The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disclosed reason for naira scarcity across the nation, saying that, some individuals are hoarding the currency. Speaking to The Cable on Wednesday, the apex bank’s acting director, corporate communications, Sidi Ali said the situation was being addressed. She said the CBN had released sufficient cash to its branches…
Governor, Charles Soludo, has debunked a social media message alleging the approval of a cash transfer of N10,000 for Christmas and New Year celebrations. Ekweanaedo News reports that the governor, through his media secretary, Christian Aburime, described the information as false and warned Anambra people that it may be from people trying to defraud them….
In a recent video, controversial former insurgent from the Niger Delta, Asari-Dokubo, called the current government the “worst” and said it was an insult to the Ijaw people. This angered many. Dokubo is accustomed to political upheaval, having served as the founding member of the Niger Delta People’s Volunteer Force and president of the Ijaw…
HRM Emmanuel Efeizomor II, the immediate past Chairman of the Delta State Traditional Rulers Council and honoured Obi of Owa kingdom, has voiced grave concerns citing the practice of online scammers exhuming bodies from public cemeteries for ritualistic purposes. In the course of an annual interactive meeting held at Owa-Oyibu Palace with members of the…
A staff of Enugu State Fire Service was confirmed dead early Wednesday morning while trying to quench a raging inferno at the Enugu State Motor Spare Parts Market alongside his colleagues. The market is located at the Coal Camp area, within the Enugu metropolis. Ekweanaedo News learnt that the fire started from one of the…
National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) calls for active involvement of adolescents and young people in the country in the fight against HIV/AIDS. The Director General (DG) of NACA, Dr Gambo Aliyu, in a call in Abuja during the National Symposium on HIV Prevention Models for Adolescents and Young People, said it was…
Mr Onoh Chukwuka Richard has reportedly ended his life in Abia State, after he failed to win a 2.5 million naira bet which he played over the weekend. Ekweanaedo News learnt that he took snipper and was later rushed to a hospital where a doctor on duty confirmed him dead. The suicide victim, who hailed…
Peter Obi pens down a warm note to one of his unwavering supporters, Aisha Yesufu on her 50th birthday celebration. Obi in a signed statement released via his account on the X platform, described Yesufu as an exemplary individual who is committed to the realization of a better Nigeria. The former Anambra State Governor stated…
The father of a nine-year-old boy, Emmanuel Adeyemi, cries out over the sudden disappearance of his child during an evangelical outreach in the Orile-Agege area of Lagos state on November 19. Ekweanaedo News reports that while narrating the incident to the media, Mr Adeyemi said they had left together for the outreach but discovered his…
Nigerian controversal singer Ahmed Ololade, popularly known as Asake, has revealed veteran Nigerian rapper cum CEO of YBNL Nation, Olamide, agreed to sign him to the record label after begging for two years. Ekweanaedo News reports that the ‘Mr Money’ crooner made this known in an interview with Hip TV. Asake said things took a…
