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Obi Cubana Regains Freedom After Three Nights In EFCC Custody
Three days after he was detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for alleged money laundering, popular socialite and businessman, Obinna Iyiegbu, aka Obi Cubana, has been…
BREAKING: IPOB cancels sit-at-home order, urges participation in Anambra election
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has cancelled its sit-at-home order in the south-east. The proscribed group had threatened to lock down the region from November 5 to…
‘Court won’t allow citizens to keep weeping’ — judge tackles banks over account details of Imagine…
A Lagos state high court sitting at Osborne, Ikoyi, has threatened to jail bank executives who failed to comply with an order directing them to disclose the amount to the credit of…
Fintiri Presents N164 Billion Budget
Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State, has presented a budget proposal of N163,629,910,040.00 to the state House of Assembly for the year 2022. Presenting the budget before…
Ikoyi Building Collapse: Sanwo-Olu Declares 3 Days Mourning
Flags to fly at half-mast Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has declared three days of mourning over the Ikoyi building collapse, which occurred on Monday. No fewer than 32 persons are believed to…
No evidence to prove we’re responsible for Kanu’s extradition – Kenya tells court
The Kenyan government has told a court in the country that it isn’t responsible for the extradition of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB),…
BREAKING: Governor Zulum Disguises, Nabs Health Workers Exploiting Patients At Borno Hospital
Governor Babagana Zulum on Thursday disguised and visited some Government healthcare centres, during which he found some officials collecting between N8,000 and N10,000 from patients…
5G spectrum auction holds Dec 13 at $197.4m reserve price, says NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says the upcoming spectrum auction for 5G services will hold December 13, 2021. Oluwatoyin Asaju, director of spectrum administration at…
Couples Should Undergo Drug Test Before Marriage – Marwa
The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd), has proposed drug test for couples before…
BREAKING: Owner Of Collapsed Building Confirmed Dead, Corpse Recovered From Rubble
Femi Osibona, Chief Executive Officer of Fourscore Homes Limited, is dead.Osibona is the owner of the company which constructed the 21-storey building that collapsed in Ikoyi, Lagos, on…
JUST IN: Death toll from collapsed Lagos building rises to 38
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says 38 bodies have been retrieved from the rubble of the 21-storey building which collapsed on Monday. The high-rise building in Ikoyi…
Coalition Insists on Exoneration, not Pardon for Wiwa, Others
A coalition of civil society organisations have insisted that the federal government should exonerate late Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other Ogoni activists from the judgement that led to…
Heavily Armed Troops Patrol Anambra Ahead Of Governorship Election
HEAVILY armed troops of the Nigerian Army and men of the Nigerian Police Force are patrolling the streets of Awka and other parts of Anambra State ahead of the November 6 governorship…
We did NOT call for boycott of Anambra governorship election – IPOB
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) says it did not call for the boycott of the Anambra governorship election. There are concerns that the sit-at-home order imposed by IPOB in the…
Ikoyi Building Collapse: How Corps Member Who Redeployed From Borno Lost Her Life
When the mother of Zaynab Sanni Oyindamola, a corps member got her redeployed from Borno State, insecurity was one of the factors she considered. Perhaps, she wanted her child to serve…
Death Toll From Ikoyi Collapsed Building Rises To 36
The death toll from the 21-storey building that collapsed in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday has risen from 22 to 36. Out of the 36 deaths recorded so far, three are females while the remaining 33 are…
eNaira speed wallet app recorded over 360,000 downloads — 10 days after release
eNaira speed wallet app, Africa’s first digital currency, has recorded over 360,000 downloads from 160 countries in the world — ten days after release. The Central Bank of Nigeria…
University Of Nigeria Graduate Threatens N100million Lawsuit After School Used Matric Number To…
A graduate of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Ogunbamowo Damilola, is set to sue the institution after discovering that her matriculation number was used to mobilise another student…
FG Approves ₦1.5 Billion For Customs To Procure 46 Vehicles
The federal executive council (FEC) has approved N1.5 billion for the procurement of 46 vehicles for the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Clement Agba, minister of state for budget and national…
Two Nigerians Arrested In Ireland Over €183,000 Unemployment Scam
Two Nigerians based in Ireland pleaded guilty to fraud and money laundering of about €183,000 (about N86.9 million) in false Pandemic Unemployment Payments, or PUP, from the Department…
2023: PDP Governors Agree To Throw Presidential Ticket Open
After the successful conduct of its national convention, governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have unanimously agreed to throw the…
Nigerian banks to stop accepting old £20, £50 notes Dec 31
Deposit Money Banks in Nigeria have issued a deadline of December 31, 2021 for the acceptance of old £20 and £50 notes to enable proper conclusion of cash evacuation. One of the…
Army Warns Solders Against Taking Pictures & Videos During Operations
The Nigerian Army has warned soldiers against filming their operations while on assignment. The army gave the warning in a statement signed by K.O Bukoye on behalf of Farouk…
Prison authorities hail ‘gallant’ officers for foiling attempted hijack of inmates
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Lagos State, on Wednesday confirmed an attack on its personnel at the Lagos High Court, Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS), during the hearing for…