The Nigerian government has received $925 million from Afrieximbank as the Naira appreciated against the Dollar on Thursday. Afreximbank announced an additional disbursement of $925m under the syndicated $3.3 billion crude oil-backed prepayment facility organized by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. The development comes at the same time the …
Read More »‘Police Can Use Any Law Other Than Cyber Crime Act To Nail You’ – Police PRO Muyiwa Warns Journalists
Nigeria Police Force, Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi The Nigeria Police Force on Thursday said it can use any law not necessarily the Cyber Crime Act to nail journalists. The Police Spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi stated this on Thursday warning journalists against reports he said could be regarded as defamation. …
Read More »Transfer: Lazio step up interest in Dele-Bashiru
Serie A club, Lazio are working on a deal to sign midfielder, Fisayo Dele -Bashiru from Turkish Super Lig outfit, Hatayspor. Dele-Bashiru has attracted the interest of a number of clubs around Europe after impressing on his debut campaign in Turkey. The 23-year-old joined Hatayspor on a free transfer last …
Read More »EPL: Gilberto Silva predicts team to win title next season
Arsenal legend, Gilberto Silva, has predicted the Gunners to win the Premier League title next season over Manchester City. Arsenal finished second position behind leaders Man City in the recently-concluded season. Mikel Arteta’s side went toe-to-toe with Pep Guardiola’s side in the title race The Premier League North London club …
Read More »Cote d’Ivoire to host WAFU women’s championship
Cote d’Ivoire has been confirmed as host of the West Africa Zone (WAFU-B) Women’s Championship. The competition will serve as the qualifier for CAF Women’s Champions League. The qualifying tournament will run from August 10th-23rd, 2024. Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Niger Republic, Nigeria, and Togo will battle for …
Read More »Bandits kill seven policemen, 12 villagers in Zamfara
Bandits, on Thursday, killed 12 villagers and seven policemen in an attack on a Zamfara State community. Commissioner of Police in the state, Muhammad Shehu Dalijan, who confirmed the attack, said the killing took place at Magarya village in Zurmi Local Government Area. He added that among the victims were …
Read More »TSTV Company Executives Arraigns For Tax Evasion, Money Laundering by Anti-Graft Agency, EFCC
They were arraigned alongside TSTV and another company, Briechberg Investment Limited on 9-count criminal charges. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has dragged two Chief Executives of the Telecom Satellites Limited (TSTV) before the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja over alleged tax evasion, money laundering and advanced fee …
Read More »Wale Edun didn’t propose N105,000 as minimum wage – Presidency
Wale Edun, Minister of Finance The Presidency on Thursday rubbished claims that the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun proposed N105,000 as new minimum wage for workers. The Punch had quoted Western Post as saying that the new proposal suggested a minimum wage of …
Read More »NDLEA nabs 110 suspects, recovers 520.385kgs illicit drugs in Kaduna
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Kaduna State Command, said its operatives arrested 110 suspects and recovered 520.385kgs of illicit substances in the month of May. Its Commander, Mr Samaila Danmalam, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Kaduna. Danmalam said, “The command in …
Read More »EXPOSED: Autopsy Reveals Possible Cause Of Mohbad’s Death
The autopsy conducted on the body of late singer Mohbad has revealed the possible cause of his death. The result of the autopsy conducted at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) was obtained by TheCable Lifestyle on Thursday. According to the report, samples of the gastric content, blood, bone …
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