Sterling Financial Holdings Company Plc has appointed Ms. Olubisi Makoju as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the holding company and Mr. Olayinka Oni as a Non-Executive Director of Sterling Bank Limited. The appointments were disclosed in a corporate filing dated July 9, 2026, signed by the Company Secretary, Sunny...
By NGOBUA JOHNNIE, Abuja
Traders, mechanics and artisans billed for relocation from the congested Apo corridor in Abuja have expressed concern over delays in the issuance of allocation documents, despite the inauguration of key infrastructure at the new Wasa District settlement by President Bola Tinubu. The traders said while the completion of roads,...
National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, has commended the Federal Government’s efforts that eventually led to the release of the abducted pupils and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. Yilwatda, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and...
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has taken another major step in strengthening its counter-terrorism and national security operations with the successful factory acceptance of three additional AW109 Trekker Type B helicopters in Italy. The helicopters successfully completed factory acceptance tests at Leonardo Helicopters’ facility in Vergiate between June 29 and...
Oyo State Police Command has confirmed the successful rescue operation of two persons who were abducted by armed kidnappers at Tiro Village, Irawo, in the Oke-Ogun area of the state. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, who confirmed this in a statement on Friday, said the couple...
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has called on former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to publicly apologise to airport officials and pay a ₦25,000 fine over an alleged traffic violation at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. In a statement issued on Saturday, Keyamo said...
Armed with intelligence and backed by weeks of painstaking planning, Nigerian troops and other security agencies mounted a coordinated operation deep inside the Old Oyo National Park, culminating in the successful rescue of 44 pupils and teachers abducted from Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. The photographs capture...
The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has commended the Federal Government, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and security agencies for the rescue and safe return of teachers and school children who were abducted in Orire, Oyo State. Chairman, PDP BoT, Senator Adolphus Wabara,...
A carefully coordinated security operation involving the Nigerian military and multiple security agencies has led to the rescue of 44 pupils and teachers abducted from Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, bringing an end to nearly two months of uncertainty for the victims and their families. The Nigerian...
Mikel Merino’s remarkable run as Spain’s match winner continued on Friday night as the midfielder scored another late goal to seal a 2-1 victory over Belgium and send La Roja into the semi finals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Just four days after his stoppage-time winner eliminated Portugal...
President Bola Tinubu has expressed profound joy at the successful rescue of the children and teachers from Oriire community in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, by the security forces. President Tinubu in a statement by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, praised the heroic efforts of the security agencies, especially the military, the...
All Progressives Congress (APC) has formally received the completed Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) presidential nomination forms of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima ahead of the 2027 general election. The nomination forms were handed over to the party’s National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, during...
Federal Government has facilitated the return of another 39 Nigerian nationals from South Africa as part of its ongoing emergency evacuation programme following xenophobic attacks in the country. Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, disclosed the development in an update on Friday, noting that the latest group...
The Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned one Egwuche Chinyere Gladys, Group Managing Director of Brass Engineering and Construction Nigeria Limited before Justice F. O. Giwa-Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court sitting in Independence Layout, Enugu State, for alleged abuse of office...
Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Thursday, July 9, 2026, admitted in evidence the extra-judicial statement of a lawyer, Olasubomi Osinusi, who is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), over the alleged forgery of documents relating to the...
Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday, July 10, 2026, secured the conviction and sentence of one Minnis Uchenna Howard and his company, Howard Minnis Asset Management Limited, before Justice R. A. Oshodi of the Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in...
The Presidency has confirmed that all pupils, teachers and other victims abducted during the attack on a secondary school in Orire Local Government Area of Oyo State have regained their freedom. Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga disclosed the development in a post shared on X on Friday, describing the operation...
Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Arc. Sonny Echono, has unveiled plans to broaden participation in the 2026 National Research Fair and Exhibition as part of efforts to accelerate the commercialisation of research findings and strengthen collaboration between academia, industry and investors. Speaking on Friday in...
Catholic Church in Nigeria has announced the death of the Metropolitan Archbishop of Benin City, Most Rev. Augustine Obiora Akubeze, who passed away on Thursday, July 9, 2026, at the age of 69. The announcement was made in a statement issued by the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria and signed...
Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has named Omega Odunze as Special Assistant, Community Mobilisation (South-East). The appointment reinforces the ADC Presidential candidate’s commitment to grassroots engagement, inclusive participation, and strategic mobilisation across the South-East ahead of the 2027...