BREAKING: EFCC arraigns Sirika, daughter over N2.7bn fraud thursday
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will on Thursday, May 9, arraign the former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, his daughter, Fatimah, and two other…
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The latest news from Leading Reporters: breaking stories from Abuja and across Nigeria, updated throughout the day.
JUST IN: FG denies requesting $150 million bribe from Binance, vows to take action
The Federal Government of Nigeria has denied the allegation made by Binance that some officials of the Tinubu administration requested for $150 million bribe. The allegation…
Abuja/FCT
JUST IN: FCTA demolishes illegal shanties in Wuse
The Department of Development Control, Abuja Metropolitan Management Council of the Federal Capital Terrritory Administration, FCTA, has demolished shanties illegally built on a road corridor in…
Binance accuses Nigerian Govt of demanding $150m bribe
Cryptocurrency platform, Binance, has accused some top government officials of demanding $150m in crypto to settle the criminal charge against the firm. Recently, the Nigerian government…
Politics
BREAKING: Tinubu returns to Nigeria after two weeks abroad
President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja early Wednesday after spending two weeks outside the country. President Tinubu was received by top government officials at the…
Politics
Senate stops dozens of TV stations, photojournalists from covering plenary
The Nigerian Senate has barred at least 10 television stations and over a dozen photojournalists from covering its plenary. Leading reporters reports that the in-house security…
Security
Bandits kidnap 13 Abuja residents, demand N900 million, other items as ransom
Bandits have abducted no fewer than 13 Abuja residents of Piko community at Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory. Leading reporters gathered that the…
Benue to build brewery as residents consume beer worth N850m monthly
THE Benue State Government is set to build a brewery to stop capital flights to other states after discovering that its residents consume beer worth N850…
Business
HAJJ: NAHCON to break Jaiz Bank Monopoly of Hajj savings scheme (H.S.S)
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria Stakeholders Summit of 2nd and 3rd May ended yesterday, but the mark it left on stakeholders will live beyond 2024.…
Politics
Cement price: Reps give BUA, Dangote, others 14 days to make submissions
The joint committee of the House of Representatives investigating the surge in the prices of cement has given a 14-day ultimatum to BUA, Lafarge Ashaka, Dangote…