‘ Isaac Fayose, a social media commentator and younger brother of former Ekiti State governor Ayo Fayose, has publicly challenged the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, to join the All Progressives Congress (APC) if he believes he possesses significant political power. Fayose’s remarks, made in a video circulating widely on social media and…
Marksman Ijeomah, the owner of the controversial Chinmark Group, has re-emerged two years after vanishing with billions of naira belonging to numerous investors. The investment company, which became notorious in 2022 for its inability to refund thousands of investors, had remained silent since then. Many Nigerians expressed outrage and demanded their money, but no refunds…
In response to Wednesday’s deadly attack on soldiers, Abia State Police Commissioner, CP Danladi Isa led an operational patrol at the scene on Friday. On Wednesday, November 13, gunmen attacked and killed soldiers attached to the joint Task Force of Operation UDO KA at a military checkpoint in Umuokpara. CP Isa, accompanied by his entourage,…
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has taken decisive action against the Chief Judge of Imo State, the Honourable Justice Theresa Chukwuemeka-Chikeka. At its 107th meeting in Abuja, presided over by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Honourable Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, the NJC directed the Imo State Governor to retire Justice Chukwuemeka-Chikeka with effect from 2021. The…
Police operatives attached Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, comprising Lagos and Ogun states, have arrested a suspected internet fraudster who allegedly offered a ₦174 million bribe to avoid prosecution. The suspect, identified as Patrick Akpoguma, is alleged to have been involved in various types of internet-related fraud, including romance scams, identity theft, cyber hacking, cryptocurrency…
The Supreme Court, on Friday, declined to declare the operations of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and two other anti-corruption agencies that were created by the Federal Government illegal. In a unanimous decision, a seven-man panel of the apex court, led by Uwani Abba-Aji, dismissed the suit that 19 states filed to query…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has instructed banks to primarily distribute cash through Automated Teller Machines (ATMs). In a circular to banks on Friday, Solaja Olayemi, the acting director of the CBN’s currency operations department, cautioned banks against handing naira notes to individuals involved in the illegal sale of the currency. The apex bank…
The Federal Government plans to digitize the headquarters of all 774 Local Government Areas by the year 2027. On Thursday, Dr. Bosun Tijani, the Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, revealed this information during a stakeholders’ retreat focused on Project 774 Connectivity in Abuja. Tijani elaborated that the initiative would be carried out in…
The implementation of the new minimum wage by the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Zara stores Awka,Chief Akai Egwuonwu, has attracted the attention of senior staff members of the Federal Ministry of Labour. Commending Chief Akai during a courtesy call to his office, the officials of the Federal Ministry of Labour in Anambra…
The Abia State House of Assembly has condemned publications in the media that she mandated the Deputy Governor of Abia State, Engr. Ikechukwu Emetu to apologize to the Assembly over misunderstanding with the member for Ohafia South State Constituency, Hon Kalu Mba Nwoko. There has been publications insinuating that the House called out the Deputy…
