Obasanjo unveils book on how Soludo’s engineered consolidation transformed Nigerian banks
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Saturday, unveiled a book on how the Soludo-engineered consolidation transformed Nigerian banks.
Obasanjo, who was represented by a former Cross River State Governor, Donald Duke, at the unveiling of the book written by the Chief Executive Officer of Centre for Financial Journalism, Dr Ray Echebiri.
The title of the book is: “The Power of One Man: How The Soludo- Engineered Consolidation Transformed Nigerian Banks to Global Players”.
Obasanjo said all players in the Nigerian economy as well as the government at all levels need to work hand in hand to improve the current situation of the country.
Don’t allow violent groups overrun Nigeria, Tinubu tells Army
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The 2024 Nigeria Army Day celebration which was held in Plateau State came to an end on Saturday (today) with a charge on the army by President Bola Tinubu not to allow violent groups to overrun the citizens in the country.
Tinubu gave the charge on Saturday while speaking at the Maxwell Khobe Cantonment in Bassa Local Government Area of the state, the venue of the closing ceremony for the week-long celebration.
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He noted that the Nigerian Army had made and continues to make huge sacrifices to keep the citizens safe despite the
security challenges which he further noted had increased in the last decade and a half, adding that ” the Nigerian Army has risen to the challenge to keep Nigeria safe.”
The president said his administration was working hard to equip the army to enable them to perform their constitutional role of protecting the citizens against any territorial aggression.
Atiku lambasts police, calls for accountability
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The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has criticised the Nigeria Police for their alleged breach of citizens’ rights and disregard for court orders.
In a statement issued by his media adviser, Paul Ibe, on Saturday, Atiku criticised the Police for their alleged disregard for the rule of law, citizens’ rights, and impunity.
The former Vice President stated this following the arrest and transportation of a PDP
chieftain, Yusuf Banki, from Abuja to Maiduguri, Borno State, in defiance of a standing court order.
The statement read in part, “Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President of Nigeria and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 election, has slammed the Police for their blatant breach of citizens’ citizens’ rights, and impunity.
National power grid collapses again
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The national power grid again collapsed on Saturday, throwing the country into total darkness.
Our correspondent reports that the grid collapsed around 3 pm.
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company has confirmed the development.
In a statement, the DisCo said all its interface in the Transmission Company of Nigeria stations are out of supply, saying it is unable to provide services to customers in Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo States.
“The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company wishes to inform its esteemed customers of a general system collapse which occurred at 15:09 hours today, 6th July 2024. This has resulted in the loss of supply currently being experienced across the network.
“Due to this development, all our interface TCN stations are out of supply, and we are unable to provide services to our customers in Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo States.