In response to a recent directive from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), customers flooded banking halls on Monday to link their Bank Verification Numbers (BVN) and National Identity Numbers (NIN) to their bank accounts. The CBN’s directive, issued on Friday, instructed banks to restrict access for customers who hadn’t linked their BVN and NIN…
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has made a compelling appeal to the Senate, seeking additional funds to charter aircraft for the secure transportation of judges. This plea comes as a response to the heightened insecurity prevailing across the country. In a session before the Senate committee on…
The Premier League on Monday said it had agreed a record £6.7 billion ($8.45 billion) domestic television rights deal for a four-year period starting from the 2025/26 season. The current deal is reported to be worth around £5 billion over a three-year cycle and covers 200 matches per season. The English top flight hailed the…
Nollywood veteran actor, Adebayo Salami, popularly known as Oga Bello, ace juju maestro, Yinka Ayefele, prominent broadcaster, Daddy Freeze and other notable personalities are set to be recognized at the highly anticipated 11th edition of the GMYT African Humanitarian Awards set to take place this Sunday, December 10, 2023 in Lagos. The star-studded event will…
The owner of All Seasons Hotel in Imo state, Mike Ikokwu has appealed to Governor Hope Uzodinma to stop harassing him and allow him do his business in peace. In a. Video that is currently trending, the tough talking business man wondered what his offense was that the governor and his agents will not allow…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been dragged before the Supreme Court for allegedly unlawfully presenting himself for inauguration as President, despite a pending legal action against the conduct of the 2023 presidential poll. Citing the doctrine of Lis Pendens, a presidential candidate in the 2019 general election, Chief Albert Ambrose Owuru is asking the Apex…
THE Abia State Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 2023 poll, High Chief Ikechi Emenike, and the APC have picked holes in the Saturday’s verdict of the Court of Appeal, which affirmed the election of Dr Alex Otti of the Labour Party, LP. Emenike and Abia APC, yesterday, said they would…
Ahead of it’s second leg match against Cape Verde Female National team today, the Nigeria Football Federation has hailed the mental toughness of the Super Falcons as they close in on securing a 2024 WAFCON ticket. Having won the first leg 5-0 in Abuja, the Falcon only need a draw or avoid losing by 6-0…
The Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has met with Nigerian nurses and midwives practising in the United Kingdom, calling for collaboration to make Nigeria “a medical tourist destination.” Dabiri-Erewa made the call at the 25th anniversary gala night of a United Kingdom-based Diaspora group, Nigerian Nurses Charitable Association in the UK, with the…
The Npigerian Army says it is responsible for Sunday’s Air Strike that killed many people and leftseveral others injured at Tudun Biri village in Kaduna State. Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said this at the end of an emergency security meeting on Monday. There were reports on Sunday night…
