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Busted!! As comedian, Basketmouth and wife break up after 12yrs of Marriage

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Veteran Comedian, Bright Okpocha, popularly known as Basketmouth, on Thursday, announced a breakup with his wife, Elsie Okpocha. The PUNCH had earlier reported that Basketmouth celebrated Elsie’s 44th birthday anniversary around September but failed to celebrate their annual wedding anniversary which usually comes up in November. Taking to his verified social media to announce their divorce, Basketmouth wrote, “As much as it pains me to bring my personal life to the public space, this is an unavoidable situation.After much deliberations, my wife and I have made the difficult decision to end our marriage. “As we move forward separately, we will continue to work together to give our beautiful children all the care, love, guidance and support they need. “We humbly ask that you respect our privacy as we navigate through these times. Thank you,” he said.

We Don’t Know Quantities Of New Notes Printed – CBN

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Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria in charge of Financial Stability, Aisha Ahmad, has said she does not know the quantities of new notes the CBN printed and released for circulation. She said this while responding to questions by lawmakers when she appeared before the House of Representatives to brief the House on the apex bank’s cashless policy and cash withdrawal limits. The lawmakers had on Wednesday resolved that a deputy governor of the CBN should appear to brief the House today (Thursday) in the absence of the CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, who is outside the country to attend to health issues. A lawmaker, Sada Soli, in the course of the grilling of the CBN deputy governor, raised concerns over the non-availability of the new notes, days after it was were released to the public and asked her to disclose the quantities of new notes printed. But responding to the question, the CBN deputy governor said she does not know the quantities of notes printed by the

As Long As I’m Alive, I’ll Keep Pursuing Presidency – Atiku

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The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar has said the presidency is a life-long ambition. To this end, Atiku vowed to keep pushing until he succeeds in becoming Nigeria’s president. Speaking with Financial Times, the PDP presidential candidate said he would keep pursuing his ambition as long as he is alive and healthy. “It is a life-long ambition and as long as I’m alive and strong and healthy, I will continue pursuing it,” Atiku said. The former Vice President is one of the top candidates vying for the 2023 presidential election. It’s widely believed that the Waziri of Adamawa has been vying for the presidency since 1992 when he stepped down for MKO Abiola. During the last presidential election, President Muhammadu Buhari defeated him to retain power. However, mixed feelings have continued to trail Atiku’s 2023 presidential pursuit, as some believe that he has no chance while others feel he is better positioned to win. https://dailypost.ng/

Argentina's Central Bank Is Considering A Lionel Messi Bank Note

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BREAKING: Argentina are considering putting Lionel Messi on their banknotes   Officials of their financial governing body are looking to mark their nation’s historic World Cup triumph � Source- Via El Financiero newspaper. You can't put a price on Messi... or maybe you CAN! Argentina's Central Bank 'is plotting to put Lionel Messi's face on a 1,000 peso BANK NOTE' to mark nation's World Cup win in Qatar So, it turns out you can put a price on Lionel Messi. After the talismanic forward guided Argentina to their first World Cup win since 1986 in Mexico, Messi has been at the centre of discussions to have his face put onto a new 1,000 peso bill. According to newspaper El Financiero, the Central Bank of the Republic of Argentina are eager to mark the national team's historic win in Qatar and have been working on ideas since before the epic 4-2 shootout win in the final over France. Mock-ups of the 1,000 peso note being discussed has since gone viral - with fans