Ohanaeze begs IPOB to rescind its 7-day sit-at-Home order as Anambra Votes
The Pan-Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has appealed to the Indigenous People of Biafra to reconsider its seven-day sit-at-home order in southeast Nigeria starting from November 5, a day before…
UN writes Nigeria, Kenya over Kanu, Warns against Torture
The United Nations has issued ‘Urgent Appeals” to the governments of Nigeria and Kenya, demanding immediate stoppage of any torture or violation of rights being committed against Mazi Nnamdi Kanu,…
Anambra Election: IGP deploys DIG, five AIGs, 14 CPs
In readiness for the November 6 governorship election in Anambra State, the Inspector-General of Police, Baba Usman, announced the deployment of over 100 senior Police officers to the state. The…
In Nigeria 99.4 % of bank accounts contain less than N500,000 – NDIC
In Nigeria, as much as 99.4 percent of bank accounts contain less than N500,000, which is the Maximum Insured Limit (MIL) of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation, the corporation has…
Editorial: Nov. 6 Poll – Battle for the soul of Anambra
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the people of Anambra will go to the polls on November 6, in what unarguably has been the most hotly contested dog-fight gubernatorial election in the…
eNaira to grow Nigeria’s GDP by $29bn in 10 years – President Buhari
Nigeria’s adoption of the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) or the eNaira and its supporting technology or block chain, can increase the country’s GDP by $29 billion over the next…
Journalists March to Police Headquarters, Protest Missing Colleague Tordue Salem
Members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists on Monday marched to the Police Headquarters to protest the missing of their colleague, Tordue Salem. Salem, National Assembly correspondent for Vanguard, has…
Attacks on Prison Planned to ridicule government – Minister
Attacks by armed men on Nigerian prisons are calculated to ridicule the government, the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has said. He was reacting to the latest of such…
President Buhari to Unveil eNaira on Monday – CBN
President Muhammadu Buhari is scheduled to formally unveil the Nigerian Central Bank Digital Currency, known as the eNaira, on Monday 25 October 2021, at the State House, the CBN has…
First Bank Refutes Rumour of Takeover by Otedola
FBH Holdings Plc, the parent holding company for First Bank of Nigeria, has refuted reports in a section of the media that billionaire Femi Otedola has acquired a controlling interest…