The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has taken into custody the Managing Director, Medview Airline, Mr Muneer Bankole. He was reportedly detained at the headquarters of the EFCC in Jabi, Abuja on Monday following an invitation by the anti-graft agency. A source familiar with the case disclosed that...
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BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Nigeria Police Force on Monday said it have neutralize no fever than 23 bandits believed to be members of the notorious terrorist leader, Bello Turji, in various operations carried out between 20th to 29th January, 2022. The operations according to the Deputy Inspector...
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Monday said revenue generating agencies of the Federal Government were capable of generating N3 trillion annually if efforts were made to ensure prudent spending. Lawan made this known in Abuja when he declared open an interactive session on the need to improve...
The National Reconciliation Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday submitted its report, three months after inauguration. The committee was inaugurated on October 12, 2021, by the party’s National Chairman and Yobe State Governor, Mai Mal Buni, to reconcile, harmonise and integrate members of the party in...
The final of the Africa Cup of Nations will go ahead at the Olembe Stadium in Yaounde after the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Sunday lifted its suspension of the venue where eight people died in a crush on January 24. CAF’s announcement means that the second semi-final...
Everton on Monday appointed Frank Lampard as their new manager on a two-and-a-half-year deal with the task of keeping the Toffees in the Premier League. Lampard has been out of the game since being sacked as Chelsea boss a little over a year ago. The former England international will...
A female lion in an Iranian zoo has attacked and killed a keeper and escaped with a mate before the pair was captured again, local media reported on Monday. “The lioness, which has been in the zoo for several years, managed to open a door of the cage, get...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Troops of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) in consolidating on their operational feat against Boko Haram(BH) and Islamic State West Africa Province Terrorists (ISWAP) have eliminated the criminal elements in a fierce encounter at Goniri, Yobe State on Saturday 29 January 2022. A statement issued...
By TENEBE ANTHONIA, Lagos – Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) on Monday announced the listing of the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) $4,000,000,000 FGN Eurobonds on its platform. The Eurobonds were issued in three tranches as follows: 6.125% FGN SEP 2028 worth $1,250,000,000.00; 7.375% FGN SEP 2033 worth $1,500,000.00; and...
An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ibadan on Monday, ordered that a 23-year-man, Usman Omidinran, be remanded in a correctional facility for attempting to kill his father. The police charged Omidinran, who resides in Igangan, Oyo State with attempted murder. The Senior Magistrate, Mrs Munirat Giwa – Babalola, who...
A 63-year-old woman, Mrs Temitope Ogundipe, has been delivered of a baby boy through In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) at Olives Specialist Hospital, Ado-Ekiti. Ogundipe told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Ado-Ekiti that she was full of joy because of the baby. She said that faith...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has introduced Computer Studies and Physical and Health Education as part of its UTME subjects. The board disclosed this in its weekly bulletin released by the Director of Public Relations, Dr Fabian Benjamin, and made available to newsmen in Abuja on Monday....
In this dispensation, I honestly crave for a repeat of the political contestation between the late Chief Tony Anenih and Chief Tom Ikimi in Edo State during the ill-fated Third Republic. This could spice up the 2023 political contestation between the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) and the opposition...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, has inaugurated 30 units of operational vehicles donated to commands and divisions of the Nigeria Police Force by the Abuja Municipal Area Council, (AMAC) in Abuja. While inaugurating the project, the minister said the donation arose...
At least 127,491 Northerners have applied to join the police, while 23,088 from the south also applied. The candidates are to storm the various state police command headquarters nationwide for physical screening on Tuesday. The applicants consist of 104,403 from the North and 23,088 from the Southern part of...
Social media are going agog following the N2000 cash prizes awarded by Kogi State University to its first-class graduates. A source who witnessed the presentation of the awards, said: “This was at a recent convocation at Kogi State University. N2000 was given to all first-class graduating students and N5000...
In the viral video, a yet-to-be-identified man could be heard interrogating the three boys who are between the ages of 14 and 15 after he saw them at a gate in his premises. When asked where they were going, the boys who appeared stranded and were seen with bags...
The Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB, has confirmed investigation of Mr. Simbi Wabote, the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), and preliminary findings showed that he has no filing of his assets with the Board as required by law. This is contrary to what...
By TENEBE ANTHONIA, Lagos – It is well-known that countries with well-developed capital markets experience higher economic growth. In addressing what actionable steps need to be taken to build the capital market that is desire, the Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Exchange Limited, Mr. Temi Popoola, CFA addressed capital market...
Akwa-Ibom State Governor Udom Emmanuel has finally ended months of speculations and permutations with the announcement of one of his cabinet members, Mr Umo Eno, to succeed him as Governor in 2023. The Chief Press Secretary/Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on media, Mr Ekerete Udoh, on Sunday confirmed...