A Dei-Dei Grade I Area Court, Abuja, sentenced one Nasir Idris to 15 months imprisonment on Thursday for stealing a fan and praying mat from a mosque. The court, however, gave Idris an option to pay a N50,000 fine. The prosecutor, Mr…
Justice Abubakar Kutigi of a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Thursday discharged former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Mohammed Bello Adoke, SAN, and six others. They were charged with legations of…
Six Labour Party (LP) Members of the Enugu State House of Assembly have officially defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). They made their defection known on Thursday in Enugu in a letter read by the Speaker, Chief Uche Ugwu,…
The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has queried the payment of N15 billion to Remita, a payment platform from the Office of the Accountant General for the Federation (OAGF). The committee accused the Central Bank…
Guaranty Trust Bank (Uganda) Ltd. (“GTBank Uganda”) on Thursday announced plans to transition from Tie-one commercial bank to a Tier-two credit institution. Mr Jubril Adeniji, the Managing Director of Guaranty Trust Bank Kenya and Head of…
An Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court on Thursday sentenced a 26-year-old man, Hassan Gafar, to 18 months in prison for stealing 48 birds and a power generator. Gafar, who resides at No. 23, Iyana Cele Car Wash in Abeokuta, was convicted on a…
The House of Representatives has vowed that it will recover two Bell Helicopters, Bell 206L4 BZB, and Bell M2061- L4, belonging to the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria, sold to private individuals. Rep. Ademorin Kuye,…
By Mohammed Useni The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) on Thursday shut down a KFC facility in the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) over alleged discriminatory treatment of a passenger. This is contained in a…
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, declined to restrain the embattled National Chairman of Labour Party (LP), Julius Abure, from conducting the planned national convention of the party scheduled for today in Umuahia, Abia. Justice…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has clarified that the rumours suggesting a price adjustment for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) and Automotive Gas Oil (Diesel) at its retail outlets nationwide are false. Mr Olufemi…
Management of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) Plc says it was as compelled to disconnect the power supply to the University of Ibadan College Hospital (UCH) due to an outstanding debt. IBEDC’s Chief Key Accounts Officer,…
The Naira appreciated against the dollar by 5.97 per cent at the official market by the close of Wednesday’s trading session, according to data from the FMDQ trading platform. It appreciated by N82.52 to reach N1,300 per dollar, compared…
By Jide Taiwo Electricity plays a major role in the economy of any nation. It is a key factor of production for companies and if unavailable, may significantly impact output. Businessowners and households in African countries with no…
By Jide Taiwo Electricity is all around us, powering our lights, appliances, and even our bodies! But what exactly is it? Basically, electricity is the flow of tiny charged particles called electrons. These electrons move through wires or…
By Mohammed Useni A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Apo, on Wednesday sentenced Ayedun Makanjuola to four years imprisonment for running over and killing his wife, Adenike. The Commissioner of Police charged Makanjuola with…
By Jide Taiwo The governor of Benue state, Hyacinth Alia, has denied calling for the resignation of Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman. Recall that some media reports indicated that the governor…
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the CBN raised Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) – inter-bank loan interest rate – by 200 basis points, to 24.75 per cent from 22.75 per cent on Tuesday. MPR is a short-term, often overnight rate that banks…
One of the frontline governorship aspirants of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ondo State, Paul Akintelure, is dead. He was aged 61 years old at the time of his death. Until his death, Akintelure had raised worries about both direct…
Moscow’s Basmanny District Court on Tuesday granted the investigator’s petition and arrested in absentia Vasyl Malyuk, the head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), on terrorism charges, the court told Sputnik. “The court has granted…
The Central Bank of Nigeria has issued a circular to Bureau De Change operators (BDCs) informing them that they sold $10,000 to each BDC at a rate of N1,251/$1. In a circular seen by newsmen, each BDC is to sell the dollars to eligible…
Federal Government did not pay ransom to secure the release of children abducted in Sokoto and Kaduna States earlier in March, Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, said on Monday in Abuja. He said at the…
Plateau Government has confirmed six persons were killed and 30 injured in communal clashes in Mikang Local Government of the state. Commissioner for Information and Communication, Mr Musa Ashoms, who spoke with newsmen on Monday in Jos,…
Opposition leader Bassirou Diomaye Faye is leading the race in Senegal’s presidential election, according to local media. Several of the 17 candidates have conceded to him, however official results have not yet been announced. Millions…
Boeing’s chief executive Dave Calhoun will leave the planemaker by the end of this year, the company has said. Boeing also said that the boss of its commercial airlines division will retire immediately while its chairman will not stand for…
Seven people, including an eight-year-old girl, have been killed in a stampede at a charity event in Nigeria. On Sunday, a businessman in Bauchi state, in the north-east, had invited residents to collect 5,000 naira ($3.70; £2.90) each.…
Ecuador’s youngest mayor, Brigitte García, has been shot dead. The 27-year-old and her press officer were found dead in a car on Sunday in the town of San Vicente, where she had won the mayoral election last year. No arrests have been made…
Nigerian actor Amaechi Muonagor is dead. He died on Sunday at the age of 62. His colleague, Kingsley Orji, broke the news on social media Sunday evening. Nollywood star and comedy legend Amaechi Muonagor has died aged 61, a relative told…
Nadeem Anjarwalla, an executive of cryptocurrency platform Binance, has escaped from lawful custody, according to the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA). He is a suspect in the Federal Government’s ongoing probe into Binance…
President Bola Tinubu has said he would dedicate his 72nd birthday to the task of building a more stable, secure, prosperous and united Nigeria. He also asked friends and associates wishing to celebrate him to donate such monies to charity…
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Saturday declared Finland-based Simon Ekpa, a self-styled Biafra agitator wanted. Also declared wanted alongside Ekpa was Chika Edoziem, another Biafra agitator, both of them disciples of the leader of…