Ajimobi neglected BCOS for 8 years, but I will transform it – Seyi Makinde
Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo state has disclosed that the radio and television channels of the Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State, BCOS, did not enjoy any capital project intervention during…
China’s proposed digital currency more about policing than progress
Chinese central bank chief Yi Gang As China prepares to become the first country to launch a digitised domestic currency, market participants and experts say it is a testament to…
Border closure: CBN will do everything possible to promote local products, says Emefiele
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele has vowed that the apex bank would not allow the country to be used as a dumping…
Fraudsters account for a huge percentage of the 890 convictions this year, about 200 arrested in October alone – Magu
EFCC boss, Ibrahim Magu The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), said it recorded no fewer than 200 arrests of Internet fraud suspects, popularly known as ‘Yahoo Boys’, in…
Kidnap suspect arrested as Police rescue boy, 7 others in Kaduna
Operatives of the Kaduna State Police Command have rescued eight kidnap victims, including a teenager during an operation in Chikun and Igabi Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state. During…
Kano gov’t approves death penalty for kidnappers
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje The Kano State Government has approved death penalty for anyone found guilty of kidnapping across the state. Governor Abdullahi Ganduje gave the order while receiving the…
Raid of religious houses: Police rescue 15 people chained up in Lagos church
Lagos State Police Command says it has rescued 15 people chained up in a church during the latest raid in a nationwide crackdown on religious institutions accused of abuse. Detectives…
Teenager risks death sentence for stabbing another to death
A 16-year-old boy, on Friday appeared before an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stabbing another teenage boy, aged 17, to death. Both the accused and the victim were…
How Mompha, Lebanese friend laundered N33bn, Koudeih lives in $5m per year Suite
Instagram celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha a.k.a Mompha, and his Lebanese accomplice Hamza Koudeih, lives a life of luxury and they never hid it, according to the Acting Chairman of the commission,…
52-year-old teacher confesses to defiling his 12-year-old daughter; remanded
An Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court on Friday ordered that a 52-year-old teacher, Davies Noel, who allegedly defiled his 12-year-old daughter, be remanded in a correctional centre, pending legal advice. Chief Magistrate,…