Many people have always claimed that Muo Miri is a powerful spiritual being, a “water spirit” or even a ghost. But if that is truly the case, people are now asking: how can human beings arrest a ghost?

If Muo Miri Afuruanya truly had the powers people claimed, shouldn’t he have sensed that Governor Soludo and the Agunechemba security team were coming for him? Wouldn’t he have disappeared before they arrived?

Some people are even jokingly asking whether his supposed mother, Mammy Water, was asleep when the arrest happened, or maybe she had gone to the River Niger.

To many observers, the situation simply shows that these claims of supernatural powers may not be real. If someone who is said to be a powerful water spirit cannot even disappear when security agents arrive, then it raises serious doubts about the stories surrounding such figures.

Many people are now saying that some of these well-known native doctors — including names like Akwa Okuko, Eke Hit, and Onye Eze — may simply be deceiving their followers. According to critics, many followers strongly believe in them, but the recent events are making people question whether it is all just a setup.

At the same time, some people are calling on Governor Soludo to extend the same level of scrutiny to religious leaders as well. They argue that if the government is investigating native doctors, then it should also look into some pastors who may be misleading people or engaging in questionable activities.

For many citizens, the message is simple: what is good for the goose should also be good for the gander. If the government is determined to clean up fraudulent spiritual practices in society, then it should apply the same standard to everyone.

Iran’s regime is now floating the most delusional “peace” conditions imaginable: pay us reparations, recognize our “indisputable rights,” and promise never to hit us again – or the fighting continues.

This comes straight from President Pezeshkian, who apparently missed the memo that his military is in tatters, leadership decimated, missile stocks depleted, navy sunk, and drone factories turned to rubble after relentless U.S. and Israeli operations.

President Trump has been crystal clear: no deals, no negotiations – only unconditional surrender. He’s already called the ongoing campaign an “excursion” that’s proving far easier than expected, with American forces knocking out thousands of missiles, drones, and even mine-laying ships before they could cause real damage.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Lamido Abubakar Yuguda as Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, subject to confirmation by the Senate.

The appointment is in accordance with Section 8(1) of the Central Bank of Nigeria Act, 2007.

Yuguda’s nomination follows the recent appointment of the erstwhile Deputy Governor, Mr Bala Bello, as Special Adviser to the President on Political Economy.

The President charges them to discharge their responsibilities with renewed dedication, professionalism, and commitment to Nigeria’s economic stability and growth, in their respective roles.

Lamido Yuguda’s last public post was as director-general of the Securities and Exchange Commission, a position he held from 2020 to 2024.

He is an alumnus of Ahmadu Bello University, where he graduated in 1983 with a B.Sc. in Accountancy. In 1991, he obtained a master’s degree in Money, Banking and Finance from the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom.

He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and a CFA charterholder.

He began his career in 1984 at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as a Senior Supervisor in the Foreign Operations Department.

He also worked as an economist in the Africa Department of the International Monetary Fund from 1997 to 2001, when he returned to the CBN. He retired from the CBN in 2016, after serving as Director of the Reserve Management Department for six years.

-Bayo Onanuga
Special Adviser to the President,
(Information and Strategy)
March 11, 2026