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‘Muslims Barred From Redemption Camp’ – MURIC Raises Alarm
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has raised an alarm that the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) is disallowing Muslims from entering its camp along Lagos-Ibadan expressway to transact…
UBA’s Earnings Grow N608bn, As Profit Rises 12.3% In 9-Months
United Bank for Africa (UBA)…
EFCC secures final forfeiture of Diezani’s homes, cars ‘valued at over $2.5m’
A federal high court in Abuja has ordered the final forfeiture of some properties belonging to Diezani Alison-Madueke, former petroleum minister, to the federal government. The properties include…
UAE slams visa ban on all citizens of Nigeria, Ghana, 17 other African countries
The United Arab Emirates has slammed a blanket…
Unregulated use of social media posing global challenge – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the unregulated use of social media and other digital platforms is posing enormous challenges globally. The minister…
‘Scores of terrorists killed’ as NAF bombs ISWAP convoy in Borno
Multiple airstrikes by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) have reportedly killed tens of fighters of the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP). According to Zagazola Makama, a publication…
UAE jailed Nigerian woman because her viral video violated cybercrime law: Abike Dabiri
Nigerian citizen, Dinchi Lar, was imprisoned in Dubai for breaking the country’s cybercrime law, says Abike Dabiri, chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM). Ms Lar was…
BREAKING: Former Minister Solomon Dalung loses son
Nehemiah, a son of former Nigerian Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, is dead. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that Nehemiah had been critically ill, and was admitted to the hospital over…
Union warns new owners of Polaris Bank against staff retrenchment
The National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions Employees (NUBIFIE) has urged the new owners of Polaris Bank to ensure that the jobs of the existing staff are secured. The…
ISWAP Storms B/Haram Enclave, Kills 6, Seizes Weapons
In what appeared to be a continuation of their sustained inter-rivalry clash, the fighters of the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) at the weekend attacked the enclaves of Boko…
Nigeria’s rice import falls by 98.4% to 15 metric tonnes in 7 months
Nigeria’s rice imports from the Thai Rice Exporters Association (TREA), one of the largest rice exporters in the world, fell by 98.4% to 15 metric tonnes between January and July 2022, as…
ABU In Financial Crisis Over Court Order To Pay N2.5b To Disengaged Staff
The management of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Northern Nigeria’s pioneer university is in financial crisis and cannot afford basic toiletries following the order of the National…
Why Petrol Is Still Scarce In Abuja After Lokoja Flood – IPMAN
President, Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Debo Ahmed, says petrol is still scarce in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and its environs even after the…
Resident associations can’t announce traffic diversion, says LASG
The Lagos State Government has said residents’ associations are not empowered by the state’s extant laws to announce traffic diversions. The PUNCH had on Saturday reported that the Lekki…
UK restricts access to British high commission, warns of possible attack in FCT
The United Kingdom (UK), on Sunday, updated its terrorism alert to citizens in Nigeria. The UK warned of an increased threat of terrorist attack in the federal capital territory (FCT). UK…
Energy: Investor wants TCN privatised
As part of measures to make the power sector more effective, the management of Transcorp Power Limited in Ughelli, Delta State, has advocated the need to privatise the Transmission Company of Nigeria…
ESN commander arrested in Ebonyi
The Ebonyi State Police Command has arrested an alleged leader of the Eastern Security Network (ESN), a security arm of the Indigenous People of Biafra(IPOB), in the state. The police said the…
Terror Threat: DSS Calls For Calm, Says Nothing New In US Warning
The Department of State Services (DSS) has called for calm over the alert that the US issued to its citizens in Nigeria. Daily Trust had reported how the United States embassy in Nigeria…
Banditry: Self-defence approach yielding results –N’West residents
Residents of some states in the North West said governments’ approach of encouraging people to defend themselves in the fight against bandits was yielding result. In their responses to a News Agency…
Kanu: Ohanaeze, Igbo leaders to meet Buhari, insist on political solution
Although the Federal Government has approached the Supreme Court to set aside the discharge and acquittal of leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, by the Court…
Terror attacks: US issues security alert to nationals
The Embassy of the United States, Abuja, has said that there is an elevated risk of terror attacks in Nigeria, specifically in Abuja. In a security alert issued to its nationals, the United…