archiveSeptember 2021

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Abdulrasheed Bawa has disclosed that the commission recovered over N72.8 billion, and 30 real estates from corrupt Nigerians since he assumed office six months ago. According to him, since he took over the chairmanship of the anti-graft agency on March...

 A political group, Ayombo Movement for Good Governance, has canvased support for former Governor of Osun, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, to be the next national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).The group in a statement signed by its President, Prince Ayoade Adewopo, on Saturday in Abuja, described Oyinlola as the best...

Nigeria’s former President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan warned that Nigeria cannot achieve full victory in the fight against insecurity without proper justice. Goodluck Jonathan disclosed this at the public presentation of a research report titled ‘Terrorism and Banditry: The Nexus; conducted by the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation (GJF) on Friday, in Abuja....

The Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Exchange Group (“NGX Group”) Plc, Mr. Oscar N. Onyema, OON, has been elected to the Board of World Federation of Exchanges (WFE). This decision was reached at the 60th General Assembly and Annual Meeting of WFE on 9 September 2021. With the...

  Findings by a forensic company, Sentinel Forensic Limited, have shown that live ammunition fired at #EndSARS protesters in Lekki Toll-Gate, Lagos were registered to the Nigerian Army . In its testimony before the Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution set up for SARS related killings and Lekki Toll-Gate incident,...

  The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called on the National Assembly to pass the Bill to amend the National Universities Commission Act to address the proliferation of state universities. The coordinator of the Kano Zone of the Union, Prof. Abdulkadir Muhammad made the call at a press...

*VP at Leadership Newspaper Conference says Nigerians can overcome division through faith & solidarity *Calls for renewal of the Social Contract, elite consensus & constructive engagement in moving the nation forward In a rousing speech last night, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, submitted that despite the nation’s current challenges, Nigerians...

The Nigeria Society of Physiotherapy (NSP) is advocating for a healthy sleep culture for children’s physical and mental growth and development. According to the NSP, quality sleep helps repair and restore body cells, tissues, and organs. In addition, it improves cognitive skills development, memory, alertness and general performance necessary for...

 The Nigerian Police, Ogun Command, says it has rescued three workers of the former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s Farm, from their kidnappers’ den, three days after they were abducted. The Police Spokesperson, DSP. Abimbola Oyeyemi, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abeokuta, on Friday evening. NAN reports...

  President Joe Biden has described national unity as the United States’ greatest strength in a video commemorating the 20th anniversary of the al-Qaeda attacks on Sept. 11 which left nearly 3,000 people dead. “In the days that followed Sept. 11, 2001, we saw heroism everywhere, in places expected and...