It appears Nigeria’s national carrier, Nigeria Air, may commence full flight operations and services before May 29, handover of President Muhammadu Buhari. This is according to a revelation by Nigeria’s Aviation Minister, Haidi Sirika, at the National Aviation Stakeholders’ Forum 2023 held in Abuja, on Thursday. President Buhari had earlier in October 2022, said the […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, says it has directed the evacuation of banknotes from its vaults to commercial banks, across the country. The CBN has also directed all commercial banks to open for operation on Saturdays and Sundays, as part of efforts to ease the circulation of banknotes of various denominations. CBN’s Acting Director, […]
By Oluwatosin Adebowale The Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja, has set aside the decision of the Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal. The Court upheld the election of Senator Ademola Adeleke of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, as the winner of the July 16 governorship election in the State. The Osun State Governorship Election […]
The Independent Corrupt Practices Commission, ICPC, has dragged the former Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, and four of his children before a Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, over N5-billion money laundering charges. Prof. Ojerinde and his companies had earlier been charged before Justice Obiora Egwuatu, for money […]
The World Health Organisation, WHO, says the African region has achieved 26 percent reduction in TB deaths. In a message to mark this year’s World Tuberculosis, TB, Day., WHO’s Regional Director, in Africa, Matshdiso Moeti, said the region is now on the threshold of reaching a 35 per cent of TB death reduction. This year’s […]
The Nigerian government proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has told Nigerians from the South Eastern part of the country to stop investing in Lagos. It also asked them to start making preparations for a mass exodus from the commercial nerve centre of the nation soon. The group gave the charge, in a statement signed […]
– Accuses Adebule of Presenting Forged Certificate To INEC The People Democratic Party, PDP’s candidate for Lagos West Senatorial District, Adewale Segun Sunday, popularly known as Aeroland, has filed a petition against the All Progressives Congress, APC’s candidate, Adebule Idiat Oluranti, who was declared winner of the 25th February National Assembly Election, alleging she submitted […]
Interpol Systems Consultant, Sir Chikwe Udensi, has rewarded the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC’s Returning Officer in-charge of the Governorship and House of Assembly Elections, in Abia State, Prof. Nnenna Oti’s integrity and honesty with the sum of One Hundred Million Naira (N100,000,000.00) only. The gesture is coming just hours after another son of the […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned two suspects – Taiwo Oluwadahunsola and Adebola Adetayo – before a Lagos Special Offences Court, sitting in Ikeja, over alleged laundering of about Nine Hundred and Ninety-Nine Million Naira (N999,000,000.00). A company, Green Eagles Agribusiness Solution Limited, was also arraigned alongside the defendants on Thursday, on […]
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ilorin Zonal Command, have arrested 28 persons suspected to be “Yahoo-Yahoo Boys” in Ilorin, Kwara State. The arrest, which was carried out on Thursday, 23rd March 2023, at Mandate Area, Ilorin, followed actionable intelligence on the activities of fraudsters operating in the area. Preliminary investigation revealed […]