BCAN Backs Banks, CBN in Publishing Forex Defaulters’ Names
The Bank Customers Association of Nigeria (BCAN) have lauded the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) foreign exchange policy and deposit money banks decision to publish the names of violators…
How Nollywood Actor, Baba Ijesha, Groomed Victim Before Defiling Her, Forensic Expert Tells Court
A Child Forensic Expert, Mrs. Anike Ajayi-Kayode, yesterday told an Ikeja Sexual Offences Court how Olanrewaju James (alias Baba Ijesha) allegedly engaged his victim, a minor…
Court Adjourns Trial of Ex-JAMB Registrar, Ojerinde, to Oct 8
The Federal High Court, Abuja on Wednesday adjourned the trial of former Registrar, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Dibu Ojerinde until October 8. Justice Obiora…
Nigerian Navy Dissociates Self from Allegations of Arms Sale against Chadian Soldiers
The Nigerian Navy yesterday disowned a statement credited to one of its senior female officers, Commodore Jamila Abubakar Malafa, which indicted Chadian soldiers whom she…
PIA: CAC Incorporates NNPC Limited
The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) Wednesday said it had completed the incorporation of Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited in accordance with provisions of the…
It’s Foolish To Sit In Lagos Or Port Harcourt And Demand Power Shift, says El-Rufai
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna has clarified the position of Northern Governors Forum on power shift. At a meeting in Kaduna on Monday, the governors had said…
BREAKING: Court bars EFCC from retrying Orji Kalu over N7.1bn fraud
A federal high court in Abuja has prohibited the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from retrying Orji Kalu, former governor of Abia state, on allegations of money…
Senate asks international oil companies to relocate headquarters to Niger Delta
The senate has asked international oil companies (IOCs) operating in the Niger Delta region to relocate their headquarters to their states of operation. The upper…
2023 Presidency: Southern governors threat to democracy – NEF
The Northern Elders Forum on Tuesday commended the governors of the region for rejecting rotation of the 2023 Presidency to the south as being clamoured by the Southern…
My ex-wife handed our children to me willingly – Comedian Nedu
It’s a lie, I was forced -Uzoamaka Ohiri Comedian Chinedu Ani, better known as Nedu, says his ex-wife, Uzoamaka Ohiri, willingly handed their two daughters to him at the State…
Sustainability week: Dangote donates to old age home, physically challenged children
As part of activities marking the 2021 Global Sustainability Week, employees of the pan-African of Dangote Group, have donated food items and other hygiene products to the old age and…
BREAKING: Gunmen Kill Late Dora Akunyili’s Husband
Dr. Chike Akunyili, husband to late former Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and former Minister of…
Ekiti grandma collects N50,000 from man who raped three-year-old
The police in Ekiti State have arrested a teenager, Olanrewaju Seun, for allegedly defiling a three-year-old girl in the Iyana Emirin area, Poly Road, Ado Ekiti. The state…
Court declares CBN lodgement, withdrawal levies discriminatory, unreasonable
A Federal High Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State, and presided over by Justice N.O. Dimgba, has ruled as discriminatory the cashless policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria on…
Prison clash between gangs ‘armed with explosives’ leaves 35 dead, with 8 beheaded
At least 35 people have been killed and 50 more injured after gang warfare sparked a riot in an Ecuadorian prison. The death toll continues to rise as police check…
Many killed as Boko Haram, ISWAP fight in Lake Chad axis
Few days after insurgents of the Islamic State of West Africa Province killed one Ameer Abubakar Dogo Daawa, a top Commander of Boko Haram, fighters of the later sect…
Viral Video: Why female soldier manhandled me — NYSC member
A National Youth Service Corps member, Ezeiruaku Ifeyinwa Fidelis, who was allegedly assaulted by a female Army Officer of 13 Brigade Command, Calabar, Lieutenant Chika Viola…
Hunters Arrest Five-Man Kidnap Gang In Kogi
Five members of a notorious kidnap gang have been arrested by professional hunters in Okehi Local Government Area of Kogi State, The five suspects were arrested in an early…
US government will run out of money by October 18, Treasury secretary says
US Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen has warned lawmakers that the country's government will likely run out of cash by October 18 as Senate Republicans blocked attempts to increase the…
Two Nigerians impersonating US soldiers jailed for love scam in Kwara
Justice Mohamed Sani of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, has sentenced two men, Sunday Akinrodolu and Tobi George, who were posing as military…
PDP Dead Forever If It Zones 2023 Presidency To North – Ohanaeze
Apex Igbo sociocultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has warned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that its attempts to zone the presidential ticket to the north will lead to its…
E-Naira: Company Sues CBN For Trademark Infringement
A cease and desist notification has been sent to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) concerning the use of the name “eNaira.” This is according to a document seen by…
Saraki, Gbemi Kick As Library Named After Their Father Is Demolished
Former Senate President Bukola Saraki, and Gbemi Saraki, Minister of State for Transportation, have kicked against the demolition of a library named after their late father.…
77 Oil Companies Owing Nigeria N2.659trn Unremitted Funds – NEITI
As Nigeria continues to grapple with revenue shortfall and has gone borrowing to finance its huge budget deficit with debt service gulping as much as 98 per cent of its…