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Skitmaker Sabinus shades VeryDarkMan for insulting Paulo Okoye
* Says, respect is reciprocal
By Francesca Hangeior
Nigerian skitmaker and content creator Sabinus or Mr Funny seems to have reacted to the ongoing beef between Very Dark and Paulo Okoye.
Hours ago, VDM had made a jaw-dropping revelation about celebrities who attended Davido’s wedding, who he claimed sneaked into the party.
He took a dig at Iyabo Ojo, Paulo’s girlfriend, alleging that Iyabo didn’t get invited to the main wedding but the after party.
Paulo, who was irked by his statement, defended his woman as he stated that the person who swore for VDM was already dead.
He pitied the activist’s condition as he described the rest of his life as miserable.
Replying to him, VDM stated that with no due respect, he would advise him to stay off his issue with Iyabo, and Paul Okoye hit back, telling Davido and others to choose between him and VDM.
Weighing into it, Sabinus, via his Instagram story, noted how social media has made people forget some people aren’t their age mate.
He stated that no matter what, people should always remember that respect is reciprocal and we have a life after social media.
“Social media don really make us forget say most people are not our age mates. No matter what, always remember respect is reciprocal, and we have a life after social media. No respect again, Kai”.
Very Dark Man himself was at the wedding venue, and it seems that he was on the lookout for notable faces that were in attendance, specifically Iyabo Ojo.
There has been some bad blood between Iyabo Ojo and Very Dark Man in the past, and it all started from the investigation of Mohbad’s death.
Iyabo was one of the people pioneering Mohbad’s second burial and an investigation into his death. Herself and Tonto Dikeh bought a proper coffin for Mohbad to be buried in for the second time.
She also sympathised with Mohbad’s widow, Wunmi, and it clearly didn’t sit well with Very Dark Man, who insisted on a DNA test for Mohbad’s son, which Wunmi resisted.
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FG moves to allow payment in Naira to NIMASA, NPA
By Kayode Sanni-Arewa
The federal government is proposing the collection of charges, fines and others, by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Nigerian Port Authority (NPA), be in naira rather than in foreign currencies.
Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to the president on information and strategy, spoke on Wednesday during a press briefing at the state house in Abuja.
According to Onanuga, the proposal is part of the economic stabilisation bills (ESBs) to be presented by President Bola Tinubu to the national assembly.
On Monday, the federal executive council (FEC) approved the economic stabilisation bills seeking amendment of tax policies.
Onanuga said the plan is part of an effort from the federal government to prioritise the use of naira and reduce pressure on the foreign exchange (FX) market.
“The second one has to do with the operating laws guiding NIMASA and Nigerian Port Authority (NPA). The amendment under that in the economic stabilisation bills is that all their fees, charges, levies, fines and other monies accruing to them and payable to those agencies will now be paid in naira at the applicable exchange rate,” Onanuga said.
“Hitherto, those agencies were charging in dollars but now collect it in naira. This government wants to put a lot of emphasis on our national currency instead of everything being dollarised in our economy.”
Since the unification of the naira on June 14, the country’s currency has significantly deteriorated, depreciating from N471.67 per dollar to N1667.42/$ in the official market as of Wednesday.
As part of its effort to reduce demand for dollars, the federal government said on October 1, it would commence the sale of crude oil in naira to the Dangote refinery and other local refineries.
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Three arrested in Benin Republic over alleged ‘coup’ conspiracy
By Francesca Hangeior.
Benin prosecutors announced that three notable individuals, including a commander of the presidential guard, have been detained under suspicion of orchestrating a “coup d’etat” in the small West African country.
The other two individuals accused of plotting a coup are a former sports minister and a businessman with close ties to President Patrice Talon.
Elonm Mario Metonou, the special prosecutor at Benin’s court for financial crimes and terrorism, revealed that the alleged coup was scheduled to occur on Friday.
“It seems the Republican Guard commander responsible for the president’s security was recruited by Minister Oswald Homeky and Olivier Boko to carry out a forceful coup on September 27, 2024,” the prosecutor stated.
Homeky was apprehended around 1:00 am on Tuesday while transferring six bags of money amounting to 1.5 billion West African CFA francs ($2.5 million) to the commander, Djimon Dieudonne Tevoedjre.
Boko, a close associate of President Patrice Talon, was arrested separately overnight from Monday to Tuesday in Benin’s economic hub of Cotonou, the court disclosed.
He had recently hinted at his intention to vie for the presidency in 2026, as Talon is barred by the constitution from seeking another term when his second term concludes.
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