The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has appointed 16 new directors across key departments in a significant leadership shakeups. These appointments affect crucial areas such as Monetary Policy department, Trade and Exchange Department, Banking Supervision, Payment Systems and Consumer Protection among others. This new appointments are coming at a time when regulators are tightening oversight…
There was tension at the entrance of the Abia state House of Assembly, Tuesday, as some DSS personnel allegedly beat up a policeman attached to the Assembly. It almost turned to a free- for -all -fight between the two sister security agencies as other policemen attached to the Assembly came out to defend their colleague….
The FCT Police Command has debunked reports that former Comptroller General of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Mr. David Shikfu Parradang, was kidnapped and killed. Instead, the police confirmed that he was found dead in a chair inside his hotel room in Abuja after receiving a female guest. Parradang was discovered dead a day after…
About 16 persons were reportedly burnt to death in a lone accident involving a Mazda bus at the Buhari Estate axis on the Abeokuta-Sagamu Expressway on Tuesday. The Spokesperson for the Federal Road Safety Corps in Ogun State, Florence Okpe, made the disclosure in a statement in Abeokuta. Mrs Okpe said that the accident which…
Serbian opposition lawmakers have disrupted a parliamentary session by setting off teargas and grenades in protest against the government and in support of student-led anti-corruption demonstrations. Tensions flared on Tuesday, the opening day of the spring session, when members of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) approved the parliamentary agenda. Opposition politicians rushed towards Ana…
Udom Emmanuel, a former governor of Akwa Ibom, has been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged N700 billion fraud. Emmanuel, who served as governor between 2015 and 2023, reportedly arrived at the EFCC’s corporate headquarters in Abuja around 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday following an invitation from the anti-graft…
The Apex Sociopolitical body of the South South Geo-political zone, Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF has raised the alarm that sexual harassment allegations against the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Diaspora and NGOs, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, PDP, Kogi Central are designed to remove the former from office….
The Police Service Commission has approved the appointment of six Deputy Inspectors General of Police. The newly appointed DIGs are Sadiq Abubakar, Commandant Police Academy, Wudil, Kano; Benjamin Okolo, AIG Department of Information Communication Technology, Force Headquarters Abuja; and Williams Adebowale, Commandant, Police Staff College Jos, Bzigu Bali, AIG FCID, Annex Enugu; Idegwu Basil Ukuoma,…
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers has killed David Shikfu Parradang, a former Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) in Abuja. Citing sources, counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, Parradang, said Parradang was abducted in the Area 1 axis of Abuja in the early hours of Tuesday. Makama said after being trailed from a bank where he…
Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle has announced his first provisional squad as Nigeria prepares for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Rwanda and Zimbabwe. Chelle has named a 35-man squad, which includes experienced players and a number of fresh talent. Captain Ahmed Musa makes a return alongside vice-captain William Troost-Ekong and midfielder Joe…