Anambra Govt Shuts Orphanage Allegedly Trading Babies for Cash, Owner At Large
August 17, 2023 Anambra State Government has permanently shut down Arrows of God Community Children’s Home in the Oyi Local Government Area of the state following claims of unlawful adoption…
NDIC to probe directors, officers of revoked 183 MFBs, PMBs
Aug. 17, 2023 The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) will begin the investigation of the directors and officers of the 183 banks whose licences were revoked earlier this year. The…
Hard times: FG doles out N5bn to each state as palliatives
The Federal Government has approved N5bn for each state to enable them to procure food items for distribution to the poor in their respective states to cushion harsh effect of…
Police arrest Bishop linked to death of female Evangelist after suspected sex romp in hotel
The Abia state police command has confirmed the arrest and detention of the General Overseer of Agape Evangelical Ministry identified as Bishop Timothy Otu. Recall that a female…
HoRs Speaker Abbas appoints committee chairmen to replace members appointed as ministers
Aug. 17, 2023 The Speaker of House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas has appointed five members as chairmen of committees, to replace those appointed ministers by President Bola Tinubu. In…
We shall be radical with digital adoption across government processes – Tinubu
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday declared that his administration would leverage digital technology to create Nigeria’s desired socio-economic progress that is necessary to transform society. Receiving in audience a…
ECOWAS says going into Niger if all else fails
August 17, 2023 The West African bloc ECOWAS stands ready to intervene militarily in Niger should diplomatic efforts to reverse a coup there fail, a senior official told army chiefs…
Seplat’s capsized rig: 92 personnel safe, rescue operations ongoing – NUPRC
Aug. 17, 2023 The Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NUPRC) has confirmed that search and rescue operations of Personnel on Board (POB) of Seplat Energy’s capsized drilling rig in Delta…
N6.9bn Procurement Fraud: Emefiele’s Arraignment Stalled due to absence of second defendant
August 17, 2023 …As Lagos Court Okays Withdrawal Of Firearm Charge Against Emefiele The arraignment of suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, at the Federal Capital Territory…
3 Officers, 22 soldiers killed in Niger Ambush – DHQ
Aug. 17, 2023 The Defence Headquarters has provided detail on the soldiers killed in an ambush and the crash of Nigerian Air Force (NAF) MI17 helicopter on Monday in Niger…