Court voids PDP Governorship Primary
July 4, 2024 A Federal High Court Abuja, on Thursday, invalidated the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primary election that produced Asue Ighodalo as party’s candidate in the forthcoming governorship election…
NNPC Ltd demands development of institutions to finance energy projects
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has called for the establishment of more local institutions in Nigeria and Africa with capacity to provide funding for energy projects to…
Tinubu appoints board of Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of a new board for the Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation (CREDICORP). Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President, Media and Publicity, in…
The $100m loan bazaar, by Pius Mordi
Like a mere whimper, the revelation by Mrs. Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, Minister of Women Affairs, that the initial tranche of $100 million from the World Bank $500 million loan for…
India-bound drug trafficker bags 25 years jail term
Three months after vomiting and excreting eighty (80) wraps of cocaine following his arrest by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the screening point of terminal…
Atiku as an endangered specie, by Paul Ibe
Sam Omatseye’s article, brimming with vitriol and sanctimonious posturing, demands a rebuttal rooted in truth and literary eloquence. Omatseye, in his misguided zeal to malign Atiku Abubakar, reveals more about…
Woman, 42, sent to jail for allegedly engaging 2 teenage girls in prostitution
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ikorodu, Lagos State, on Tuesday remanded a 42-year-old woman, Bisola Kehinde, in a correctional centre for allegedly engaging two teenage girls in sexual activities and…
Breaking: FG exempts farmers, small businesses, manufacturers from withholding tax
The Federal Government has exempted farmers, small businesses, and manufacturers from withholding tax, says the Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele. In a…
Alleged organ harvesting: Court to hear no-case submission filed by doctor, 3 others
An FCT High Court in Zuba, Abuja has fixed July 10, to hear a no-case submission in the trial of the Medical Director, Alliance Hospital, Dr Christopher Otabor, Emmanuel Olorunlaye,…
Adamawa will sustain N10,000 monthly allowance to corps members – Fintiri
Governor Fintiri Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa has pledged to sustain the payment of N10,000 monthly allowance to corps members deployed to the state. He also promised to introduce the…