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  • US court jails Nigerian five years for money laundering

    By Ifunanya | February 11, 2023 | Comments Off on US court jails Nigerian five years for money laundering

    A Nigerian national, Adedunmola Gbadegesin, was on Friday sent to a 60-month jail term for a money laundering conspiracy. Gbadegesin, who was arrested in Nigeria in September 2021, had also been charged with wire fraud […]

  • New naira notes: Another Northern State drags FG to Supreme Court

    By Ifunanya | February 11, 2023 | Comments Off on New naira notes: Another Northern State drags FG to Supreme Court

    The Niger State Government on Saturday revealed that it had filed a lawsuit against the Federal Government of Nigeria over the naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) at the Supreme Court. […]

  • JISIEC fixes February 19 for councilorship bye-election

    By Ifunanya | February 11, 2023 | Comments Off on JISIEC fixes February 19 for councilorship bye-election

    Jigawa State Independent Electoral Commission (JISIEC) has fixed Sunday, February 19, for the conduct of councilorship bye-election at Gusau ward, in Gumel Local Government Area of the State. The acting chairman of the commission, Alhaji […]

  • Bwacha wins Taraba rerun APC guber primaries conducted by Buratai

    By Ifunanya | February 11, 2023 | Comments Off on Bwacha wins Taraba rerun APC guber primaries conducted by Buratai

    Emmanuel Bwacha has been declared winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Taraba governorship primaries rerun. Tukur Buratai, chairman of the electoral committee announced the result the results in Jalingo on Friday. Mr Buratai, a […]

  • CSOs want Buhari to overhaul EFCC

    By Ifunanya | February 11, 2023 | Comments Off on CSOs want Buhari to overhaul EFCC

    The Coalition of Anti-Corruption Organisations has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to overhaul the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over alleged consistent disobedience of court orders. Olufemi Lawson, convener of the coalition comprising about […]

  • Naira exchanges at N461.50 to dollar at Investors and Exporters window

    By Ifunanya | February 11, 2023 | Comments Off on Naira exchanges at N461.50 to dollar at Investors and Exporters window

    Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. Must read The naira on Friday exchanged at N461.50 to the dollar at the Investors and […]

  • Lassa fever kills 16 in one week

    By Ifunanya | February 11, 2023 | Comments Off on Lassa fever kills 16 in one week

    The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed 117 more cases of Lassa fever, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 361. The NCDC, in its Lassa fever situation […]

  • Teenager found guilty of planning school attack in Germany

    By Ifunanya | February 11, 2023 | Comments Off on Teenager found guilty of planning school attack in Germany

    A teenager was handed a two-year suspended prison sentence in Germany on Friday for planning a deadly attack on a school he attended, a court spokeswoman said. The 17-year-old was found guilty of planning a […]

  • Naira, fuel scarcity: Ogun begins distribution of palliatives

    By Ifunanya | February 11, 2023 | Comments Off on Naira, fuel scarcity: Ogun begins distribution of palliatives

    Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Friday, said his administration would begin the distribution of food items to residents of the state as part of measures to alleviate their […]

  • APC begs Abia stakeholders to reconcile with Emenike

    By Ifunanya | February 11, 2023 | Comments Off on APC begs Abia stakeholders to reconcile with Emenike

    The ruling All Progressives Congress on Friday appealed to former Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, Uche Ogah, and other disgruntled stakeholders to reconcile with Abia Governorship Candidate, Ikechi Emenike, to wrest the […]

  • Currency swap: Naira appreciates slightly against dollar

    By Ifunanya | February 11, 2023 | Comments Off on Currency swap: Naira appreciates slightly against dollar

    The Naira exchanged at N461.50 to the dollar at the Investors and Exporters window on Friday. The number represented an appreciation of 0.09 per cent equated with the 461.10 it exchanged on Thursday. The open […]

  • Only death can remove us – Ekiti National Assembly candidates fume as PDP expel them

    By Ifunanya | February 11, 2023 | Comments Off on Only death can remove us – Ekiti National Assembly candidates fume as PDP expel them

    Five members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ekiti State running for the Senate and House of Representatives in the forthcoming elections have kicked against their expulsion from the party. Media Talk Africa reports […]

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