The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) meeting scheduled for Wednesday was postponed due to a dispute between states and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd over unpaid remittances. States boycotted the meeting until NNPC settles an estimated N1.7 trillion in revenues, which have been pending since the full removal of the petrol subsidy in…
Tragedy struck in Anambra State as a man, Ifeanyi Emmanuel Nwafor, narrowly escaped death when gunmen opened fire on his family, killing his mother and two sisters. The yet-to-be-identified assailants — suspected to be either hired assassins, kidnappers, or insurgents — ambushed the vehicle conveying Nwafor, his mother Mrs. Ngozi Nwafor, and his sisters Miss…
Controversial singer Habeeb Okikiola, known as Portable, has defeated rival Darlington Okoye, known as Speed Darlington, during a fierce confrontation at the ‘Chaos In The Ring’ boxing event at the Balmoral Convention Centre in Lagos. The confrontation between the two artists reportedly stemmed from when Speed Darlington offered Portable N500,000 to perform at his event,…
The Nigerian Army has announced the arrest of 12 individuals linked to acts of terrorism allegedly carried out by a breakaway faction of the Boko Haram insurgents, known as “Mahmuda,” which reportedly occupied the Kainji Lake National Park in the northern part of Kwara State. The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 2 Division, Major General Obinna…
The Central Bank of Nigeria has introduced new operational guidelines for agent banking across the country, capping daily cumulative transactions per agent at N1.2 million. The revised framework, released on Monday, also mandates all financial institutions to submit monthly reports on the activities of their Point-of-Sale agents to enhance oversight and service quality. The Circular…
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Adewole Adebayo, has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s approval of a 15 per cent import duty on refined petroleum products, describing it as an “anti-people decision.” Adebayo, who spoke on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday, accused President Tinubu of excessive taxation, saying the administration’s approach…
The Anambra State Government has dismissed eight operatives of the Agunechemba Security outfit over the brutal assault and public stripping of a female corps member, Miss Jennifer Elobor. The Special Adviser to Governor Chukwuma Soludo on Community Security, Ken Emeakayi, disclosed this at the agency’s headquarters in Awka on Wednesday. Emeakayi said the government acted…
A former vice president of Nigeria and a two-time presidential candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar has denied reports that he received funds from the governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu through Aisha Achimugu as support for his election campaign. In a statement issued on Thursday, March 27, Paul Ibe, the spokesperson for…
Alagba, Nigeria’s royal tortoise alleged to be the oldest in Africa, lived to the estimated age of 344 before its death on October 3, 2019. Considered a historical figure, Alagba lived in the palace of the Soun of Ogbomoso in Oyo State and breathed its last during the reign of Oba Oladunni Oyewumi. Here are…
The Senior Special Assistant To Osun State Governor On Community Engagement, Hon. Sulaimon Musa Olalekan has extend his warm birthday wishes to a renowned philanthropist and business man, Dr. Deji Adeleke on the occasion of his 68th birthday. In a heartfelt wishes, Hon. Sulaimon described Dr. Adeleke as a role model for every well to…