Poverty amid plenty: Growing nation of destitute as homeless kids invade Abuja, S’West
The persistent influx of street beggars and destitute into the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and most states in the South West presents a worrisome trend, especially considering the perennial security challenges…
BREAKING: Tribunal orders Multichoice to give Nigerians one-month free subscription
The Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal has fined prominent Pay-TV operator, Multichoice Nigeria, N150 million for challenging the jurisdiction of a court sitting in Abuja that recently restrained it from increasing…
Heritage Bank’s Failure Incites Massive Withdrawals In Unstable Banks
Massive withdrawals by customers are currently ongoing in some weak and unstable banks in Nigeria following the unexpected revocation of the license of Heritage Bank…
JSE Lifts Trading Suspension On Oando Shares
Oando Plc on Wednesday disclosed that the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) has lifted trading suspension on its shares. Oando listed on Johannesburg…
Reps Probe NNPCL’s Activities In Kolmani Oil Field In Gombe, Bauchi States
The House of Representatives on Wednesday resolved to investigate the status of the oil exploration activities of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) in…
Heritage Bank: Shareholders Push For MD, EDs’ Probe
Some members of the minority shareholders community have called for a probe of the management and directors of the failed Heritage Bank. The call was…
Nigerian international fugitive captured by FBI, jailed 51 months in U.S. for wire fraud, money…
A Nigerian national was sentenced to 51 months in prison and ordered to pay $524,000 in restitution and a money judgment in the amount of $868,295 for his role in a hybrid romance scam and business email compromise scheme.…
Autopsy reveals drug reaction as possible cause of Mohbad’s death
The autopsy conducted on the body of late singer Mohbad has revealed the possible cause of his death. The result of the autopsy conducted at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) was obtained by TheCable…
Refusal To Disclose Amount Spent On Subsidy Shows Tinubu Has Something To Hide – Atiku
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, has accused the Bola Tinubu administration of diverting public funds through petrol subsidy. Atiku said the refusal of…
Emirate Tussle: Court Fixes June 13 For Ruling On Jurisdiction
A Federal High Court sitting in Kano has fixed June 13 for ruling on the issue of jurisdiction in the case of Kano emirate tussle. The Court, presided over by Justice Abdullahi Muhammad Liman, adjourned the sitting…
‘It’s False’, Presidency Shoots Down Reports Of N105,000 Minimum Wage
The Presidency has denied reports making the rounds that the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, and the Federal Government negotiating team have proposed N105,000 as the new minimum…
Pope warns against imposing debt burden on ordinary people
Pope Francis, the Argentine head of the Catholic Church, on Wednesday warned governments struggling with debt not to impose upon their populations “deprivations incompatible with human rights”. “After a poorly managed…
Arsenal fan banned for head-butting Roy Keane
An Arsenal fan was given a three-year football banning order on Thursday after headbutting former Manchester United star Roy Keane in a “gratuitous and senseless act of violence”. Scott Law, 43, was found guilty of common…
FG begins freight services from Kano to Lagos
The Federal Government on Thursday flagged off the commencement of cargo haulage from the Dala Inland Dry Port in Kano to the Apapa Seaport in Lagos State through the Lagos to Kano narrow gauge railway, to ease the movement…
Heritage Bank Closure: Mercy Eke Cries Out Over ₦100M Deposited
Reality TV Big brother Naija winner Mercy Eke is lamenting the closure of heritage Bank by the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN, alleging she has over a 100 Million naira currently with the bank. Mercy Eke shared her ordeal on…
FG to relocate Ikoyi Prison, others, says Interior Minister
The Federal Government said it will initiate processes to relocate Ikoyi prison and some correctional centres from urban centres in the country. Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, stated this on Channels Television’s…
Labour Strike: SGF condemns national grid shutdown, calls it “treasonable offence”
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, has knocked the organised labour for shutting down the national grid during its recently suspended nationwide strike action, calling it a…
Maguire, Grealish missing as Gareth Southgate announces final England’s squad for Euro 2024
England’s Three Lions head coach Gareth Southgate has named the final 26-man squad for the 2024 UEFA European Championship tournament, which begins in Germany on June 14. Southgate had initially named a 33-man preliminary…
FRSC scrambles for solutions as number plate scarcity hits Nigeria
The corps marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Shehu Mohammed, says adequate measures are being taken to address issues associated with the current scarcity of number plates nationwide. Mr Mohammed also said…
EFCC arraigns TStv MD, Bright Echefu, for allegedly defrauding ex-Minister N380 million
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday, arraigned Bright Echefu, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO) of Telecom Satellites Limited (TStv) and three others on a nine-count money…
Police declare ‘fugitive’ First Bank employee, Tijani Muiz, ‘wanted’ over alleged N40 billion fraud
The Nigeria Police Force has declared wanted an employee of First Bank, named Tijani Miz Adeyinka, over an alleged fraudulent transfer of about N40 billion from customers’ accounts to different bank accounts. …
BREAKING: Finance Minister, Edun Submits Proposal Of ‘N105,000 New Minimum Wage’ To…
The Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, on Thursday submitted the estimated cost implications of implementing a new national minimum wage to President Bola Tinubu. Officials in the know of the matter reported that Edun…
Children among ’27’ killed as Israel hits UN school in Gaza
At least 27 people, including children, have been reported killed in an Israeli airstrike at a UN school in Gaza. The school provides shelter to displaced people in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza. The Israel…
Labour Party Renames Obidient Directorate After Backlash From Obi, Others
The Labour Party (LP) has announced a change in the name and composition of the newly established Obidient Directorate.POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the directorate will now be known as the…