Tuesday, 23rd April 2024
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18 hours ago
About 12 suicide incidents have been recorded in Ogun State within 12 months. Spokesperson for Ogun State Police Command, SP Omolola Odutola disclosed this while reacting to a suicide incident, involving a 49-year-old woman, Victoria Idowu, on Sunday.
18 hours ago
The Police in Ogun State have arrested one Awada Ishaya in connection with the killing of a professor of law at the Babcock University, Ilishan, Ogun State, Yinka Olomojobi, and abduction of two others in Iperu area of the state.
18 hours ago
The family of a deceased transporter, Ajayi Michael has petitioned the Deputy Inspector General (DIG), Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), Abiodun Alabi over alleged involvement of Abiodun Ejigbadero in the killing of Michael at Alimosho area of Lagos State.
19 hours ago
An Enugu-based journalist, Dennis Agbo, on Sunday escaped death by the whiskers after he and four other persons were brutally attacked by armed youths from Neke community in Isi-uzo Local Council of Enugu State.
19 hours ago
The Nwonyo fishing and cultural festival, a yearly event that promised excitement and celebration has turned into a debacle as participants resorted to displaying rotten fishes to win prizes designated for the winners.
19 hours ago
Residents and motorists plying the newly constructed Ojumele-Ajegunle road in Makun area of Sagamu have decried its collapse barely two months after it was commissioned by the Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun.
19 hours ago
A Lagos High court, Ikeja, has ordered United Bank of Africa Plc (UBA) to pay N12 million yearly to a nonagenarian, Mrs Mary Adetayo Dada and Dr (Mrs) Oluyemisi Ayoade, for occupying and using a Lagos property situated at 39 Joel Ogunnaike Street, Government Reserved Area (GRA), Ikeja, Lagos.
19 hours ago
Some communities in Eleme Local Council of Rivers State, have been urged to shun acts capable of throwing the people into poverty. Head, Community Relations and Development, Indorama Eleme Petrochemicals and Fertilizer Limited, Mr. Kendrick Oluka
1 day ago
President Bola Tinubu has approved the reconstitution of the National Stakeholders’ Working Group (NSWG) for the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), according to a statement from the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF). The spokesperson for Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Segun Imohiosen, disclosed this in a…
1 day ago
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), on Monday, summoned the owner of a Chinese supermarket for allegedly discriminating against Nigerians by restricting their entry. The mission of the commission is in response to the video that went viral when consumers, particularly Nigerian consumers, were denied access into a supermarket located in Nigeria's capital…
1 day ago
Popular social media personality and crossdresser Bobrisky, whose name is Idris Olanrewaju Okuneye, has filed an appeal challenging his recent conviction on charges of abusing the Naira note. Bobrisky had pleaded guilty to the four-count charge preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before the court. READ ALSO: BOBRISKY’S MALE FEATURES…
1 day ago
President Bola Tinubu will, on Tuesday, April 23, depart Abuja for the Kingdom of the Netherlands on an official visit, according to presidential spokesperson Tinubu’s spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. Ngelale said the president will engage in high-level discussions with Netherlands Prime Minister, Mark Rutte, as well as hold separate…
7 mins ago
The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr Samuel Ogbuku, has promised that the commission will now meet on a quarterly basis with stakeholders of the commission to enhance the formulation and sustenance of the Commission's overall strategies for the development of the region. Ogbuku made the promise during an interactive forum…
2 hours ago
The University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) on Tuesday suspended Mfonobong David Udoudom, a lecturer in the General Studies division, who was caught in a video allegedly harassing a female student. The university said that the indefinite suspension is with immediate effect pending the outcome of a disciplinary panel constituted to investigate the incident. UNN spokesperson,…
3 hours ago
The chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has accused the former Kogi state Governor, Yahaya Bello, of withdrawing $720,000 from state's account to pay for his child’s school fees in advance. Olukoyede disclosed this during a press briefing on Tuesday, April 23. "A certain governor, because he knows he is…
3 hours ago
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has frozen over 300 accounts over suspicious forex flows. The EFCC chairman, Ola Olukoyede, who stated this on Tuesday said the agency discovered a new financial scheme that poses a significant threat to the stability of the foreign exchange market. According to Olukoyede, the scheme, known as the…
4 hours ago
The coalition of opposition lawmakers in the 10th National Assembly known as the G60 has faulted the amendment and passage of the Rivers State Local Government (Amendment) Bill by the State House of Assembly. The Rivers State House of Assembly had on Monday passed the amended Bill into law overriding the assent of Governor Siminalayi…
4 hours ago
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has vowed to resign his position if former Kogi State governor Yahaya Bello is not prosecuted. Olukoyede said this in a chat with journalists at the EFCC Headquarters in the Jabi area of Abuja on Tuesday. The EFCC is seeking to arraign Bello…
4 hours ago
Former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has been apprehended by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an alleged N8 billion fraud. The PUNCH reports EFCC arrests Sirika over N8bn Nigeria Air fraud that Sirika got to the EFCC's Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command in Abuja around 1pm on Tuesday. Sirika is currently being…
7 hours ago
Gov. Nasir Idris of Kebbi has released N309.5 million for the payment of foreign scholarships to 86 indigenes studying in India and Egypt. The Commissioner for Higher Education, Alhaji Isah Abubakar-Tunga, made this known at a news conference in Birnin Kebbi on Tuesday. The commissioner said “Gov. Nasir Idris has made payment of foreign scholarship…
8 hours ago
Dangote Oil and Petroleum Refinery has once again slashed the prices of diesel and aviation fuel. Dangote on Tuesday announced a further reduction in the prices of both diesel and aviation fuel to N940 and N980 per litre respectively. This latest round of reductions is coming about two weeks after the company slashed the price…
8 hours ago
Flutterwave is ready for an initial public offering (IPO), says CEO, Olugbenga ‘GB’ Agboola (Right)[/caption] Nigeria’s top company in the financial technology sector, Flutterwave, has rolled out plans for an initial public offering (IPO). This was disclosed by the chief executive of Flutterwave, Olugbenga ‘GB’ Agboola, at Semafor’s World Economy Summit in Washington D.C. on…