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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has launched an investigation into the alleged mismanagement of N423 billion by former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai and several key members of his administration. This development follows a petition by a Non-Governmental Organization and a detailed report from the Kaduna State House of Assembly. Sources indicate that […]

Moniepoint Microfinance Bank (Moniepoint MFB) has relaunched its personal banking referral programme as part of efforts to drive onboarding of new customers. Moniepoint MFB had paused onboarding as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) scrutinised and tightened loopholes in the financial technology (fintech) services sector. The referral programme is designed to reward users every time

The attention of the office of the President of the Senate has been drawn to posters circulating in some parts of Kaduna associating the President of the Senate with a supposed El-Rufai 2027 political ambition. We want to state in very clear and unequivocal terms that Senator Godswill Akpabio does not have any intention to

Social media was sent into a frenzy on Wednesday after President Bola Tinubu, slipped while boarding the parade vehicle at the venue of the 2024 Democracy Day celebration. The President, however, quickly regained his balance and continued with the proceedings without further issues. Below are the other world leaders aside from Tinubu, who had a

Operatives of the Ondo state command, have arrested a 31-year-old man, Yusuf Adenoyin, with eight human skulls in Isua Akoko, in Akoko South-East local government area of the state. Adenoyin, who confessed to the crime, claimed that he was trying to raise the sum of N2 million with the eight human skulls to pay for

Inspector Ubi Ebri of the Nigeria Police Force was found guilty and given the death penalty on a murder charge by a Delta State High Court in Asaba. Hon. Justice C.D. Diai presided over the court proceedings, and the police officer was found guilty of killing Emmanuel Ibeh Onyeka, a salesperson and repairer of telephones.

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 election has noted that he fulfilled all his electoral promises to Anambra people while he was governor, while advising the incumbent governor of the state, Prof Charles Soludo to focus on turning the state into Taiwan and Dubai as he promised. Obi who spoke

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. NLC Disputes Agreement on New Minimum Wage [The Punch] The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said that organized labor did not agree on any specific figure as the new minimum wage. The NLC was reacting to President Bola Tinubu’s claims that an agreement had been reached

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has explained why he fell during a Democracy Day parade at the Eagles Square in Abuja. Naturenex reported that President Tinubu, on Wednesday, slipped and fell while boarding the parade vehicle at the venue of the 2024 Democracy Day. The President had approached the vehicle shortly after he arrived at the Eagles Square,

As Nigeria marks 25 years of unbroken democracy amidst President Bola Tinubu’s first year in office, harsh criticism has come from 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi who noted that Tinubu has been excellent in continuing Buhari’s legacy of failure. He aired his opinion during an interview with ARISE NEWS on Wednesday. Obi’s criticism

Two Army personnel are feared dead following an attack on a truck carrying five officers in Ogwu-Ikpele community, Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State. The incident occurred around 8:10 am on Tuesday, as unidentified gunmen ambushed the officers, also leaving one injured. Eyewitnesses reported that the assailants, who laid an ambush at the Amaja

Actress Chinwe Splendor laments as her former university reportedly asks her to return her certificate after she openly admitted to having affair with her lecturers for grades. The media personality was recently interviewed during which she spoke about how hectic her university days were. She opined that her condition had driven her into seeking alternative ways of making ends meet.

Controversial social media activist, Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as Verydarkman (VDM), has returned back to Kuje prison in Abuja despite court granted him bail on Monday, June 10th. A video shared by the activist’s friend Itskokopee, showed that Verydarkman was held back in prison because he was captured on camera by some mischievous people during the

Organised Labour has rejected President Bola Tinubu’s claims that an agreement has been reached on new national minimum wages in his nationwide broadcast to make Democracy Day. According to Organized Labour at the time negotiations ended on Friday, June 7, there was no agreement reached by the Tripartite Committee on the National Minimum Wage. Rather, two figures such

AWKA – Crisis is brewing in Nno­bi community in Idemi­li-South Local Government Area of Anambra State as two quarters Ebenesi and Awuda are enmeshed in supremacy battle over who controls the community. While fingers point in the direc­tion of Ebenesi quarter as secretly plotting to dethrone His Royal Maj­esty Igwe Nick Obi over alleged am­bitions of