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In a statement by the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Acting Director of Corporate Communication Department, Sidi Ali, the CBN has revoked the banking operations licence of Heritage Bank Plc, effective immediately. This decision was made due to the bank’s failure to improve its financial performance, posing a threat to financial stability. According to the […]
Continue ReadingSeveral unions in Nigeria have shut their workplaces to comply with the directive of the two labour unions, Nigeria Labour Union (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) to embark on an indefinite nationwide strike. The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says the Labour union has shut down the national grid, resulting in […]
Continue ReadingA draft private Bill proposing Regional Governments in Nigeria has been trending online. The draft Bill which proposes a new governance model that would take off not later than October 1, 2024, states that Nigeria shall be a federation comprising regional territories and the Federal Capital territory. Every ethnic nationality and people in Nigeria will […]
Continue ReadingRights activist, Aisha Yesufu, has lambasted APC chieftain, Joe Igbokwe, after he attacked her for not standing up while the present national anthem, ‘Nigeria we hail thee’ was being recited at an event on Friday, May 31. Igbokwe, in a post shared on his Facebook page, described Aisha’s action as a ‘nonsensical behavior’, and that […]
Continue ReadingVeteran Nollywood actor and singer, Zulu Adigwe who passed away in April, has been laid to rest. He was buried in Abuja, Nigeria, on Wednesday, May 29. President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Emeka Rollas, shared photos of the late veteran actor Zulu Adigwe’s funeral on his Instagram page on Thursday, May 30. […]
Continue ReadingIn an interview session with media personality, Ifedayo Olarinde, popularly known as Daddy Freeze, Nigerian comedienne Helen Paul has advised those with relocation plans to do it rightly and try to meet the ‘’right people” as it gets easier that way. The Nigerian comedienne narrated how she relocated from Nigeria to the United States with […]
Continue ReadingNewly graduated young Nigerian lady identified as Gladys Jonathan Yemi, whose father was kidnapped and killed after payment of ransom, has herself passed away. A family member, Prince Bawa, who resides in Abuja, disclosed this in a Facebook post on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. “Sister, why do you choose to left us with such pains, […]
Continue ReadingRivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has revealed that his administration inherited a huge debt burden from the previous administration of Nyesom Wike. Fubara stated that under his watch, the Rivers State Government has awarded nine new road projects, valued at N534.332billion but he inherited 34 uncompleted projects, valued at over N225.279billion spread across 13 local […]
Continue ReadingBauchi State Police Command has arrested suspects believed to be the masterminds of the 2011 post-election violence in the state. The crisis then led to the deaths of six National Youth Service Corps members and several police officers. According to the Daily Post, this was disclosed by the Bauchi State Commissioner of Police, Auwal Muhammad, […]
Continue ReadingA New York jury convicted Donald Trump on all charges in his hush-money case on Thursday in a seismic development barely five months ahead of the election where he seeks to recapture the White House. The verdict makes Trump the first criminally convicted former US president but does not prevent him from campaigning for another […]
Continue ReadingRivers State High Court, sitting in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, has issued an interlocutory injunction, barring factional Speaker, Martin Amaewhule and 24 other lawmakers from further sitting and parading themselves as members of the state House of Assembly. Justice C.N. Wali issued the order in a lawsuit filed by lawmakers loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, led […]
Continue ReadingOperatives from Ekiti State Police Command have arrested a policeman who killed two persons at an accident scene in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital. The accident, which involved a Lexus car and a Jincheng motorcycle occurred late on Tuesday night at the Omisanjana area of Ado-Ekiti. Reports say, in the process of managing the […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian Minister of Education, Obiageli Ezekwesili, has said that she would not revert to the old national anthem, newly signed by President Bola Tinubu as the country’s new anthem. Ezekwesili made this disclosure in a post on her X handle on Wednesday. According to her, no one can suppress her right to dissent from […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Senate, on Tuesday, May 28, passed the National Anthem Bill 2024, which aims to reinstate the original national anthem “Nigeria, We Hail Thee” which Nigeria adopted at independence in 1960, The bill had previously undergone first and second readings and was referred to the Senate’s Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights, and Legal Matters for […]
Continue ReadingA Federal High Court sitting in Kano, has ordered the eviction of the just reinstated Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, from the Kofar Kudu Palace. Justice S. A. Amobeda who gave the ruling on Tuesday, May 28, said he made the decision in the interest of justice and maintenance of peace in Kano. He […]
Continue ReadingA High Court of Kano State presided over by Justice Amina Adamu Aliyu has ordered the police to evict the deposed Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, from the palace he is occupying along the State Road in the Nasarawa area of the state. The court, which gave the order on Monday, also issued […]
Continue ReadingMany people are feared killed after a mosque collapsed in Papa Ajao area of Lagos State, Nigeria on Sunday afternoon, May 26. The Muslim faithfuls were said to be observing their afternoon prayer when the mosque collapsed. The exact number of casualties and individuals trapped beneath the debris is yet to be determined.
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has condoled with the family of the agency’s third substantive Chairman, Ibrahim Lamorde, who died in Egypt on Sunday. He was 61 years old. Reports say, Lamorde died on Sunday morning in Egypt, where he had gone for medical treatment. His death was confirmed by close associates, although […]
Continue ReadingAttorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi SAN, has filed a suit with number SC/CV/343/2024, on behalf of the Federal Government, at the Nigerian supreme Court, against the 36 state governors in the country while seeking full autonomy for local governments. The AGF, in the suit, urged the apex court to issue […]
Continue ReadingDeputy Comptroller, Finance Administration and Technical Service of the Nigerian Customs Service, Essien Etop Andrew, has passed away. Andrew, who was a guest of the Public Account Committee of the House of Reps where he appeared for questioning on Tuesday in continuation of the ongoing probe of revenue-generating agencies and parastatals of government, died at […]
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