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Agbakoba Urges President Tinubu To ‘Dismantle’ INEC
A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), has called on President Bola Tinubu to dismantle the country’s electoral body, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The senior…
BREAKING: Nollywood Actor, Don Brymo Dies In His Sleep
Nollywood veteran, Don Brymo Uchegbu, is dead. His colleague, Mayor Ofoegbu, made the announcement on his Facebook page on Thursday. Sharing…
Nigeria’s cost of living eases as gas prices drop 30%
Prices of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (cooking gas) in Africa’s biggest economy fell for the first time in a year in May, offering an unexpected and brief respite to households. The price of a 12.5kg cylinder of cooking…
Naira float may force NNPCL to review petrol prices
The removal of the peg on the naira thus allowing for a free float will force a review of the assumptions that led to the pump price of petrol at N488 per litre in Lagos, industry operators say. Nigeria’s…
Market thirsts for dollar supply after naira float
The next step for Nigeria after a bold first move towards unifying the country’s problematic multiple exchange rates is to boost dollar supply into the market, according to several economists polled by…
Nigeria, Why Is Senator Bulkachuwa Not Under Arrest?
It is hard to know what happened to Senator Adamu Bulkachuwa. Or what pushed him. Was it God? Or was it the much abused …
Chukkol To Take Over From Bawa As Acting EFCC Chair
Following the suspension of the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, the Director of Operations at the agency, Abdulkarim Chukkol, is expected to take over in acting…
Remembering Senator Bayo Osinowo
Senator Bayo Osinowo, also known as “Pepperito,” was a prominent Nigerian politician and a key figure in the struggle for democracy…
Student Loan: We Can No Longer Foot Universities’ Bill – FG
The Ministry of Education has said the federal government can no longer foot the bill for universities. The Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Andrew David Adejo, said this at a press briefing Wednesday in Abuja…
Manchester United abandon interest in Harry Kane
Manchester United have dropped their interest in signing Harry Kane from Tottenham this summer as they consider his price tag to be too high. United have ended their interest in signing Kane from Spurs, feeling…
BREAKING: EFCC summons Ex-Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has summoned the former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, to face questioning over the Nigeria Air Scandal currently rocking the country. POLITICS NIGERIA…
Exchange Rate: Naira traded N791 to dollar, drops to N664 at I&E window
Naira on Wednesday depreciated against the dollar at the investors and exporters window, exchanging N664.04 to $1. The naira dropped by 40.78 per cent compared with N471.67 it exchanged for $1 on Tuesday. The…
Darkness Looms As Fire Guts TCN Transmission Substation In Lagos
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) electricity substation in the Alagbon area of Lagos State has…
DSS invites suspended EFCC Chair, Bawa
The Department of the State Service, DSS, Wednesday invited the suspended Chairman of the Economic Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa, to its office. Disclosing this in a statement, the DSS…
Kano new emirates: No decision yet taken on the status – Gov Yusuf
Contrary to rumours making rounds in social media about plans to reverse the new emirates created by the immediate past governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf said the government…
Naira drops 40.78% at Investors, exporters window
Naira on Wednesday depreciated against the dollar at the Investors and Exporters window, exchanging N664.04 to the dollar. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the local currency droped by 40.78 per cent when…
Unknown Gunmen Attack Unijos, Abduct Seven Students
At least seven students were reportedly abducted when unknown gunmen attacked the University of Jos this week. It was…
Students’ Loan: ASUU, ASUP say no to tuition fee hike
Lecturers in the nation’s universities and polytechnics have warned the Federal Government not to toy with the idea of increasing tuition fees by hiding under the guise that it has set up a Students’ Loan Scheme through…
Imo was in distress, cemetery; I exhumed it — Uzodimma
Governor of Imo state, Hope Uzodimma has disclosed how he met Imo state when he assumed office, describing the state as being in cemetary and in total distress when he assumed power four years ago. The APC…
President Macron to ‘try to push’ for Mbappe to stay at PSG
French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday he would “try to push” for Kylian Mbappe to stay at Paris Saint-Germain. Asked by a young PSG fan on the sidelines of the VivaTech exhibition in Paris, Macron said…
‘Continuity brings stability’ — CSO urges Tinubu to resist pressure to sack Buhari’s appointees
The Forum of Civil Society Organisations in Nigeria has urged President Bola Tinubu not to give in to any form of pressure to sack Federal Government appointees inherited from the Buhari administration. The Forum…
BREAKING: President Tinubu Suspends Bawa Indefinitely From Office As Chairman Of EFCC
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has approved the indefinite suspension from office of Mr. AbdulRasheed Bawa, CON, as the Chairman, of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to allow for proper…
Aregbesola no longer in APC, says former Senate spokesperson
The immediate past spokesperson for the Nigerian Senate, Ajibola Basiru, has declared that a former governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola, is no longer recognised as a member of the All Progressives Congress in the…
UK lost £2m to fuel fraud at Sierra Leone mission
The UK government has lost about £2 million ($2.5 million) due to fuel fraud at its diplomatic mission in Sierra Leone, according to a letter made…