Soyinka: I’m ready to go to court to know Bola Ige’s killers
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has expressed interest in the legal proceedings to unravel the killers of a former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Bola Ige. Prof. Soyinka had in a statement over the weekend said endorsement of Senator Iyiola Omisore as the National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) by President Muhammadu Buhari...
Emefiele and the naira exchange rate
Ahmed Ja’Usman Tijani Recently, there was a press release by the Nigeria Patriotic Quest (NPQ), a group of Nigerian professionals, mostly based in the diaspora, committed to persuading Godwin Ifeanyichukwu Emefiele to run in the presidential elections come 2023. We note with great concern the recent upsurge of articles, commentaries and contributions from all manners of people and organisations with the...
Troops recover 12.1m litres of stolen AGO, crude oil – DHQ
Troops of Operation Delta Safe have recovered 12.1 million litres of illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) and 4,000 litres of stolen crude oil in two weeks. The Director, Defence Media Operations of the Defence Headquarters, Maj.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, revealed this while briefing newsmen on the operations of the military between March 25 and April 7 on Thursday in Abuja. Onyeuko...
Elumelu promises UBA investors, shareholders sustained growth
United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) on Thursday assured shareholders and investors of its unwavering commitment to sustain its current growth trajectory. The Group Chairman, Tony Elumelu, gave the assurance at the 60th Annual General Meeting of UBA at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, monitored virtually in Lagos. He said that its efforts at business diversification across Africa and beyond had...
Why I want to run for second term — Makinde
Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde , has declared his intention to run for second term as the state governor. Makinde made this known in his bi-monthly newsletter released to subscribers on Thursday evening. The governor hinged his decision to seek another four years in office on the need to further build on the solid foundation his administration had laid in moving...
NCC warns Nigerians over fake SIM registration agents
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has urged telecom consumers to be wary of fake Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) registration agents purporting to be working for Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) with the intention to defraud unsuspecting subscribers. The NCC said that one of the antics of the fake SIM registration agents is to ask for the One-Time Password (OTP) forwarded to the...
Buhari: Nigerians’ll continue to support APC in electoral battles
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed confidence that Nigerians will continue to support the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the party’s electoral battles. Buhari said this when he received the newly-elected National Chairman of the APC, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday. This was the first official visit of the APC National Chairman to President Buhari after he was...
Court convicts ex-Perm Sec as EFCC appeals Morro’s discharge
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has convicted a former Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Interior, Anastasia Daniel-Nwobia, on charges of fraud arising from the controversial 2014 Nigeria Immigration Service recruitment but deferred her sentencing till April 17, 2022. The former Permanent Secretary was prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) alongside the former Minister of...
Cargo plane breaks in two during emergency landing
A cargo airplane broke up during an emergency landing in Costa Rica on Thursday, in an accident that provoked the temporary closure of the international airport in San Jose. Smoke was billowing from the bright yellow plane of German logistics giant, DHL, as it ground to a halt, having slid off the runway when it spun and broke up around...
U.S. Senate confirms Justice Ketanji as first Black woman on Supreme Court
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday as the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court in a milestone for the United States. Jackson’s confirmation is a victory for President Joe Biden, who made good on a campaign promise as he seeks to infuse the federal judiciary with a broader range of backgrounds. The vote...
