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The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has appealed to Christians in the country to respect the beliefs of other religious groups. Samson Ayokunle, national president of CAN, said this on Monday while speaking on Arise TV’s ‘The Morning Show’. He spoke in reaction to the killing of Deborah Emmanuel, a female student of […]

Orji Kalu, chief whip of the senate, says he is ready to become a sweeper in the presidential villa, if Ahmad Lawan becomes the president in 2023. Kalu, who had been advocating for a south-easterner to become the next president, had, in January, announced he would contest the presidency if the ticket of […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, arrested Ahmed Idris, accountant-general of the federation, over alleged fraud. Idris was said to have been arrested in Kano. The commission, in a statement on Monday, said it is investigating the accountant-general over alleged misappropriation of funds to the tune of N80 billion. […]

The police service commission (PSC) has confirmed the promotion of Ibrahim Magu, former acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to the position of assistant inspector-general of police (AIG). Ikechukwu Ani, PSC spokesperson, announced the development in a statement issued on Monday. “The eight Commissioners of Police promoted to […]

A magistrate’s court sitting in Sokoto has remanded two suspects — Bilyaminu Aliyu and Aminu Hukunci — arrested in connection with the murder of Deborah Emmanuel, a female student of Shehu Shagari College of Education. BACKGROUND On May 12, Deborah was attacked by a mob and set ablaze over comments purportedly considered to […]

Nayib Bukele, president of El Salvador, has announced a meeting of 44 countries to discuss Bitcoin and several topics. The meeting will take place in El Salvador today. The president announced this in a series of tweets via his official Twitter handle on Sunday night. El Salvador, a country in South […]

The consumer price index, which measures the rate of increase in the price of goods and services, climbed to 16.82 per cent in April 2022, on the back of surging food and gas prices. The rate is 1.3 per cent points lower compared to the rate recorded in April 2021 (18.12) per cent […]

Delegates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna state have expressed their support for the presidential bid of Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation. Amaechi’s visit to the state comes two days after the Kaduna delegates had enthusiastically assured Bola Tinubu, another APC presidential hopeful, of their allegiance. The transportation minister met […]