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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that the sale of Polaris Bank followed due process and has urged the public to disregard what it described as a misleading online publication stating otherwise. The apex bank made the declaration in a statement on Wednesday signed by its Director of Corporate Communications, Osita Nwanisobi. It […]

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, has berated former President Olusegun Obasanjo for criticising the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), in his New Year letter to Nigerians. The former Anambra State governor said the four major contenders for the presidency have the requisite and cognate experience to manage the affairs of […]

Electricity distribution companies have quietly increased the payable by power consumers across the country. Although most of the Discos did not make this public, power users have kicked against the move, describing it as fleece amidst the harsh economic reality in Nigeria currently. Reacting to the price hike, a resident of Lagos highbrow estate, Mr. […]

As Nigerians continue to battle the ripple effect of fuel scarcity, President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, promised fuel delivery assistance to Burundi. Mr Buhari made the promise at the State House on Tuesday while hosting the special envoy of the president of Burundi, Evariste Ndayishimiye. According to a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the […]

A middle-aged man has slumped and died while allegedly having sex with a woman at a hotel in Ikere Ekiti, headquarters of the Ikere Local Government Area of Ekiti State. Sources said the incident happened in the hotel room where the man, identified as an herbalist, went to meet the lady on Monday. A source, […]

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo is frustrated, the Presidency said yesterday. The Presidency, which reacted to the ex-leader’s endorsement of Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and his attack on President Muhammadu Buhari, said Obasanjo’s constant attacks were borne out of jealousy. The Presidency flayed Obasanjo for attempting to denigrate the Buhari administration, recalling his records of […]

President Buhari has described 2023 as an important year for Nigeria, being an election year that will also witness the transition to another government. In his New Year Message released on Saturday, the President also gave a personal commitment that he would ensure that the elections were free and fair, noting that Nigerians would decide […]

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has endorsed the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, as his preferred candidate for the 2023 elections. In the 2023 New Year message signed by the former President and made available to newsmen by his aide, Kehinde Akinyemi, Obasanjo described Obi as his mentee and said the former Anambra […]

The G-5 Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) returned home yesterday from their latest strategic talks in London and immediately launched into a fresh verbal battle with the party. Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, dared the party to expel him if it could for alleged anti-party activity. He also denied that he and other members […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said that as of December 23, the country registered 49 confirmed cases and no new death from Monkeypox (Mpox) cases. The NCDC, via its official website on Thursday, said that this was a 9 per cent increase in the number of new confirmed cases when […]

The Lagos Police Command has revealed the name and face of the officer who shot Bolanle Raheem, a Lagos-based lawyer. Raheem was shot dead at Ajah on Christmas day. The lawyer was said to be pregnant with twins. The command’s spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, revealed the killer cop’s identity on his verified Twitter page.  The killer […]

The newly appointed Director General (DG) of the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) of the Labour Party (LP), Akin Osuntokun has disclosed that former President Olusegun Obasanjo is “fully” in support of the 2023 campaign for the LP presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Osuntokun who made a live appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday was asked if […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has begun the sales of 160 houses and lands worth billions of naira spread across highbrow areas in Lagos, Abuja and 14 other states.  Prospective buyers including those occupying the listed buildings that have no case with EFCC and have not been convicted can bid for any of […]

Elder statesman and renowned business mogul, Aminu Alhassan Dantata, has revealed that he no longer enjoys life and he is hoping to depart this world in good faith. Dantata, 91, disclose this when he received the Vice Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Kashim Shettima. He said from a youthful age, he had […]

Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Leader Nnamdi Kanu has called on  politicians and businessmen  in the  Southeast to stop all forms of violence and tension in the zone. Kanu, who has been in the Department of State Service (DSS) custody since June 2021,  conveyed the message through his lawyers, who visited him last Thursday.  The […]