The Edo State Governor-Elect, Monday Okpebholo, on Wednesday, called on banks to halt the granting of loans to the state government during the transition period. He also raised concerns over the alleged looting of government funds and properties by officials of the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration. In a statement released …

Obiora Ifoh is the National Publicity Secretary of Labour Party. The spokesman opened up to ADEBAYO FOLORUNSHO-FRANCIS on the crisis rocking the party, the alleged threat to sanction former LP presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and Governor Alex Otti over the contentious Nenadi Usman Caretaker Committee and reaction to the loss …

The decision follows a lengthy investigation launched in 2016 by France’s anti-terrorism prosecutor, marking one of the most significant corporate criminal cases in French legal history. French cement manufacturer Lafarge, a subsidiary of Holcim, is set to face trial in a French court on serious charges of financing terrorism and …

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday adjourned a N2 billion fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by a former Caretaker Chairman, Southern Ijaw Local Government of Bayelsa, Mr Lucky Okodeh, until November 28. Justice Binta Nyako adjourned the case following an oral application by Okodeh’s counsel, Asmau Yunusa, to …

In a developing case of a suspected kidnap ransom transaction in Delta State, a yet-to-be-identified Point of Sale operator has spoken out, claiming she was unaware of the criminal activities behind a 4 million Naira deposit into her account. The operator was questioned in a video by the Public Relations …

He said this at the unveiling of Hexing Livoltek, an electricity meter manufacturing company in the Lekki area of Lagos State. Nigeria’s Power Minister, Adebayo Adelabu has stated that grid collapses in Nigeria are inevitable. He said this at the unveiling of Hexing Livoltek, an electricity meter manufacturing company in …

The affected staff were accused of using their $25 (£19) meal credits to buy items such as toothpaste, laundry detergent, acne pad and wine glasses, The Guardian reports. The parent company of Facebook and Instagram, and also WhatsApp Meta, has allegedly fired about 24 staff members at its Los Angeles …

Controversial social media influencer, Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, has disclosed that music producer Michael Collins Ajereh, popularly known as Don Jazzy, is the mystery donor behind the N100 million contribution to his newly established Non-Governmental Organisation. VeryDarkMan, who announced that the NGO would focus on community development and …

In its ongoing efforts to prevent the smuggling of dangerous drugs into Nigeria, the Apapa Ports Customs Command has seized illicit drugs worth N1.1 billion, concealed in four 40ft containers. The Customs Area Comptroller, Babatunde Olomu, made this known in a statement issued by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Chief …

The organised labour has lauded Lagos State Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s approval of N85,000 minimum wage for the state workers. In interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos, labour leaders described the approval as a right step in the right direction. NAN reports that Sanwo-Olu, during …