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THREE state have dragged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to court asking that it be compelled to end the ongoing demonetisation policy of the federal government until it complies with relevant provisions of the law.

FORMER Imo State governor Senator Rochas Okorocha has had the N2.9bn fraud charges brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) dismissed by an Abuja federal high court.

VICTOR Osimhen could soon become the joint fifth most expensive player ever as English Premier League clubs Chelsea and Manchester United are both lining up €120m bids for him in the summer.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] World War Two is one of my great passions as I could study it non-stop 24/7. It led to so many innovations and altered the way we live to such an extent that it deserves to be studied 365 days a year

[2] One of the biggest revelations of the war were the Tuskegee Airmen. Four squadrons of all-black African Americans created to fail by the racist US military high command but alas, they ended the war as the world’s best ever pilots

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated Nigeria's Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Development Institute (Amedi) in the Nasarawa State capital Lafia as part of a long-term programme to enhance food security and create jobs across the country.

FORMER Anambra Stare governor and Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has called on Nigerians to bear with the federal government and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) over the ongoing currency redesign exercise that is causing untold hardship.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] It reduces business risks and costs

[2] It reduces the transmission of diseases via cash

[3] Transaction speed is increased

[4] Elimination of high-denomination notes for purposes of reducing criminal activity

[5] Better collection of economic data

[6] Easier consumer budgeting

[7] Limitation on the amounts spent by politicians to induce voters

[8] Less money sprayed at parties wastefully

GOVERNOR Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has accused the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor Godwin Emefiele of intentionally launching the naira redesign programme to frustrate the presidential ambitions of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.

NIGERIA-eligible teenage striker Victor Musa is knocking on the doors of the Manchester United first team after putting in scintillating performances with the club's U18 squad where he has scored in successive back-to-back matches.

Ayo Akinfe 

[1] Anyone who is a student of global manufacturing will know that nations which carve out niches in certain sectors always go on to do well. You just need to look at how Britain dominated shipbuilding for decades or look at what Japan and Germany are currently doing in the global automobile market