Shock, Disbelief In Owerri North Over Gruesome Murder Of Rtd Bank Manager, Wife

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October 9, 2023

By Charles Igbo

The serene community of Emeohe Mbaoma Emii, in the Owerri North LGA is gripped in shock and disbelief, over the gruesome recent murder of two of their own – Mr Anyasodor and his wife.

It was a murder so grisly, so gruesome, so cruel, so terrifying. They were murdered in their home.

While Mr Anyasodor, reportedly, a retired bank Manager, was murdered in his living room, and his body burnt beyond recognition, his wife was butchered in her bedroom, on her bed.

The Anyasodors were, reportedly, murdered by yet-to-be identified assailants on the night of a wake-keep near their home. They were not present at the wake-keep, or, if they were, both husband and wife had left, and gone to bed when their killers came calling.

What surprised most people was that whoever persons killed them did so quietly. They were not in a hurry too. There was no noise, no shoutings, no screams, from the Anyasodor home. Otherwise, such could have attracted the attention of those at the wake-keep.

It was either they met Mr Anyasodor in the living room and killed him, or they dragged him out from the bedroom, killed him in the living room, and burnt his body there. As for the wife, she was slaughtered while she was still lying down on the bed.

Nobody can quite explain why husband and wife were so brutally murdered, or why Mr Anyasodor’s body was burnt. But a speculation, not confirmed, is rife.

Even though all the children of the Anyasodors are, reportedly abroad, the speculation is that one of their sons was, allegedly, involved in an unwholesome business with some people who he cheated out, allegedly, of the proceeds.

To get even with him, the “business partners”, allegedly, went after his parents.

As the bodies of the Anyasodors were being evacuated from their once loving, but now desecrated and violated home, villagers, including relations, watched in disbelief and shock.

Neither the family nor the Police has issued any statement on the double, gruesome, murder.

CBN: eNaira Portends No Risk To Nigeria’s Financial Stability

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Tosin Olatokunbo

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October 9, 2023

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The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has denied a report that the country’s Central Bank Digital Currency, CBDC, otherwise known as the eNaira, is a threat to the nation’s financial stability.

The apex bank in a statement signed by its spokesman, sa AbdulMumin, stated that the peddlers of such reports lack understanding of how successful the CBDC has narrowed the country’s financial inclusion gap.

The CBN said the rebuttal is necessary to set the record straight, even though it does not usually join issues on “news commentary.”

The statement said: “The attention of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has been drawn to news items on some media platforms – traditional and social – suggesting that the country’s Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), the eNaira, is a threat to the nation’s financial stability.

“After reviewing the reports, which appear to have been syndicated, there seems to be a lack of understanding of portions of the Foreword, and some articles, in the bank’s recently released Economics of Digital Currencies: A Book of Readings.

“A recurring theme in the book is the interest of regulators, such as the CBN, in the role of cryptocurrencies as speculative investments, and the potential threat they harbour for financial stability.

“ Pursuant to that, the articles in the book provide an in-depth understanding of CBDCs generally and the workings of the eNaira in particular, highlighting issues and challenges in implementation and adoption.

“One of the media reports speaks of “concerns about Nigeria’s central bank digital currency, eNaira, indicating potential risks to financial stability despite its success in narrowing the country’s financial inclusion gap.”

“The nexus implied is unconvincing. In the ordinary course of things, the CBN does not join issues on news commentary; however, we are constrained to clarify the reports to ensure that misunderstandings are not fostered.

“The eNaira structure continues to evolve and undergo modifications targeted at improving the user experience across all interfaces. We encourage Nigerians to embrace the technology for, amongst other things, greater financial inclusion,” the apex bank said.

Former President Muhammadu Buhari, on October 10, 2021, launched the eNaira saying the digital currency has placed Nigeria on global focus.

President Tinubu Appoints New Members Of Media Team, Among Them, Fela Durotoye, Presidential Aspirant

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Ayodele Oni

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October 9, 2023

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By Ayodele Oni

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of new members to further boost his media team.

The new appointees, that were unveiled on Monday in Abuja by the presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale are to serve in the Office of the President under the Media & Publicity Directorate.

The statement added that the appointments are in compliance with full respect for the tenets of Nigeria’s federal character principle and the supremacy of merit:

They are Mr. Fela Durotoye, former presidential aspirant, now Senior Special Assistant to the President, National Values & Social Justice;

Fredrick Nwabufo, Senior Special Assistant to the President, Public Engagement and Mrs. Linda Nwabuwa Akhigbe, Senior Special Assistant to the President, Strategic Communications.

Others are Aliyu Audu , Special Assistant to the President, Public Affairs; Francis Adah Abah, Personal Assistant to the President, Special Duties.

President Tinubu has further approved the secondment of Mrs. Linda Nwabuwa Akhigbe to serve as the Communications Adviser to the President on the ECOWAS Commission.

The President tasks the new appointees who are serving in the Media & Publicity directorate to uphold the highest standards of decorum and decency in their engagements with members of the public as they advance the President’s determined bid to renew the hope of Nigerians in a restructured economy and unified society that caters sufficiently to the needs of all, regardless of any differences.

Miyetti Allah Says Wike Drinks “Ogogoro” Before Going To Office

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Ayodele Oni

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October 9, 2023

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By Ayodele Oni

Miyetti Allah has said that the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, drinks “ogogoro” (an alcoholic beverage) before he goes to work.

Miyeti Allah said this in reaction to the threat by Wike to ban the movement of cows in the Federal Capital.

The National Secretary of the body, Saleh Alhassan Kubah told Wike that his threat to ban cattle movement in the FCT is inconsequential and added that Wike must find a way for the cows as most of the cattle belong to the elite.

Miyetti Allah’s statement reads: “Where is the grazing land in Abuja? Is it inside the buildings they will graze? The thing is, Wike is not consequential. We have seen Ortom come and go.

“So we don’t want to engage Wike, who has to take ‘Ogogoro’ [Alcoholic drink] before he goes to the office every morning.

“You’ve not heard it before? He said it himself. Let him deliver services in the FCT. We are waiting to see the good work he will do. You know he’s working for our party, so I can’t criticize him.

“He’s our minister. So I don’t want to start fighting our minister. It’s not consequential because there’s no grazing area in Abuja.

“All those cattle you see there belong to the elite there, so he’ll find a way for them. Wike doesn’t merit our responses. Let him deal with the massive abandoned buildings.

“Let him collect tax from all those houses nobody is occupying. Let him develop the city. Let him take care of the indigenous people that have been neglected, the Gwari people.

“He’s from Port Harcourt, an Ikwerre man. He knows how they behave in Port Harcourt. If the Gwari people give him 10 per cent of how Ikwerre people behave in Port Harcourt, he will know how to deal with them. Let him develop the rural areas, and the satellite towns and give them amenities. Power is transient.

”No matter how it is, he will leave very soon. We can’t engage him. He can’t get new information from us. He’s an attention seeker. Is there any grazing land around the Villa?

“Or, is it the sight of cows that people don’t want to see? Are cows not the beauty of the Northern geography? You want to eat cows, but you don’t want to see them; is it not contradictory?

“If there are no cows in the northern geography, what you will be seeing is a crisis caused by the spirits of the land. The land won’t be stable, because the cows need to move for the spirits to be happy. It is their environment.

“He can’t chase the cows away. Who will chase the cows away in the northern territory? Nobody can chase them. We’re going nowhere.

“Let him revoke the lands in the FCT; why is he giving them more time? I thought he would just revoke them at once.

“In the Abuja development plan, there’s no grazing area in the FCT or AMAC area council. Let him handle the issues of insecurity in Abuja. We’re not and will never be his problem.”

Group Opposes Planned Appointment Of EFCC Former Secretary, Olukoyede As Substantive Chairman

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Ayodele Oni

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October 9, 2023

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By Ayodele Oni

Opposition has risen against alleged planned move by President Bola Tinubu to appoint a former Secretary of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), Olanipekun Olukoyede as substantive chairman of the anti graft agency.

Olukoyede had served as Secretary of the Commission while Ibrahim Magu was Chairman.

A group, the Alliance for Good Governance and Due Process, said that apart from the fact that his appointment will be against the law establishing the commission, he was among those indicted by the Justice Ayo Salami investigative panel.

The group, on Monday in Abuja, in a statement signed by its National Coordinator, Mr. Ayelabola Hussain, said the alleged nomination, if it was true, would be a serious violation of the EFCC Act which was specific about the qualities and qualifications of persons that should be the chairman of such an important commission.

Hussain noted that, nothing should be done to turn the EFCC into a lame duck commission just because some powerful forces would prefer an unqualified person to run its affairs.

“We have watched closely and monitored some of the decisions taken by the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu since his inauguration on May 29, 2023.

“While we have, in the past, commended the President for some of the policy initiatives, we find it curious that some news organisations published a story that the President was planning to nominate a one-time Secretary of the EFCC, Mr. Olanipekun Olukoyede, as the chairman of the anti-graft agency.

“To us, this is a shocking development that must be addressed because we have struggled to understand what qualifies Olukoyede for such an exalted office. To be sincere, we have found none. This is, to say the least, a rude joke.

“Besides, the rumour mill is agog with the story of how Olukoyede contracted a Senior Pastor in one of the leading Pentecostal churches in Nigeria to put in a word for him at The Presidency so that he could be appointed to head the anti-agency.

“Is this right? How can The Presidency justify appointing someone who still has a pending case of corruption and who is still under investigation as head of an anti-corruption agency? In any case, the EFCC Act is clear about who is qualified to be the Chairman of the commission.

“The questions are many. In what way is Olukoyede qualified to be so nominated if true? What happens to the pending cases against him even as Secretary of the EFCC under the leadership of Ibrahim Magu? Was Olukoyede exonerated by the Justice Ayo Salami Investigative Panel of the EFCC? If so, where is the report of that panel?

“By the way, it is public knowledge that Olukoyede’s account is still under investigation and frozen. So why is he in hurry to go back to the EFCC? Is there something we don’t know? Does a man with such a huge baggage deserve to be rewarded with the Chairman of the EFCC?”

Movement Of Cows In FCT: Miyetti Allah Dares Wike, Dismisses Him As Inconsequential, Says Elites Behind Herdsmen

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Ayodele Oni

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October 9, 2023

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By Ayodele Oni

Miyetti Allah has reacted to the threat by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike’s threat to ban the movement of cows in the federal capital.

The National Secretary of the body, Saleh Alhassan Kubah, challenged Wike, that his threat is inconsequential adding that Wike must find a way for the cows as most of the cattle belong to the elite.

Miyetti Allah statement reads, “Where is the grazing land in Abuja? Is it inside the buildings they will graze? The thing is, Wike is not consequential. We have seen Ortom come and go.