Full Names: CBN Liquidates 20 Banks — NDIC
N1.39 billion has been paid to 36,163 depositors of 110 closed microfinance banks and three primary mortgage banks by the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC). NDIC Chief Executive Officer, Bello Hassan, at the corporation’s ‘Special Day’ at the…
INEC Suspends Election In 9 Wards In Kogi, To Investigate & Sanction Staff
INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION PRESS RELEASE SUSPENSION OF ELECTION IN SOME LOCATIONS IN KOGI STATE The Commission has received reports from our officials in Kogi State on incidences of electoral malpractices, particularly the incident of…
Nigerian Military Arrests Navy Commander, 10 Other Personnel For Alleged Violent Conduct Over Kogi Guber Polls
Ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Kogi State, the Nigerian military authorities have arrested and detained a Nigerian Navy commander, Nicholas Uchendu Akalezi aka Akalieze, and 10 other naval personnel for alleged violent activities in the…
Despite Stiff Opposition, Governor Soludo Demolishes Olulu Eke Deity In Ekwulobia, Anambra
The Government of Anambra State has demolished the popular “Olulu Eke Deity” in Ekwulobia to pave way for the construction of a flyover at the town’s roundabout. The demolition is coming after Governor Soludo had previously threatened…
Fasoranti Group In Afenifere Disowns Statement By Adebanjo Group Faulting Tinubu’s Supreme Court Victory
Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere may be engrossed in a leadership crisis as a faction of the group has distanced itself from a communiqué released by the group’s General Secretary, Chief Sola Ebiseni, faulting the Supreme Court judgment…
Why N60 Billion Budgeted For Lawmakers SUVs Is Troubling — Peter Obi
The recent expenditure of N60 billion for the purchase of SUV vehicles for about 400 legislators is a continuation of the troubling trend in our nation today. We have continued to abandon the critical areas of development measurement while expending…
President Tinubu Insists On Electricity Subsidy, Suspends Tariff Hike
Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, on Wednesday revealed that President Bola Tinubu has stopped the implementation of a hike in electricity tariff, insisting that subsidy be paid on power consumed nationwide. The minister, who spoke at a…
Full List: IGP Redeploys 40 Senior Officers, 14 AIGs, 26 CPs
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has mandated the posting and redeployment of 14 Assistant Inspectors General of Police and 26 Commissioners of Police. The 40 senior officers were posted to various commands and formations across the…
Fire Outbreak: Canadian High Commission Says Visa Application Centres In Abuja, Lagos Remain Open
In the wake of the fire outbreak that affected a section it’s building in Abuja on Monday, the Canadian High Commission in Nigeria has clarified that its visa application centres in Abuja and Lagos remain open to the public. Demilade Kosemani,…
Appeal Court Sacks Labour Party Rep Representing Aba North/Aba South, Nnamani, Affirms APGA’s Ikwechegh As Winner
The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has sacked Labour Party’s Emeka Nnamani, and declared APGA’s Alex Ifeanyi Mascot Ikwechegh as the member representing Abia North/Aba South Federal Constituency. Namani of the Labour Party was declared…