Nigeria
18 Jan
An appeal has been made to President Bola Tinubu and Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, for the rescue of a Nigerian Air Force officer, Squadron Leader Nurudeen Popoola
18 Jan
A member of a five-man armed robbery gang met his waterloo yesterday, following an unsuccessful operation at Ada-George Road/Rumukokwu, in Nkpolu Oroworujwo community, Port Harcourt City Local Council of Rivers State.
18 Jan
Bandits, yesterday, attacked Dogarawa community in Sabon Gari Local Council of Kaduna State, abducted a woman, Halima, and her son, Yusuf Bello, and took them to an unknown destination.
18 Jan
Confusion has trailed the death of a soldier, Boyi ThankGod, attached to 35 Artillery Brigade, Alamala, Abeokuta, Ogun State, who allegedly shot himself during the Armed Forces Remembrance Day.
18 Jan
Hassan Imam, the newly appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Keystone Bank Limited, has reassured the bank's numerous customers and depositors on the safety of their funds and effective service delivery. He further emphasized that the bank is strategically repositioning for growth. The bank's Chief Executive gave the assurance in a statement released…
18 Jan
An Abuja-based civil society organisation- Collective Action Against Corruption has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to halt an alleged plot by the Ministry of Works to re-award contracts offered indigenous companies.
18 Jan
Thirty-six top companies in the fossil fuel industry and their funders made over $420 billion in ‘surplus’ profit in the 24 months leading to July 2023, a new ActionAid report has shown.
18 Jan
Detective from Force Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department (FCIID) Annex, Alagbon, Ikoyi, have arrested a 35-year-old man for attempting to sell his company's vehicle in Lagos.
18 Jan
The police in Lagos State, yesterday, paraded 37 suspects for engaging in various crimes including armed robbery, stealing, cultism and unlawful possession of firearms.
18 Jan
Residents of Ojoto, Wokoma, Elechi and Ekwe streets in Mile 3, Diobu, Port Harcourt City Local Council of Rivers State, have been thrown into darkness after some armed men vandalised a transformer that supplies electricity in the area.
18 Jan
Concerned Nigerians has condemned the recent arrest and subsequent transfer of the female soldier who bravely spoke out about the pervasive issue of sexual harassment within the Nigerian Army. The soldier, whose identity remains undisclosed, shared her harrowing experiences in a viral video, shedding light on the appalling actions of some senior army officers. The…
18 Jan
With the lauch of a Special Intervention Squad (SIS) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to address the increasing spate of insecurity in Nigeria and Abuja, the police may have finally yielded to the cries of citizens.
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The Kogi State House of Assembly, during plenary on Tuesday, has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to remove the ‘wanted’ tag that it placed on Yahaya Bello, the immediate past governor of the state. EFCC declared Bello alongside Ali Bello, Dauda Suleiman and Abdulsalam Hudu on 19-count charges bordering on money laundering…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…