Council of Imams, Bishops endorses Okorocha for 2023 presidency
Council of Imams and Bishops in Nigeria, a multi religious group, has endorsed former Governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha as its preferred candidate for 2023 presidential election. Arch. Bishop Joe Wealth who spoke on behalf of the council made this known at a news conference on Wednesday in Abuja. He said the council which was made up of Bishops...
Senate queries SEC for spending 90% revenue on salaries, emoluments
The Senate has queried the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for spending N6 billion out of its N9 billion revenue on salaries and other emoluments. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Capital Market, Ibikunle Amosun (APC-Ogun) gave the query when the commission’s Director-General Yuguda Lamido appeared before the committee for 2022 budget defence on Wednesday in Abuja. Amosun said that it was...
Afreximbank, NNPC sign $1.04bn facility for oil exploration
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has signed a $1.04 billion facility with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to finance the exploration of petroleum. The agreement was concluded on Tuesday in Durban during the second Intra-Africa Trade Fair (IATF2021), which opened on November 15 and runs until November 21, a statement by the bank said on Wednesday. The transaction comprises a Pre-Export/Shipment...
4 dead, 5 injured in another Lagos building collapse
Four people have died while five others were injured when a one-storey building under construction collapsed on Wednesday at Flourmill Estate, Magbon, near Badagry, Lagos State. A witness, Oluwagbenga Ogundele, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the building collapsed on the nine construction workers on site at about 3p.m. Ogundele, who works as security guard near the site, said...
Updated: Obi Cubana, E-Money, Adekunle Gold, others gift Davido N114m
Ahead of his 28th birthday, Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has received over N114 million in cash transfers on Wednesday after asking colleagues for N1 million. The singer, who will turn 28 on November 21, took to his Instagram story to ask colleagues to each send him a million naira. In a video posted on Instagram, which many...
U.S. removes Nigeria from religious violators’ list
Nigeria has been removed from the United States' list of religious violators. This is as the American government blacklisted Russia, China and eight other countries “as Countries of Particular Concern for having engaged in or tolerated ‘systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of religious freedom.” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made this known in a statement on Wednesday titled, ‘Religious Freedom...
October revenue: FAAC shares N671.91bn to FG, states and LGs
The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared a total of N671.910 billion October federation account revenue to the Federal, States and Local Governments Councils. This was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) meeting for November 2021 held in Lagos State. The N671.910 billion total distributable revenue comprised Distributable Statutory Revenue of N363.849...
Borno gov visits late Gen. Zirkushu’s family in Kaduna, gives N20m
Governor Babagana Zulum, on Wednesday, paid a condolence visit to the bereaved family of late Brig.-Gen. Dzarma Zirkushu who died in Borno during a fierce encounter with terrorists. The governor met the family at Ribadu Cantonment in Kaduna, during which he gave N20 million as support to the General’s family. Zulum’s spokesman, Malam Isa Gusau, in a statement, added that support...
Andy Uba to APGA: Nothing’ll stop me from challenging Soludo’s victory
Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the November 6 election in Anambra State, Senator Andy Uba has told the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) that nothing would stop him from going to court to challenges the election of Charles Soludo. Uba, in a statement made available to The Star on Wednesday by Hon. Victor Afam Ogene, Director...
Alleged murder: Police arrest Oduduwa University founder, Adedoyin
Founder of Oduduwa University and the Polytechnic, Ile-Ife, Dr. Ramon Adedoyin has been arrested by the Osun State Police Command over the death of a Masters degree student of the Obafemi Awolowo University. This was announced in a statement issued by the Commissioner of Police, CP Olawale Olokode, through the command’s spokesperson, SP Yemisi Opalola, on Wednesday. According to the statement,...
