Today's Headlines:Tinubu Declares State Of Emergency On Food Security;Obi Mourns Actress Okereke

Tinubu Declares State Of Emergency On Food Security

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Presidential spokesman, Dele Alake, made this known while briefing State House correspondent on Thursday.

The President directed that all matters pertaining to food and water availability and affordability, as essential livelihood items, be included within the purview of the National Security Council.

The directive was said to be in line with the Tinubu administration’s position on ensuring that the most vulnerable are supported.

Alake said President is not unmindful of the rising cost of food and its effect on the pocket of citizens.

The President also directed the immediate release fertilizers and grains to farmers and households to mitigate the effects of the subsidy removal.

“There must be an urgent synergy between the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Water Resources to ensure adequate irrigation of farmlands and to guarantee that food is produced all-year round.” the President was quoted as saying.

“We shall create and support a National Commodity Board that will review and continuously assess food prices as well as maintain a strategic food reserve that will be used as a price stabilisation mechanism for critical grains and other food items. Through this board, government will moderate spikes and dips in food prices.

Peter Obi Mourns Actress Cynthia Okereke

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Peter Obi, 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, has mourned the passing of Veteran Nollywood actress, Cynthia Okeke

DAILY POST had reported that Cynthia Okeke reportedly died in her sleep on Tuesday night.

Reacting, Peter Obi expressed sadness over her death.

He prayed that God will grant her eternal rest.

“The news of the death of Cynthia Okereke, a veteran Nollywood actress, is a very sad one. She was a very popular face in Nigerian movies for decades, and she admirably played her different movie roles to the pleasure of many.

“I condole with her family and friends who are most affected by her death, and also the Actors Guild of Nigeria, over her irreplaceable loss.

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Falana Writes CBN, seeks information on Nigeria-China currency swap agreement

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Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has written the Central Bank of Nigeria demanding details of the currency swap between Nigeria and China.

Falana, in a Freedom of Information request dated June 26, 2023, noted that he would drag the bank to court should it fail to honour his request.

He said, “About five years ago, the Federal Government of Nigeria and China entered into a currency exchange agreement. The transaction, which was valued at Renminbi 16 billion or N720 billion was aimed at providing adequate local currency liquidity to Nigerian and Chinese industrialists and other businesses, thereby, reducing difficulties encountered in the search for the United States Dollar.

“The swap was also designed to improve the speed, convenience, and volume of transactions between the two countries.

In view of the ongoing devaluation of the Naira through dollarisation, we hereby request detailed information on the implementation of the dual currency swap between Nigeria and China.”

Judge Orders DSS to arraign Emefiele in one week

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Justice Hamza Muazu of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, has issued a one week ultimatum to the Department of State Services, DSS, to either charge the detained suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele to court or set him free.

The Judge issued the order on Thursday while delivering ruling in a fundamental human rights suit instituted against the DSS and others by Emefiele.

Justice Muazu held that the DSS has power to carry out its constitutional duties of making arrest, detention and ensuring prevention of internal crime, but however said that such duties must be carried out within the ambit of the law.

He said that the arrest power of the DSS was not beyond the stipulated conditions under which a Nigerian citizen must be held and for how long

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