Mallam Tukur Mamu, media consultant to controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has revealed the identity of the group that attacked the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Kuje area of the FCT. Mamu who played the lead negotiator for the Abuja-Kaduna train kidnapped passengers said the Ansaru terrorists, same group that attacked and abducted the train passengers …
Read More »Jailbreak: All 64 Boko Haram members in Kuje prison have escaped – FG
Bashir Magashi, Minister of Defence, Bashir Magashi, on Wednesday, reacted to the Kuje prison attack, saying all the 64 members of the Boko Haram terrorists fled the facility. Gunmen had stormed the facility on Tuesday, with explosions and gunshots heard from the direction of the correctional centre located in Abuja, …
Read More »Stanbic IBTC Bank Nigeria PMI dips to 17-month low in June
The Nigerian private sector remained in growth territory at the end of the second quarter, although recent challenges around cash shortages led to weaker new order growth and a renewed decline in output. As a result, business conditions improved at the weakest rate for almost a-year-and-a-half. Companies responded by raising …
Read More »Dangote Cement to reward consumers with N1billion in new Promo
Consumers of Dangote Cement Plc, a leading cement brand in Nigeria, stand the chance of winning over N1 billion cash prizes in the Dangote Bag of Goodies Season 3 promo, tagged ‘Spell Dangote and become a multi-millionaire.’ The promo, which was launched in Lagos yesterday in the presence of …
Read More »PDP Crisis: Party’s chair, Iyorchia Ayu must resign – Wike loyalists insist
Ifeanyi Okowa, Iyorchia Ayu, Atiku Abubakar The loyalists of Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, are reportedly seeking the immediate resignation of the Peoples Democratic Party’s National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, as a condition to end the party’s infighting and support the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar at the forthcoming 2023 general …
Read More »N100 million up for grab as BBNaija season 7 begins July 23
Big Brother Naija MultiChoice Nigeria has announced that season seven of the Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) reality show will begin on July 23. The organisers, in a press briefing on Tuesday, also announced a grand prize of N100 million for this year’s winner. Busola Tejumola, head of content and West …
Read More »Cheat on your partner, risk jail – Ex-Lagos police PRO warns Nigerians
Nigerians who are married have been warned against cheating on their partners no matter the reason that might arise. According to a former Lagos state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Aliyu Giwa, cheating attracts some jail term. Specifically, he argued that the offence contravenes section 387 and 388 of the …
Read More »OPM Pastor rescues homeless Nollywood actor, Kenneth Aguba
Kenneth Aguba The founder and general overseer of Omega Power Ministries (OPM), Apostle Chibuzor Chinyere, has come to the aid of popular Nollywood actor, Kenneth Aguba. Recall there were reports that Aguba was spotted sleeping on the streets and by roadside shops after becoming homeless. Eyewitnesses said they saw the …
Read More »Nigeria: Debt servicing gulps N11.8trn, $8.2bn in seven years
President Muhammadu Buhari As Nigeria’s debt stock continues to rise amidst worries by analysts on the sustainability of the country’s debt, a total of N11.784 trillion and $8.168 billion has been spent over the last seven years to service both domestic and external debt obligations respectively, data from the Debt …
Read More »ON A BACK TO BACK, ZENITH BANK MAINTAINS POSITION AS NIGERIA’S BEST COMMERCIAL BANK, ALSO EMERGES BEST CORPORATE GOVERNANCE BANK AT WORLD FINANCE 2022 AWARDS
Zenith Bank Plc has emerged as the Best Commercial Bank, Nigeria in the World Finance Banking Awards 2022, retaining the award for a second consecutive year. The bank was also named as the Best Corporate Governance Bank, Nigeria in the World Finance Corporate Governance Awards 2022. The awards, …
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