Nigeria and African news

The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has said that the recently-introduced cash withdrawal policy is not intended to make life difficult for Nigerians but to strengthen the economy. Speaking with journalists after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in Daura, Katsina state, Emefiele said many nations were adopting digitisation and…

The Nigerian Air Force has announced the appointment of New Branch Chiefs and Air Officers Commanding (AOCs) and other senior officers. A statement issued on Wednesday by the spokesman of NAF, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, said the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, approved the appointment. Gabwet said the appointments were a routine…

The police in Kaduna state have arrested a suspected gunrunner supplying arms to a notorious bandits’ leader in Zamfara forest. Spokesperson of the State Police Command, Mansir Hassan disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Kaduna. Hassan said the suspect, identified as Musa Yusuf, was intercepted while travelling on a motorbike to Zamfara state…

The Kaduna State Police Command has launched a full-scale investigation into an alleged meeting of factions of political parties, including the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), All Progressives Congress (APC) and Social Democratic Party (SDP), linked to the former governor of the state, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, which reportedly degenerated into violence and sporadic gunshots. The state…

The Kaduna state police command has arrested four suspected kidnappers who killed their victim, Mohammed Kabiru, a six year old boy after collecting N1 million ransom. Parading the suspects on Monday in Kaduna, Mohammad Jalige, spokesman of the command, said Kabiru was abducted on April 24 at the Badarawa area, Kaduna. He said the suspects…