THE Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo, on Wedneday, foiled an attempt by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to arrest the immediate-past governor of the state, Yahaya Bello, at his 9, Benghazi Street, Wuse Zone 4, Abuja residence. The operatives of the anti-graft agency had stormed the street around 9.30Continue Reading
A former Speaker of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Yusuf Zailani, has denied claims that the Ninth Assembly under his leadership approved the $350m World Bank loan obtained by former Governor Nasir El-Rufai. The Kaduna State House of Assembly, on Tuesday, set up a fact-finding committee to probe allContinue Reading
THE arrangements and programme of activities for the final burial of the late former governor of Anambra State, Dr Chukwuemeka Ezeife, have been slated to begin in Awka, the state capital, on Friday. Ezeife, popularly called ‘Okwadike’, was Anambra State governor from January 2, 1992, to November 1993, during theContinue Reading
Policemen attached to the Ilasan Division of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested four suspects, Micheal Adeyeye, Biodun Iyiola, Adeleye Dotun, and Habeeb Azeez, for allegedly withdrawing N1.4m from a victim’s account during a one-chance robbery in the state. According to a statement shared by he state Police PublicContinue Reading
The Central Bank governor, Olayemi Cardoso, has said the recent depletion of the nation’s foreign reserves was used to settle debts owed to international creditors and not to defend the naira as widely claimed. The governor disclosed this at the ongoing International Monetary Fund Spring Meetings held in Washington D.CContinue Reading
The Nigerian Navy has said it has arrested 75 stowaways on Nigeria’s waterways between August 2023 and April 2024. This was as the service expressed concern over the spate of some citizens seeking migration to other places through stowaway means. The Navy, in a statement on Wednesday by its DirectorContinue Reading
The Nigeria Customs Service has announced the death of its officer, Auwal Haruna, a Customs Assistant 11 attached to the Katsina Area Command. Announcing his death in a statement on Wednesday, the National Public Relations Officer of the service, Abdullahi Maiwada, said the incident occurred at the Gamji Makaho checkpointContinue Reading
A commercial tow truck has crushed a woman to death at the Okpoko Market junction of the Asaba-Onitsha express road. It was gathered that the accident happened at about 12:20 pm on Wednesday. The victim was said to be crossing the road when the vehicle that was being towed gotContinue Reading
The Central Bank governor, Olayemi Cardoso, has said the recent depletion of the nation’s foreign reserves was used to settle debts owed to international creditors and not to defend the naira as widely claimed. The governor disclosed this at the ongoing International Monetary Fund Spring Meetings held in Washington D.CContinue Reading
A 63rd-minute Joshua Kimmich header gave Bayern Munich a 1-0 win over Arsenal and a place in the Champions League semi-finals on Wednesday. The 3-2 aggregate quarter-final victory means Bayern return to the last four for the first time since winning the title in 2020. Bayern will face either ManchesterContinue Reading