Babachir Lawal, Dogara meet with ‘indispensable’ Wike in Rivers
Babachir Lawal, former secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), and Yakubu Dogara, former speaker of the house of representatives, met with Nyesom Wike, Rivers state governor, on Saturday. The trio held a closed-door meeting at Wike’s country home in Rumueprikom, Obio-Akpor LGA of Rivers. Dogara said the visit was geared […]
ICPC secures forfeiture of N120m traced to teacher who earns N76k as monthly salary
A federal high court sitting in Abuja has ordered the final forfeiture of N120 million linked to the account of Roseline Egbuha, a primary school teacher and her accomplices. The court ordered that the money as well as cars which form part of the N540 million proceeds of crime should be forfeited to […]
Peter Obi is intellectually vibrant but tends to over-promise, says Okey Ndibe
Okey Ndibe, a Nigerian author and columnist, has described Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), as an intellectually vibrant and physically fit candidate. Speaking during an online interview programme 90MinutesAfrica hosted by Rudolf Okonkwo and Chido Onumah on Sunday, July 24, Ndibe described the former Anambra governor as the most exciting among […]
Queen of comebacks: Oshoala’s journey to stardom and her history of resilience
Asisat Oshoala has a lesson to share. She towers over the microphone and says, “this year made me realise that if you don’t fall, you don’t know the power of comeback; you don’t know what comeback means”. The wisdom in her voice swirls across the dim-lit hall of African football royalties and administrators, choreographing […]
Nigerians must avoid FX speculators to save naira, says CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says Nigerians must avoid dealing with speculators in the foreign exchange (FX) market to save the naira from further decline. Osita Nwanisobi, director of the apex bank’s corporate communications, said this in a statement on Friday. The statement comes a few hours after some operatives of […]
EXTRA: ‘I no get shishi’ — Babatunde Gbadamosi seeks donations for Lagos LP guber form
Babatunde Gbadamosi, a former governorship candidate of the African Democratic Party (ADP), has asked his followers to donate money for him to procure the nomination form of the Labour Party (LP). Gbadamosi, in a post published on his social media platforms, declared his intention to contest the 2023 Lagos governorship election, saying the […]
Emirates reduces flights to Lagos over inability to repatriate $85m revenue
Emirates Airlines, flag carrier of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), says it will reduce its flight operations to Nigeria over the inability to repatriate about $85 million in revenue. Last month, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said Nigeria was withholding revenue worth about $450 million earned by foreign airlines operating in the country. […]
Newspaper Headlines: Reps meet military chiefs, cancel committees’ recess over rising insecurity
The comment of Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, against Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), dominated the cover pages of the Nigerian newspapers. Source: Top Stories
28 killed as gunmen invade Sokoto community
Twenty-eight persons have been killed in Duma village, Tureta LGA, Sokoto state, following an attack by gunmen on the community. The Sokoto state government confirmed the number of casualties on Friday. The attack was said to have occurred on Wednesday night, when bandits invaded the community and rustled livestock. Some residents […]
FX scarcity: EFCC raids BDC hub in Abuja over alleged dollar mop-up
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have raided Wuse Zone 4, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, over allegations that some Bureaux De Change (BDC) operators are mopping up foreign currencies. Wuse Zone 4 is the hub of many BDC operators in Abuja. An EFCC official confirmed the raid to TheCable […]