In anticipation of its 80th anniversary, Wema Bank, Nigeria’s foremost innovative bank and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, will be rewarding 80 customers with cash prizes in its Wema Bank 5 for 5 Promo Season 4 80th daily draw, set to hold virtually at 4 p.m. on …

Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has said the suit brought against the former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, by the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, “is going nowhere.” Falana said this on Thursday while responding to a question from our …

Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike, the kidnapping kingpin popularly known as Evans, has opted for a plea bargain agreement in a case bordering on kidnapping and attempted murder. As part of his plea bargain, Evans has offered to surrender his 14 brand-new trucks to the Lagos state government. He agreed that the trucks …

The Christian Association of Nigeria has urged the Federal Government to redouble its efforts to secure the release of Leah Sharibu, who was kidnapped seven years ago on February 19, 2018. Leah Sharibu was among 110 schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram terrorists from the Government Girls Science and Technical School …

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Fatima Sanda, the public affairs director of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, were among officials of the Commission who were arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for alleged fraud and money laundering. Fatima Sanda and three other NAHCON officials were arrested on Tuesday at the …

A former governorship aspirant of the Labour Party in Anambra State, Valentine Ozigbo, has officially joined the All Progressives Congress. Ozigbo, who formally registered with the APC at his ward in Amesi, Aguata Local Government Area, on Thursday—just 24 hours after resigning from the LP—said his decision was driven by …

Former Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday jokingly remarked that President Bola Tinubu was now celebrating with his former tormentors. Osinbajo spoke during the public presentation of former military president Ibrahim Babangida’s autobiography, “A Journey in Service”, at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja. Reviewing the book, Osinbajo recalled how Tinubu, …

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has retained the Monetary Policy Rate, MPR, its benchmark interest rate at 27.5%. Olayemi Cardoso, governor of the CBN, disclosed this at the end of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting of the apex bank on Thursday. The apex bank also retained the Cash …

The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has announced the indefinite postponement of its meetings for February 2025. Ali Mohammed, FAAC secretary, announced the postponement in a statement on Thursday. “Further to our earlier notice referenced F.12090/T/68 dated 14th February, 2025 on the above subject, I am directed to inform you …