Author: Michael Right

Sierra Leone has removed three zeros from its banknotes with the introduction of a new currency. A 10,000 leone note is equal to 10 new leone bills, which is just under $1 or £0.60, because the leone is being replaced by the “new leone.” Additionally, coins will once again be used. Chinese Miners Kidnapped In Deadly Nigerian Raid The redenomination of the currency will not have an impact on the purchasing power of the currency, according to Ibrahim Stevens, deputy governor of the Bank of Sierra Leone. However, other people worry that their financial condition may get worse. In the…

The first translation of the Quran into the Igbo language has been published in Nigeria. It was unveiled at a gathering at the Ansar-Ud-Deen Mosque in Abuja, where Muhammad Murtala Chukwuemeka, who translated the holy Islamic text from Arabic into the Igbo language, said it took him five years to complete. Igbo is largely spoken in south-eastern Nigeria, where Christians make up the bulk of the population. Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa, with a predominantly Muslim north and a predominantly Christian south. My Life Is At Risk Because I’m Gay – Nigerian Deportee However, not all Igbos reside…

Brazilian forward, Richarlison has joined Tottenham Hotspur on a five-year, believed to be around £60 million from Everton. The 25-year-old helped Everton avoid the drop last season by scoring 10 goals and dishing out five assists. Following his July 2018 transfer from Watford, he made 135 league appearances for the Toffees, scoring 43 goals. Richarlison was acquired by the Hornets for £11.5 million in 2017 from the Brazilian team Fluminense. Chelsea Make Man City Contact Over Sterling Richarlison, who could play as a central striker or as a wide attacker, finished as Everton’s joint-top scorer in all competitions in his…

Mohamed Salah has signed a new three-year contract extension with Liverpool. According to BBC Sport, the 30-year-old will be the best paid player in the history of the club thanks to the contract, which is worth more than £350,000 a week. There were questions about the Egyptian forward, whose previous contract had only one year remaining. “It’s the right choice for both of us and for him. I believe he belonged with us. Now, this is his club” manager of the Reds, Jurgen Klopp. Salah to sign new Liverpool deal, Firmino heads to Juventus “For our fans, this is a…

Germany is physically returning two Benin bronzes and more than 1,000 other artefacts from its museum collections to Nigeria, more than a century after being looted by British soldiers from the once-powerful kingdom in west Africa, The German foreign minister, Annalena Baerbock, and the culture minister, Claudia Roth, will sign a restitution agreement with their Nigerian counterparts, Zubairu Dada and Lai Mohammed, in Berlin on Friday afternoon. With immediate effect, the political agreement transfers 1,100 artefacts held by the Linden Museum in Stuttgart, the Humboldt Forum in Berlin, the Rautenstrauch-Joest Museum in Cologne, the Museum of World Cultures in Hamburg,…

In Anambra State, there has been a recorded first case of monkeypox. The victim is a resident of the Anambra East local government area of the State, where he caught the sickness, according to the State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Afam Obidike. He claimed that the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH) in Nnewi had isolated a treatment unit where the victim was receiving care. Since the disease breakout in several regions of the country early this year, according to Obidike, the state’s preparedness and response team has been on high alert. The state’s preparedness and response team’s surveillance team,…

The world’s largest oil company, Shell, announced that it had put on hold plans to sell its onshore oil assets in Nigeria in accordance with a Supreme Court decision requiring it to wait for the resolution of an appeal involving an oil spill in 2019. The Shell Petroleum Development Corporation of Nigeria Ltd. (SPDC) appeal in this case will be heard by the Nigerian Supreme Court, the London-based company said in a statement. Shell will not move on with the divestiture of its SPDC interest until the outcome of SPDC’s appeal, it continued. INEC Laments Low Rate Of PVC Collection…

Unknown gunmen in Nigeria carried out a deadly raid on a mine in Niger state, abducting at least four Chinese miners in the process. According to Niger State Police Commissioner Bala Kuryas, the raid in the Shiroro district resulted in the deaths of at least four police officers, two local vigilantes, and a few soldiers. For the kidnapped Chinese nationals, a search and rescue operation has started. NSCDC Deputy Commandant In MultiMillion Naira Scandal Although the perpetrator of the attack is still unknown, Niger is one of the states in Nigeria that is most frequently the target of kidnappings for…

Nigeria and the UK (United Kingdom) have announced a partnership to tackle illegal immigration between both countries. Priti Patel, the secretary of the for Home Affairs, claimed in a tweet that the “landmark agreement with Nigeria will increase the deportation of dangerous foreign criminals.” The announcement was made hours after the UK deported at least 10 Nigerians for alleged immigration-related offences. Senate Adjourns For Sallah Break, To Resume July 19 https://twitter.com/pritipatel/status/1542614419284414467?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1542614419284414467%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flive%2Fworld-africa-61754470 The group was escorted away to a facility after passing through security at the Lagos airport. They were not permitted to interact with travellers or journalists there. The first…

An individual who was recently deported from the UK to Nigeria told the BBC that he fears for his life due to his being gay. Adeniyi Raji, one of the deportees who arrived in Lagos on Thursday morning, told the BBC’s Focus on Africa radio programme that “my life is at stake for being gay.” He claims that the criminalization of same-sex relationships in Nigeria is the reason he fled the nation in 2017. If a person is not a British citizen and has been found guilty of a crime, they may be deported from the UK. Court Jails Scales…