The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says Fairview Acquisition Partners did not acquire 100 per cent equity in Polaris Bank Ltd. The CBN said the equity in Polaris Bank was sold to a new core investor, Strategic Capital Investment Limited...
A medical doctor, Oyebimpe Akinbunmi, on Wednesday, told the Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos State how the Medical Director of Cancer Care Foundation, Dr Olufemi Olaleye, allegedly defiled his wife’s 16-year-old niece. Olaleye is facing a...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) recorded 35 new cases of COVID-19 infections in the last week of December 2022. The NCDC stated on its website on Wednesday that 22 of the cases were recorded in Abuja, 10 were...
No fewer than 20 farmers were feared dead after a boat carrying about 100 rice farmers capsized in Koko/Besse Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The Chairman of Koko/Besse Local Government Council, Yahaya Bello, said the incident occurred on Tuesday...
The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has accused his challenger on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, of not having anything to offer after being part of the PDP...
The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested the mastermind of the Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) attack which occurred on 29th December, 2022, in Okene, Kogi State. The VBIED exploded near the palace of the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland in...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it secured a total of 3785 convictions across the country in 2022. The figure, which emerged from a review of the commission’s performance in 2022, showed a 70.5% improvement over its record...
The Spiritual Director of the Adoration Ministry Enugu, Father Ejike Mbaka, on Wednesday, returned to the church ground in Enugu State after months of suspension. Mbaka was received by scores of supporters who marched alongside a vehicle conveying him to...
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has approved the appointment and redeployment of new Branch Chiefs, Air Officers Commanding (AOCs), and Commandants of Tri-Service. The NAF also approved the appointment of a new spokesperson and other senior officers. This was contained in...
Scores of residents scampered for safety on Wednesday as sporadic gunshots rented the air at Ikare-Akoko, the headquarters of Akoko North-East Local Government Area of Ondo State for the second consecutive day. It was gathered that the firing of gunshots...