archiveAugust 29, 2022

A former Kano State governor, Ibrahim Shekarau, has explained why he dumped the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) and returned to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Shekarau, who was received back to the PDP at a ceremony in Kano on Monday, said the decision to return to the party was...

  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has stated that for it to effectively prepare for the 2023 general election, “it would be involved in recruiting and training staff and managing the logistics for their deployment to 176,846 polling units, spread across 8,809 electoral wards, 774 local government areas, 37...

  Veteran Nigerian thespian, Joke Silva, on Monday dismissed reports on her husband, Olu Jacobs’s death. Reports emerged on social media on Monday that the movie star who has been battling Dementia had passed away. However, in a statement on her Instagram page, Silva threatened legal actions against the people...

The Deputy Governor of Katsina State, Mannir Takubu, has said that the Federal Government has released N6.25 billion for the establishment of cattle ranches in the local government areas affected by banditry in the state. Yakubu, who is also the commissioner for agriculture and rural development, spoke during the ranch...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has declared a comprehensive, total and indefinite strike, citing the alleged failure of the Federal Government to frontally address its demands. The leadership of the union noted that the indefinite strike took effect from 12.01am on Monday. ASUU took the decision at the...

The Makurdi Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday, August 29, 2022, secured the conviction and sentencing of two internet fraudsters : Adikpo Diamond Aondover and Mathew Itodo Onyilo, before Justice A. R. Mohammed of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. They were  jailed...

The Federal High Court in Lagos has stopped President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) from revoking the licenses of 53 broadcast stations in the country, and shutting down the stations for allegedly failing to renew their licenses. Justice Akintayo Aluko on Monday, granted an order of interim...

Justice  Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja,  Lagos State,  has convicted and sentenced a legal practitioner,  Taiwo Oreagba to two years imprisonment for obtaining the sum of N4,000, 000( Four Million Naira) from a client to secure the release of a suspect from the custody of...

The leadership of Rite Foods Limited in the manufacturing of snacks has been reaffirmed, as the company emerges the winner of ECOWAS Sausage Roll Snack Manufacturing Company of the Year. The Rite Foods sausage brands which comprise the Bigi Beef Sausage Rolls, Rite Spicy Beef Rolls and Rite Sausage Rolls...

Ecobank Nigeria has unveiled a special scheme on Back2School loans and remittances for all its customers. Head, Consumer Banking, Ecobank Nigeria, Mrs. Korede Demola-Adeniyi said the loan offerings have been developed based on the bank’s understanding of the importance of education and to further support customers with the financial freedom...