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Staff who allegedly stole 20 million Naira company funds to play sports betting is arrested by EFCC

A man working with Procter and Gamble has been arrested by the EFCC for allegedly embezzling over N20m (Twenty...

Sanwo-Olu sign into law the 21-year jail term for cultists in Lagos

Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Governor of Lagos State, has signed the 21-year jail term for convicted cultists in the state after he signed the Prohibition of Unlawful Societies and Cultism bill for 2021. Lagos...

FG speaks on adverse effects of Astrazeneca vaccine

The Federal Government is adamant the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine for COVID-19 has no adverse effects. The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, stated this at a briefing by the Presidential...

Troops destroy scores of Boko Haram terrorists in Lake Chad, Tumbus, loses 3 soldiers

Destroy Gun Trucks, Capture Arms, Ammunitions Elements of Boko Haram Terrorists...

Stock market in reverse mode, loses N1.36trn in February

l186% rise in TB yields lures away investorslAnalysts see the bleak outlook for Q1 The...

External reserves, oil price in counter trend

Oil money In spite of the rising trend in the price of crude oil, the nation’s external...

LEDAP tasks govt, NASS on laws to reserve 35 percent of elective seats for only women

calls for the amendment of laws that confer on men sole right to occupy certain...

LEAP Africa mourns board member Seyi Bickersteth

The Board, staff, and beneficiaries of LEAP Africa mourn the sudden death of our distinguished and devoted Board...

Enugu: Hoodlums beat up chief priest, threaten to drown him

The Chief Priest, Ozoemena Eze The Chief Priest of Omaha Adoro Ero, in Igbo-Eze South Local Government...

N6.2 billion palliative: Arrest order on NDDC Management still stands – Senate confirms

The National Assembly insists that its arrest warrant issued against the management of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) still stands, adding that their move is in accordance with the legislative...

NYCN task Buhari to declare bandits as terrorists

The National Youth Council of Nigeria, NYCN, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to declare without hesitation that bandits invade the nation’s peace as terrorists. The group insists that it...

UNILORIN female student maltreated in security unit over dress code

A social media user, Omotanwa, @tannwa_ on Twitter, who is also a student of the University of Ilorin, has exposed how she was recently maltreated for violating the school dress code. Sharing...

Governor Seyi Makinde mocked for giving bicycles to his Civil Servants

To ease vehicular traffic within the state secretariat, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state has procured bicycles for the civil servants working within the premises; an act that has made him a subject...

Investors lose N145bn in 3 days as bearish trend persists

Capital Market Investors on the stock market have lost over N145 billion in three trading days of this week as the bearish trend continued. Specifically, the Nigerian Stock Exchange,...

Strike Suspension: Northerners should be wary of Yayaha Bello, Fani-Kayode, says CNG

AUFCDN Coaced, fooled to resume movement of food items to South Arjiromanus The Coalition...

Managing insecurity associated with agency banking

AGENCY Banking – using Point of Sale, PoS, terminals introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to facilitate...

Toxic advocacy for self-defence

THE Minister of Defence, Major-General Bashir Magashi (retd) has continued to face a barrage of criticisms over his...

Zamfara imposes curfew on Jangebe town

The Zamfara state government has imposed a curfew on the troubled Jangebe town, following civil unrest after the return of the abducted schoolgirls. A statement issued by the State Commissioner...