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Breaking: Sirika, brother, pleads not guilty to alleged N19.4bln fraud

Former Minister of Aviation Hadi Sirika, his brother, Ahmad Sirika, and a firm, Enginos Nigeria Limited, have been arraigned on a fresh 10-count...

Gowon drums support for Tinubu, seeks political structure that fits present realities

A former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, has canvassed support for the President Bola Tinubu-led federal government while calling for a new...

Tinubu off to Chad for Pres. Déby’s inauguration

President Bola Tinubu will leave Abuja on Thursday morning for N’Djamena, the capital of Chad, to attend Mahamat Déby’s inauguration as the country’s...

Just in: Court grants DCP Abba Kyari two-week bail for mother’s burial

DCP Abba Kyari, a former commander of the Force Intelligence Response Team who is currently remanded in prison over drug-related charges, was on...

Emir of Kano in Ijebu Ode, felicitates Awujale on 90th birthday

The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ahmad Ado Bayero, paid homage to the Awujale and Paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Alaiyeluwa Oba (Dr.) Sikiru Kayode...

Federal appointments: Woke reassigned as OORBDA’s MD to NOSDRA as DG

Barely two weeks after his appointment, President Bola Tinubu has reassigned Engr. Chukwuemeka Woke to the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency...

May 29: Tinubu orders low-key celebration of first anniversary

President Bola Tinubu’s first anniversary in office on May 29 will be devoid of the usual fanfare, according to Minister of Information and...

Tax Evasion: Absence of Binance official, Gambaryan, in court stalls arraignment

The absence of Binance official Tigran Gambaryan in court on Tuesday stalled his arraignment on the tax evasion charge preferred against him and...

I started administering Rivers State eight months after assuming office, says Gov. Fubara

Rivers Gov. Siminalayi Fubara has said that he started governing the state fully eight months after assuming office. Although he assumed office on...

Plateau, Benue killings, one death too many, says Obi

A former governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, says the ongoing killings in Benue and Plateau States are deeply concerning. Obi’s comment...

Chad PM Submits Resignation To Newly Elected Junta Chief

Two weeks after his defeat to junta chief Mahamat Deby in the presidential elections, Chadian Prime Minister Succes Masra has stepped down. He...

Banex Plaza attack: A threat to national security – Nigerian Army

The Nigerian Army’s spokesperson, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu has described the assault of some soldiers at Banex Plaza, Abuja, as a threat to national...

Rivers Gov. Fubara swears in eight newly-confirmed commissioner-nominees

The Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has conducted the swearing-in ceremony for eight commissioner- nominees who had just undergone screening by the...

Banex Plaza closure: HURIWA cautions against misusing military troops

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has accused Nigeria’s top military commanders of misusing their troops by illegally cordoning off Banex...

Breaking: OPay, Moniepoint, Others To Resume Onboarding New Customers ‘In Months’ – CBN

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced that mobile money operators, including fintech firms like OPay, Palmpay, Kuda Bank, and Moniepoint, will...

Updated: CBN raises interest rate to 26.25% amid rising inflation

The CBN’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has increased the benchmark interest rate by 150 basis points, from 24.75 percent to 26.25 percent, in...