Nigeria at 58: Buhari ‘signs’ as Nigeria celebrates

Chief of Air Staff asks Nigerians to support troops in the fight against insurgency

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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has disagreed with the Central Bank of Nigeria to ban Crypto-Currencies transactions in the country. Osinbajo spoke at the CBN/Bankers Committee’s Initiative for Economic Growth in Lagos and called on the CBN and the Securities and Exchange Commission to put in place a robust framework for the regulation of Crypto-Currencies. The CBN had ban Crypto-Currencies usage in Nigeria a few weeks ago.

Zimbabwe's Vice President Kembo Mohadi resigns amid sexual misconduct allegations. Local news outlets have been notified of phone recordings allegedly of Mohadi soliciting sex from women, including a subordinate in his office. Meanwhile in Nigeria, families face an anxious wait ahead as Zamfara state officials say they are negotiating with the kidnappers of 317 schoolgirls. And rights activists in Morocco are encouraging women to talk to organisations to break the silence and raise awareness about sexual violence and domestic abuse in the country.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo receive COVID-19 vaccine

The step-daughter of U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris made her New York Fashion Week debut as a model in the Proenza Schouler show on Thursday. Ella Emhoff snaged a modeling contract with IMG models after her fashion-forward appearance at the inauguration in January.

Police in Washington were tipped off by an intelligence bulletin that the subject "may be carrying an AR-15" rifle. The suspect was charged with carrying a dangerous weapon and large-capacity ammunition feeding device.

The Chief of Naval Staff, Awwal Zubairu Gambo has assured Nigerians that insecurity in the country will be reduced to the works of the force that will be noticed in the coming days.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has flagged off the 27th edition of national MSMEs clinic in Gombe state.

The Chief of Air staff, Oladayo Amao, has promised to sustain achievements recorded in Lagos command by his predecessors.

The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao said the war on terror must be won across the country.