High-profile Nigerians involved in terrorism financing -FG
Nigeria’s Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami on Friday declared that investigations have revealed that some high-profile Nigerians are involved in terrorism financing. Malami told…
Supreme Court Upholds Deregistration of 74 Political Parties
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the deregistration of 74 political parties by the Independent National Electoral Commission. INEC in February last year had deregistered the underperforming political parties in…
NBC Fines Channels TV, Inspiration FM N5m each for IPOB interview
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has imposed fines of N5 each on Channels Television and Inspiration FM Lagos, for granting a leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB last…
Editorial: Covid-19 lockdown and rising incidence of rape
As despicable as this is, the sobering revelation that Covid-19 lockdowns in Nigeria have exacerbated the rising wave of rape cases involving, especially minors, and inadvertently placed women already facing…
Buhari suspends Hadiza Usman as NPA MD
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the suspension of the Managing Director, Nigeria Ports Authority, Hadiza Usman. This was announced by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media…
CBN extends Naira 4 Dollar Scheme “until further notice”
The Central Bank of Nigeria has extended its Naira 4 Dollar Scheme, “until further notice,” the regulator said. The scheme was scheduled to end on May 8, but in a…
Gunmen abduct an unspecified number of Abia varsity students
Unknown gunmen have abducted an unspecified number of students of Abia State University Uturu, near Okigwe. The incident happened late Wednesday night as the students were returning from Okigwe to…
Editorial: The insane call for a military coup
Ordinarily, the call by Robert Clarke, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) for the military to take over power would have been ignored as an innocuous comment by an ego-offensive…
Rev Mbaka detained for 24hrs by Enugu Catholic Bishop
Rev Fr Ejike Mbaka, the controversial priest who early this week asked President Buhari to resign or face impeachment, has said that his disappearance for 24 hours was hatched by…
Bandits Release 27 abducted forestry students after Nearly 3 Months
Twenty-seven students of the Federal College of Forestry, Kaduna who were kidnapped by a gang of gunmen have been released by their captors, after nearly three months. The student spent…