country was unprecedented in the history of Nigeria. https://supers.ng/fg-predicts-fresh-flooding-says-662-killed-2022/
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Report Says Tech sector sacked 55,970 in 20 days The global technology sector has laid off 55,970 workers in the first 20 days of 2023, according to an analysis of datas sourced from layoffs.fyi. This is an indication that the tech sector is picking up from where it left off last year when it laid off 158,951 workers. Already, the number of layoffs in the sector in 2023 is 35.21 per cent of the total amount of layoffs in 2022. During the COVID-19 pandemic SUPERS.ng observed that many tech firms hired a lot of workers as the demand for online services grew because of enforced lockdowns. Since these lockdowns eased, demand for online services has reduced and many tech firms have recorded reduced revenues. While announcing the firm’s decision to lay off 11,000 workers in 2022, Meta’s CEO said, “At the start of Covid, the world rapidly moved online and the surge of e-commerce led to outsized revenue growth. “Many people predicted this would be a permanent acceleration that would continue even after the pandemic ended. I did too, so I made the decision to significantly increase our investments. Unfortunately, this did not play out the way I expected. “Not only has online commerce returned to prior trends, but the macroeconomic downturn, increased competition, and ads signal loss have caused our revenue to be much lower than I’d expected.” According to research by Morgan Stanley, aggressive hiring by tech companies resulted in rising payrolls at tech and tech-adjacent companies, SUPERS.ng learnt. It stated that Africa was not isolated from these layoffs as many of these firms have a large presence in Africa. Findings by SUPERS.ng say Twitter announced its mass layoff in 2022, a large chunk of its African team was affected. Also, in 2022 local tech firms like Chipper Cash, Kuda, Swvl, Wave, and more headlined layoffs on the continent. A decrease in start-up funding because of a global economic crisis has been projected to impact the African start-up space and impact workers In 2022, Meta’s 11,000 layoffs was the largest in the sector. Amazon and Twitter also formed part of the companies that let workers go in 2022. In 2023, Google is leading the way with 12,000 intended layoffs. Microsoft has also announced plans to sack 10,000 workers in the coming months of 2023, SUPERS.ng observed In a mail to its workers, Google blamed the present economic situation for the layoffs. Alphabet Chief Executive Officer, Sundar Pichai, said in an email to employees, “I have some difficult news to share. We’ve decided to reduce our workforce by approximately 12,000 roles. “We’ve already sent a separate email to employees in the US who are affected. In other countries, this process will take longer due to local laws and practices. “This will mean saying goodbye to some incredibly talented people we worked hard to hire and have loved working with. I’m deeply sorry for that. The fact that these changes will impact the lives of Googlers weighs heavily on me, and I take full responsibility for the decisions that led us here. “Over the past two years, we’ve seen periods of dramatic growth. To match and fuel that growth, we hired for a different economic reality than the one we face today. “I am confident about the huge opportunity in front of us, thanks to the strength of our mission, the value of our products and services, and our early investments in AI. To fully capture it, we’ll need to make tough choices. So, we’ve undertaken a rigorous review across product areas and functions to ensure that our people and roles are aligned with our highest priorities as a company. “The roles we’re eliminating reflect the outcome of that review. They cut across Alphabet, product areas, functions, levels and regions.” Alphabet has a workforce of about 187,000 workers worldwide as of September 2022, and its recent cuts will affect about six per cent of its total workforce. In an earlier interview with The PUNCH, the Chief Executive Officer, Prunedge, Joel Ogunsola, said, “The value of funding has been lower. Revenue is dwindling and everyone is battling with this, and it is a challenge.” SUPERS.ng observed that the Founder of Lendsqr and a trustee of Open Banking Nigeria, Adedeji Olowe, stated, “When COVID-19 happened, everyone went remote and everything digital exploded. “A lot of companies, both big and small, faced a lot of demand. There was an increased demand for their services and a lot of people thought that the increased demand and growth will face an upward trajectory, so people over-hired. “People also raised funds at a high valuation. Now that the world is normal, things are calmer, and reality is beginning to reset things. It was COVID-19 exuberance that caused people to over-hire. So, now people are shedding excess weight. Tech is still great, that is the truth, but both enthusiasm and economics are coming back to normal. The market will reset, and everyone will move on.” https://supers.ng/report-says-tech-sector-sacked-55970-in-20-days/ 1 Like
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Halima Abubakar, has alleged that she was pregnant on three occasions for Apostle Johnson Suleman, the General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries International SUPERS.ng recall that Halima had in 2022 called out Suleman on social media while claiming the pair once dated. She added that the cleric also had sexual affairs with several actresses, including Shan George and Iyabo Ojo. On Instagram, Halima said that her life was in danger and that the cleric should be held responsible for whatever happened to her. “Please don’t worry about me. But you can hold Johnson Suleman responsible, just in case. You can’t do anything, though. Nigerians are aware. If anything happens, Johnson, it’s you,” she had posted on Instagram. However, in a recent interview, the actress claimed the duo dated for six years. In a now-viral clip of the interview, Halima was asked if she was ever pregnant for Suleman and why she did not keep the pregnancy, she said, “Yes, I was once pregnant for him. When I lost the baby, he was crying, you would think it’s real because he was shedding tears that I lost his child. “It’s crazy. I got pregnant three times for him. The last one got me bleeding…I had to take tablets to stop it.” On how long it took the bleeding to stop, she replied “For four years, I actually just came out since I have been in a long spiritual battle; the blood just stopped rushing, you won’t believe it. “He was sleeping with me even while I was bleeding. That’s the dangerous part of it, and he was telling me he couldn’t sleep with any other person, that’s why. “The whole thing took me unaware because I was naive and not a spiritual person. Even when I’m on my period, he does that (sleeps with me).” This is not the first time Apostle Suleman will be involved in sexual scandal. SUPERS.ng confirmed that, In 2021, Another Nollywood actress, Chioma Ifemeludike, claimed she was in a sexual relationship with the overseer of the Omega Fire Ministries Worldwide. The actress and producer, who has been in the Nollywood industry for nine years, had revealed that she had no idea that the man of God was quite prominent at the time she had an intercourse with him. Chioma on her Instagram page recalled that the first deal of her encounter of romp sex with the man of God was sealed through a hookup by another lady, Linda Clems, noting that at the second time, she clearly recognised him because they exchanged numbers during the first romp and communicated thereafter. In a video obtained by SaharaReporters, she added that her public confession came after her spirit continued to torment her, and she needed to make restitution for her sin. SUPERS.ng also in February 2021 reported that a former pastor of the Omega Fire Ministries, Mike Davids, accused Suleman, of sleeping with his wife. He added he was ready to expose the truths behind Stephanie Otobo’s sex scandal. The case of Otobo, a Canada-based singer, came up in 2017 and 2018 when she accused Suleman of sexual relationship – a controversial scandal that plagued the church and attracted the attention of Nigerians for months. https://supers.ng/halima-abubakar-i-was-pregnant-3-times-for-apostle-suleman/
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Actress, Eucharia Anunobi has said that anyone who laments about the state of Nigeria and is yet to get their permanent voter’s card is an antichrist. Eucharia shared a video on her Instagram page highlighting all the ways one can be an anti, including not getting their PVCs. Actress, Eucharia Anunobi has said that anyone who laments about the state of Nigeria and is yet to get their permanent voter’s card is an antichrist. Eucharia shared a video on her Instagram page highlighting all the ways one can be an anti, including not getting their PVCs. According to her, they were anti because the word meant to work against the good things. She said; “If your pastor preaches anything that hurts your feelings or offends you but is in line with the word of God, he or she is not out of line which means you an antichrist. If you are a husband or wife snatcher, you are an antichrist. If you are sleeping with an underaged, you are an antichrist. If you are a landgrabber, you are an antichrist. If you are sleeping with persons of the same gender or in the same sex marriage, you are an antichrist. If you are a politician and you have no intentions to redeem your promises, you are an antichrist. And if you are a Nigerian and you have been complaining that Nigeria is a mess and you have not gotten your PVC to vote in the coming election, you are an antichrist” MORE https://supers.ng/eucharia-anunobi-if-you-have-not-gotten-your-pvc-you-are-an-antichrist/
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At least 85 per cent of Nigerian doctors are planning to leave the country to seek greener pastureshttps://punchng.com/85-doctors-planning-to-leave-nigeria-says-nard/?amp 1 Like 1 Share
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President, Association of Mobile Money and Bank Agents in Nigeria, Victor Olojo, has said the Central Bank of Nigeria is set to clampdown on illegal Point of Sales operators in the country. https://punchng.com/cbn-to-clamp-down-on-illegal-pos-operators/?amp 2 Likes 2 Shares
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