The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025 re-arraigned former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (retd) before Justice Charles Agbaza of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, for fraud. He was re-arraigned alongside a former General Manager of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, …
Read More »Nasarawa gov bans 2027 campaigns, denies having anointed candidate
Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has debunked rumors of already having an anointed candidate for the 2027 governorship election. Addressing journalists on the development in Lafia, the state capital, on Wednesday, the Senior Special Assistant to the governor on Public Affairs, Peter Ahemba, described the rumors as baseless, adding that …
Read More »CBN plans fresh battle against forex speculators as naira slides
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso, says the apex bank remains resolute in its commitment to maintaining order in the country’s foreign exchange market by identifying and eliminating bad actors whose activities undermine the stability of the naira. This came as findings showed that the naira …
Read More »Soyinka condemns modern-day slavery at UN General Assembly
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has denounced the persistence of modern-day slavery in Africa and beyond. He made these remarks during his keynote address at the United Nations General Assembly, held at the UN Headquarters in New York, on Tuesday. The event marked the annual observance of the International Day …
Read More »Political earthquake in Rivers as Fubara’s loyalists swept out in mass purge
A major political storm has hit Rivers State as all political office holders appointed by suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara have been axed in a sweeping purge led by the state’s new administrator, Vice-Admiral Ibok Ibas (retd). The was contained in a statement titled: ‘The Rivers State Government announces the suspension …
Read More »FIRSTBANK FILES APPEAL
INJUNCTION AND STAY OF EXECUTION CARGO REMAINS UNDER ARREST In a surprising twist of events, its decision delivered today, the Federal High Court in a surprising shift from the true nature of FirstBank ’s claim held that the matter is not a maritime claim but rather, a simple case of …
Read More »Dangote Spreads Generosity to Katsina, Donates 35,000 Bags of Rice
Dangote Feeds Thousands In Katsina, Donates 35,000 Bags of Rice The Aliko Dangote Foundation has donated 35,000 bags of rice to the poor and vulnerable people of Katsina State. This is coming two weeks after it commenced the distribution of one million bags of rice worth N16billion across the 774 local …
Read More »US Imports Over 2 million Barrels of Jet Fuel from Dangote Refinery
… experts hail refinery, call for support The growing influence of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals is extending far beyond Africa and the Middle East, as the United States imports over two million barrels of jet fuel from the world’s largest single-train refinery in March. Experts assert that this …
Read More »Tragedy as Ogun hunter Bolugbe accidentally shoots self while retrieving prey, dies on the spot
A routine hunting expedition in the Ajinawo area of Yewa North, Ogun State, turned fatal when a hunter, Taiwo Bolugbe, accidentally shot himself while attempting to retrieve a hunted animal. According to a statement by the Ogun State Police Command spokesperson, CSP Omolola Odutola, the tragic incident was reported on …
Read More »International Press Centre Condemns Detention Of Kano Journalists By Nigerian Police
The command allegedly acted on the orders of the state Commissioner of Information, Ibrahim Waiya. The International Press Centre (IPC), through its Safety and Protection of Journalists (SPJ) Hub, has strongly condemned the reported harassment, intimidation, and detention of Buhari Abba Rano, Online Editor of Kano Times, and freelance journalist, …
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