Politics
Court Orders Forfeiture of ₦228.4m Linked to Former Abia Governor Theodore Orji
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has issued an interim order for the freezing and forfeiture of over ₦228.4 million linked to…
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Business
Ugandan Minister Engages Israel on Agriculture, Labor, and Export Development
The Diplomatic Institute hosted Uganda’s Minister of State for Gender, Labour, and Social Development, Hon. Esther Davinia Anyakun, and her delegation this week for a professional…
EFCC sacks 27 officers for involvement in fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has dismissed 27 of its personnel from workforce. This was contained in a statement by the Commission’s spokesman, Dele…
Education
BREAKING: Bomb blast kill one student, injured four others at Abuja School
Tragedy struck on Monday, January 6, 2025, in Kuchibiyu community, Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), when a bomb explosion at an Islamiyyah…
Abuja/FCT
16-day black-out begins in FCT Abuja today
The 16-day load shedding for some parts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has commenced from today 6th of January 2024 as announced by the Abuja…
Africa & World
Donald Trump invites Nathaniel Bassey to minister at inaugural prayer breakfast in US
Respected Nigerian pastor and gospel minister, Nathaniel Bassey, has been invited to minister at the Presidential Inaugural Prayer Breakfast of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on January…
Security
Farmers affected by insurgency to buy petrol for N600 per litre – Borno Government
The Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has said that the state government will subsidise the cost of petrol to farmers in communities affected by Boko…
Pastor Adeboye lay curse on those behind ‘Alhaji’ meme says mockers will not survive 2025
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Enoch Adeboye, has said God told him mockers will become more aggressive in 2025, but many…
Africa & World
U.S. Court Orders FBI to Return $6 Million Seized from Arms Dealer to Nigeria
Judge Jennifer L. Thurston of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California has ordered the FBI to transfer approximately $6 million seized from…
Business
1000 CBN Staff Left On Their Own – Cardoso
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, has clarified that the 1,000 staff who exited the bank in December did so voluntarily, receiving full entitlements.…