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New Ebonyi State Government House In Abakaliki (Photos)
The Ebonyi State Governor and Chairman South-East Governor's Forum, Chief Engr David Nweze Umahi has completed the Ultra Modern Government House in Abakaliki, South-East Nigeria.…
Crisis As Ogun Indigenes Reject Installation Of Senator As Aremo Oba
Plans by the Olu of Ilaro and Paramount Ruler of Yewaland, Oba Kehinde Olugbenle, to install the Lagos West Senator, Olamilekan Adeola, as the Aremo Oba of Yewaland has been…
Trouble at Sheraton Hotels as expatriate GM beats up Nigerian staff
Organized labour in the hospitality sector has called for immediate sack and repatriation of the general manager of Sheraton Hotels in Nigeria for his physical assault on a…
Don’t force workers to get vaccinated, NLC urges FG
The Nigerian Labour Congress on Monday cautioned the Federal Government against the use of force in the enforcement of workers’ vaccination. The President of the NLC, Ayuba…
2023: MURIC lists eight Yoruba Muslims ‘fit’ for presidency
An Islamic organisation, Muslim Rights Concern, has reaffirmed its preference for a presidential candidate from the Yoruba Muslims. In a statement on Monday, MURIC argued that no…
Anyone who wants to lead Nigeria must negotiate with the north – Pastor Bakare
Tunde Bakare, serving overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, says anybody that wants to lead Nigeria must negotiate with the northern region of the country.…
CBN rolls out eNaira app, merchant wallets
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has rolled out eNaira, the country’s first digital currency. The digital currency has two applications — eNaira speed wallet and eNaira merchant…
IHS Towers: How a bad bet on GSM became a $7bn company
Issam Darwish, the founder/CEO of IHS Towers, was all smiles following the successful listing of his company on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, October 14, but it was…
TY Danjuma Changes Name Of BOC Gases Nigeria Amid N479m Loss In Investment
Two months after Theophilus Danjuma acquired BOC Gases Nigeria Plc, the manufacturer of industrial and medical gases has changed its company name amid a loss of N478.68 million. The…
Stop Criticising Buhari Govt On Insecurity,Poverty…- PFN
The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) on Sunday in Abuja cautioned Christians against amplifying the country’s problems and challenges but to pray instead for Nigerian leaders.…
Oil surges near $87 on tight supply
Oil prices climbed on Monday, extending pre-weekend gains to hit multi-year highs as global supply remained tight amid solid fuel demand in the United States and elsewhere in the world…
Revealing sources of campaign funds immature – Lai tackles Abdulrazaq
Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, says it is “immature and reckless” on the part of Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, governor of Kwara, to reveal sources of campaign funds. In…
AMCON Refuses to Pay N10.5bn Unsecured Arik Debts to Aviation Agencies
The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has refused to pay to the aviation agencies N9.6 billion and $2.3 million (totalling N10.5 billion), being five per cent ticket and…
Why it’s dangerous to declare bandits as terrorists – Gumi
Ahmad Gumi, the prominent Islamic cleric, says foreign jihadists will come into the country if bandits are declared terrorists. The cleric who is known to have access to…
Southeast lockdown unnecessary – Group tells IPOB
A group, Igbo for Progressive Nigeria (IPAN), has described as unnecessary, threats by Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to shut down Southeast from November 5, to prevail on the…
First Bank: Battle for Controlling Interest Set to Intensify at Stock Market
*Otudeko negotiating with Flour Mills to sell Honeywell Flour to partly pay off his debt to FBN Holdings *UK Ekeh preparing to step down next month As the battle for controlling…
Devastated by Loss of Two Kids, Notorious Bandit Leader Surrenders in Niger
Apparently shattered by the loss of two of his sons to the superior power fire of the Joint Security Task Force, a notorious bandit leader in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger…
Ex-Ijaw Militant Leader Commits Suicide In Warri, Leaves Behind 36 Children
A former dogged militant, Friday Igbegbe, has allegedly committed suicide at Ogbe-Ijoh, headquarters of Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State. The Ijaw ex-militant…
Sports minister, Sunday Dare sues former world boxing champion Bash Ali
Buhari’s sports Minister, Sunday Dare, has sued Bashiru Ali popularly known as Bash Ali over alleged defamation of character and disruptive comments. This comes after Alli…
Abba Kyari/Hushpuppi: How IRT sting operation went wrong, FBI misled
A Police Officer, who wishes to be simply identified as Superintendent of Police Kolade, has revealed fresh facts about the connection between the former Commander of…
2023: Why we’ll back only Yoruba Muslim presidential candidate — MURIC
As public discourse in Nigeria zeroes in on the 2023 presidential election, an Islamic human rights organisation, Muslim Rights Concern, has reaffirmed its preference…
Army refuses to reinstate Officer who recaptured key towns from Boko Haram
The Nigerian Army has refused to obey a court order for reinstatement of a military Commander, Colonel Danladi Ribah Hassan, who led troops in recapturing Bulabulin and Damboa…
Sit-At-Home Will Cause Emergency Rule Declaration In Anambra – CSOs tell IPOB
A coalition of Civil Society Organisations in the South-East, on Sunday, warned the Indigenous People of Biafra of the grievous implication of trying to truncate the Anambra State…
Kanu’s Trial, Beginning Of IPOB’s Death – Presidency
The Presidency Sunday faulted the verdict of a London-based news magazine, The Economist, on challenges of insecurity across the country. A presidential spokesman, Garba…