I didn’t discuss Nnamdi Kanu’s release with South East Govs -Obasanjo
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that the issue of releasing the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, was not part of his discussion with the South East governors in Enugu, Enugu State, on Tuesday.
Obasanjo said though he and a former Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, met with the governors to discuss regional development issues, the purported planned release of Kanu by the Federal Government was not part of what was discussed.
The former President disclosed this on Wednesday in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi.
The statement read, “The regional development issues discussed include that of security and infrastructure. Others were economic and cooperative/collaboration, which was meant to complement the national economic development agenda.
Police arrest 270 protesters in Kenya
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Kenyan police said they have arrested more than 270 people masquerading as protesters who are suspected of going on a criminal rampage during anti-government rallies on Tuesday.
Widespread looting and property damage was reported during the youth-led demonstrations in various cities across the country, which some protesters said had been infiltrated by “goons”.
“Security forces across the country singled out suspects found engaging in criminal activities in the guise of protesting, and took them to custody,” the Directorate of Criminal Investigations said in a statement posted on X, formerly Twitter, late Tuesday.
Police arrest Lagos driver who stole employer’s car, gave testimony in church
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The Lagos State Police Command has apprehended 36-year-old robbery suspect, Amos Daniel, who stole his employer’s vehicle on the same day he was hired as a driver.
Daniel confessed to having taken the car to his church to give testimony of God’s miraculous provision.
In a related case, two dismissed soldiers, Akeem Suleiman and Abdulau Mohammed, along with two civilian accomplices, were paraded among other suspects for their involvement in a robbery gang.
The gang allegedly carried out operations wearing military headgear.
The police recovered military headgear, uniforms, and identity cards from the dismissed soldiers.
The police also paraded a 25-year-old suspect, Thankgod Kesh-David, who posed as a roadside mechanic to repair broken-down vehicles, only to disappear with them.
Forex: Turnover in NAFEM rises 74% to $22.88 bn in H1’24
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The volume of dollars traded (turnover) in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, NAFEM, rose year-on-year (YoY) by 74 percent to $22.88 billion in the first half of 2024 (H1’24) from $13.11 billion in H1’23.
Vanguard analysis of quarterly transactions in the market as published by FMDQ showed that turnover stood at $12.64 billion in the first quarter of 2024 (Q1’24) and fell quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) by 19 percent to $10.24 billion in the second quarter of 2024 (Q2’24).
Meanwhile, weekly analysis of June transactions in NAFEM showed that turnover stood at $1.05 billion in the first week of June but fell by 21.5 percent, week-on-week, WoW to $823.75 million in the second week.
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