Emefiele: Call DSS To Order, Lawyers Tell Tinubu Over Clash With Prison Officials
Some constitutional lawyers have asked President Bola Tinubu to call the Department of State Services (DSS) to order. In a statement, the lawyers led by Barr. Tijani Ahmed condemned the clash that the secret police…
We’ll Block Jonathan’s Move To Nominate Tinubu’s Minister – APC Elders
Some elders from the Bayelsa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have risen in opposition to what they described as “relentless attempts” by former President Goodluck Jonathan to take the state’s…
BREAKING: Court grants Emefiele N20m bail
A federal high court in Lagos has granted bail to Godwin Emefiele, suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in the sum of N20 million. In a ruling on Tuesday, Nicholas Oweibo, the presiding judge, said…
Most leaders in Nigeria are empty, says Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says most leaders in Nigeria are empty as far as development issues are concerned. Speaking at the launch of “Reclaiming the jewel of Africa”, a book written by Olusegun Aganga,…
BREAKING: Finally, DSS brings Emefiele to court over ‘illegal possession of firearms’
The Department of State Services (DSS) has brought Godwin Emefiele, suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN),…
Blue Line rail stagnates as Lagosians trek
“I don’t think it’s worth talking about anymore after several failed promises to flag off the commercial operations of the Lagos Blue Line rail line. The rail system…
Tinubu still finalising ministerial list as deadline looms – Sources
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has cleared his activities for Tuesday and Wednesday as he tries to review and finalise his ministerial list, TheCable can report. As a result, he will not be receiving visitors for the…
Cost of jollof surges 34% in one year
The average cost of preparing a pot of jollof rice for a Nigerian family of five has risen by 34.2 percent in one year, according to a new Jollof Index report.The…
Afenifere decries high costs of living, advises FG on measures to take
Afenifere, the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, has advised President Bola Tinubu to take five-pronged approaches to prevent…
Tinubu’s education policy is anti-people
Tinubu, while addressing the nation on Sallah day tasked the Nigerian people to be ready to make…
Over 500 foreign-trained doctors fail medical exam says MDCN
Five hundred and twenty-nine foreign-trained medical and dental graduates failed the recent Medical and Dental Council of…
‘There’s no going back’ — police reiterate withdrawal of officers from VIPs
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) have reaffirmed that there is no going back on the decision to withdraw officers from very important persons (VIPs) in the country. Olukayode Egbetokun, acting inspector-general of police…
Enugu seals two banks, 107 shops for ‘obeying sit-at-home order’
The Enugu government has sealed two banks and 107 shops for allegedly observing “illegal sit-at-home order” in markets across the state. According to NAN, the exercise was carried out by officials of the state…
INEC preventing my star witness, Adamawa REC, from testifying at tribunal – Binani
Aisha Binani, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa, says the (INEC) is stalling her case before the election tribunal in the state. At the court session on Monday, Chiesonu…
We don’t ‘ve information ‘Akwa Okuko Tiwaru aki turned into lion and scared his abductors’ – Police
THE Anambra State Police command has debunked social media claims that the kidnapped Anambra native doctor, Chinedu Nwangwu, aka Akwa Okuko Tiwaraki, has regained his freedom. Nwangwu was kidnapped on Sunday night…
Amnesty Int’l demands disclosure of EndSARS protesters’ identities due for mass burial
Amnesty International Nigeria, Monday, demanded identities of EndSARS protesters due for burial. This was contained in a statement signed by Media and Communication Assistant, Amnesty International Nigeria,…
FG to fine PoS operators N1m for illegal pricing
The Federal Government, through the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, has issued a cease-and-desist order to Point of Sale operators from conduct that constitutes an infringement of the law.…
Ghana’s ex-minister arrested after housekeepers stole over $1m from home
A former Ghanaian Sanitation Minister, Cecilia Abena Dapaah, who resigned over the weekend after her houseworkers allegedly stole more than $1 million in cash from her home, has been arrested for suspected…
Police rescue two children sold for N1.6m, arrest four suspects
The Bayelsa State Police Command said that it had rescued two stolen children who were trafficked to Abia and Enugu States and arrested four suspects allegedly involved in the illicit business. A statement issued…
Brent crude could rise to $86 per barrel by end of 2023 – Goldman Sachs
Leading global investment bank, Goldman Sachs is projecting Brent crude price to rise to $86 per barrel by the end of 2023. Earlier today, July 24, Goldman’s head of oil research Daan Struyven told CNBC‘s…
Putin promises Africa free grain supply to tackle food insecurity
President Vladimir Putin has pledged to deepen relations with African countries across several spheres, promising a free supply of grains to the continent to tackle food insecurity. Putin made this known on Monday in a…
Police hunt kidnappers of Anambra native doctor
A popular native doctor in Anambra State and an indigene of Oba in the Idemili North Local Government Area of the state, Chinedu Nwangwu, popularly called “Akwa Okuko Tiwaraki” was on Sunday kidnapped by some…
Swift Networks to challenge court order restraining it from accessing N7 billion in 25 banks
Swift Networks Limited has said that it will appeal a judgment by the Federal High Court in Lagos, that granted Union Bank Plc an interim order of Mareva Injunction restraining them and their agents from dealing or…
Eight escape death as two-storey building collapses in Ibadan
Eight occupants of a two-storey building at the Inalende area of Ibadan, on Monday morning, escaped death as the building collapsed following a prolonged downpour. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that…