Amid the chaos caused by the naira scarcity across Nigeria, Governor Godwin Obaseki has ordered Edo officials to stop cash transactions from March 1.
No fewer than 17,134 people have died in the country, while in Syria, the death toll stands at 3,317 deaths.
Bacharach died on Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles, according to his publicist Tina Brausam.
A federal jury yesterday convicted a U.S. citizen Ruslan Asainov, 46, of providing material support to ISIS that led to the death of one or more persons.
The CBN had initially set a January 31 deadline for the old notes and eventually extended it to February 10 following the continuous scarcity of the new notes.
A report accused West African adults of posing as young girls, tricking victims into sending them explicit videos or photos and then threatening to release the material unless they send money or gift
The communal clash is over a disputed piece of land between Omor and Anaku communities in Ayamelum LGA.
Justice R.O. Ayoola of the Kogi High Court also awarded N10 million against the EFCC.
“I cannot also confirm the story. It is not an embassy affair,” a Burkina Faso embassy official said.
Mr Abubakar is billed to crisscross southeastern states such as Enugu and Abia this week for mass campaigns.
