Author: Ayorinde Oluokun
Fraud: Court orders arrest of 3 Rural Electrification Agency Account Staff
The three were among the four REA employees charged with receiving about one billion naira under the pretence of false…
Nigeria gets $945m oil-backed lifeline from Afreximbank
Afreximbank, in a statement Thursday said the disbursement brings the total current funded facility size to $3.175bn. Arranged and coordinated…
Abuja Chamber tasks Wike on infrastructure at Idu Industrial District
The ACCI President, Mr Emeka Obegolu, in a statement, described the infrastructure development strides by the minister in the city…
Tinubu approves N150,000 grant for each MSMEs clinics participants
Earlier on his arrival in the state, Shettima, who was received by Gov. Biodun Oyebanji and other top government officials,…
Otti: We’re getting very credible information on killers of soldiers in Aba
Otti disclosed this on Thursday when he paid a morale boosting visit to the officers and men of the 144…
Rep Ugochinyere in trouble over ‘solidarity visit’ to Fubara’
Rep. Yusuf Gagdi (APC-Plateau), while moving a motion of personal explanation at the plenary in Abuja on Thursday told the…
36 plead guilty to internet fraud in Ibadan, jailed
Thirty-six internet fraudsters have bagged various terms of imprisonment after they pleaded guilty to one-count separate charges bordering on obtaining…
Reps pass bill to establish South West Development Commission
While speaking on the development, Rep James Faleke, Chairman of the Southwest Caucus of House of Representatives expressed his gratitude…
TStv boss Bright Echefu, executive director docked for money laundering
The defendants were alleged to have, on or about May 18, 2020, committed the money laundering offence, including tax evasion,…
Tinubu’s leadership style achieving desired results in FCT – Wike
Wike stated this in Abuja on Thursday, during the inauguration of B6, B12, and Circle Roads in the Central Area…
Illegal mining: EFCC nabs 11 suspects, 8 truckloads of assorted minerals in Kwara
In a statement by Dele Oyewale, its spokesperson, EFCC said the suspects were arrested on Wednesday, May 5, 2024, upon…
Nigerian Eze Josiah jailed 2 years over $300 fraud
Delivering judgment, Justice Aliyu Shafa, also gave Eze Josian an option of a fine of N500, 000. Shafa ordered the…
Tenure of Pro-Wike Rivers APC Caretaker Committee extended by 6 months
It would be recalled that amidst controversies in November,23, 2023, the APC National Working Committee dissolved the Rivers State Executives…
Edo gov. election: NNPP candidate, Azemhe Azena, suspended
The suspension notice by his Ward 10 executives in Etsako East local government area of the state, dated June 3,…
Eid el-Adha: Bank unveils N150m ram loan for Yobe civil servants
The bank said it has set aside a N150 million facility to enable its customers to buy animals for the…
Nigerian filmmaker Priye Diri selected for Global Media Makers LA Residency
Diri's selection, following a highly competitive process with over 650 applications, is a testament to her exceptional talent and the…
Labour Party recants on ‘Obidient Directorate’ after Peter Obi’s disclaimer
Obi had in a statement issued on Wednesday evening opposed the move to formally incorporate the Obidient Movement into the…
How Nigeria swept West/Central Africa’s Toastmasters Public Speaking Championship
With this victory, Wayo advances to the Region Quarterfinals, where the top performers will secure a spot in the semifinals.…
Port Harcourt on lockdown as Rivers workers join nationwide strike
An official of the Union told journalists that besides Lagos ports, other port formations in Port Harcourt, Warri, Onne, Calabar,…
Strike: Judiciary workers lock out judges, lawyers, others from courts in Abuja
Comrade Samuel Ikpatt, Chairman of the FHC Chapter of JUSUN, in an interview said the union was in total compliance…
Labour Party to NLC, TUC: Your strike inflicting more hardship on Nigerians
Despite earlier pleas by the Federal Government for consideration, the organised labour on Monday commenced an indefinite strike to push…
Why we revoked licence of Heritage Bank- CBN
The Board and Management of Heritage bank have not been able to improve the bank’s financial performance, a situation which…
Strike: Workers shut down courts in Lagos
Early arrivals at the court premises were gently told by the strike enforcers to please comply with the order, as…
WASSCE 2024 will go on despite NLC, TUC strike, WAEC says
In as much as we share concerns of the unions and generality of Nigerians, the WASSCE SC is going on…
Woman diagnosed with rare condition that makes her appear drunk
Called auto-brewery syndrome, the condition sees fungi in the gut create alcohol through fermentation. Researchers say awareness of this syndrome…
Strike: Nationwide blackout as workers shut down national grid
TCN, in a statement by Ndidi Mbah, its General Manager, Public Affairs said the worers shut down the national grid…
Integrating NIMASA C4I, Naval Falcon Eye a top priority- Matawalle
The NIMASA C4i center, with manpower composition from all security services in Nigeria is the central nerve for the Deep…
How soldiers hijacked 8 kidnapped Kogi varsity students after we rescued them – Police
On how soldiers forcefully took the students away from the police operatives after their rescue, she said, "The students were…
Fubara: I still don’t believe I’m marking one year in office
Fubara said this while expressing gratitude at the Special Thanksgiving Service to mark his First Year in Office Anniversary, which…
How MFM’s Olukoya is helping to actualise my father’s musical dream – Bimbo Esho
She said her father’s 25 years' musical dream had been to have a functional musical museum which could be seen…