According to reports, Simisola Gold, birth name, Omoseyin Oluwadarasimi Esther, with Twitter handle @SimisolaofLala, had been arrested for selling new naira notes on social media. Nollywood actress and popular slay queen, Simisola Gold has been arrested by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, for selling new …

Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo, has asked the federal government to allow states to fix the salaries and allowances of their public officials. Akeredolu spoke on Wednesday at the zonal public hearing on the review of the 2008 remuneration package for political, public, and judicial office holders organised by the …

Gov. Wike and Atiku Abubakar Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has cancelled the approval given to the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar to use the Adokye Amiesimaka Stadium for his campaign on February 11. In a letter with reference No. MOS/C/409/S.49/T/15 of 11 January, …

Ademola Adeleke, Osun State governor Osun State governor, Ademola Adeleke, has ordered the payment of backlogs of salaries owed civil servants and emoluments of pensioners in the state. The payment was disclosed in a memo dated January 31, 2023, signed by K.N Akintola for the Osun Head of Service. The …

The presidential candidates of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso and Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi have denied any alliance talks with the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. The NNPP specifically asked Atiku to step down for Kwankwaso who is younger …

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has set aside the judgment of a lower court barring the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from initiating either civil or criminal proceedings against Jonah Oguniyi Otunla, former Accountant General of the Federation, A three-member panel of the Court of Appeal, in a …

Redesigned naira notes The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it has arrested one Oluwadarasimi Emma, a serial entrepreneur, selling the new naira notes on social media. Azuka Ogugua, ICPC spokesperson, in a statement issued on Wednesday night, said Emma colluded with “key elements” in the …

There are indications that Nigeria might be re-included in the United State Government’s list of countries that violate religious freedom. The US government had in 2021 removed Nigeria from its list of countries that violate religious freedom against the recommendation of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom. But …

LOTUS Bank Limited, Nigeria’s dynamic Non-Interest Bank (NIB), won LEADERSHIP Bank of the Year 2022 award at the just concluded 14th LEADERSHIP Conference and Awards held recently at the International Conference Centre, Abuja. The annual event organized by LEADERSHIP Newspapers, has over the years become a barometer for measuring excellence …

Actor, Adedimeji Lateef, has revealed that he was once paid as low as five thousand Naira for playing a lead role in a movie. The actor said in a post on his Instagram page on Tuesday as he counts down to his birthday. Going down memory lane, the actor revealed …