A witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Agboro Omowera, on Monday, 11 March 2024, told a Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama that 10 officials of the Central Bank of Nigeria, including the former CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, minuted on the documents for the award of multi-million contracts to April 1616 and…
President Bola Tinubu on Monday expressed readiness to end the perennial farmers, herders crisis in the country. Tinubu vowed to draw up programmes that would end the crisis within two to three weeks. He spoke during the inauguration of the mechanised agricultural project in Minna, Niger State. The President, however, noted that state governors should…
The Oyo State Government has debunked reports that it abandoned the welfare of victims of the Bodija bomb explosion in Ibadan. The State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, debunked the circulation of rumours of abandonment in a statement on Monday. The commissioner said the state government had been spending between N15 million…
The wife of the Governor of Abia State, Mrs Priscilla Chidinma Otti, has frowned at the discovery of a baby factory in Aba the commercial hub of the state. She also revealed that the state government is determined to protect every Abia girl-child against all forms of violence and sexual exploitation. The First Lady who…
The Presidency has explained how former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, succeeded in taking billions from foreign reserves without the approval of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari. President Bola Tinubu’s spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, said Emefiele succeeded in depleting Nigeria’s foreign reserve because he was the then CBN governor and the chairman of…
A couple of foreign celebrities have taken advantage of genetic testing to determine the makeup of their (biracial) DNA. The likes of Meghan Markle, Lil Wayne, and more are proud to identify as Nigerians, considering the results of these laboratory results. Today, we chose to celebrate these renowned lost cousins who found it worthy to…
The Minister of Art, Culture, and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, has sought the support of the Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, in providing strategies for the promotion and preservation of literary art in the country. Musawa, who paid a courtesy visit to the playwright at the weekend, said the sector needed to tap into…
The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has corroborated Primate Ayodele’s advice to the federal government on the effective punishment to give kidnappers and terrorists. The first lady who reacted to reports of 200 women who were kidnapped in Borno State, and over 280 pupils and teachers kidnapped in Kaduna State made it known…
Following the adoption of red berets as an insignia by the supporters of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, some residents of the state have been raising eyebrows. Supporters of the governor, under the umbrella of Lucky Aiyedatiwa Campaign Organisation Foot Soldiers (LACO-FS), have been wearing red berets as their symbol. While inaugurating the group, Aiyedatiwa was seen…
Ambassador (Dr.) Yemi Farounbi, has noted that the Nigeria that produced notable Nigerians is not the same Nigeria we have now. He said this during the launch of tbe book titled “Yemi Farounbi- His World, His Works, His Words” The book, written by Chief Yomi Davies, is the biography of the media Icon, Yemi Farounbi….
