Naira abuse: EFCC to arraign Cubana Chief Priest on Wednesday
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed a three-count charge against Cubana Chief Priest, the nightlife promoter, for alleged abuse of the Nigerian currency. Cubana, born Pascal…
Gunmen storm Ekiti secretariat days after Oyo assembly invasion
Days after armed Yoruba Nation agitators invaded the Oyo State Government secretariat, gunmen on Tuesday, stormed the Ilejemeje local government area secretariat in Ẹda-Oniyọ, Ekiti State, causing panic and chaos…
NCAA suspends three private jet operators for engaging in commercial flights
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) says it has suspended the permit of three private jet operators for engaging in commercial flights. Chris Najomo, acting director general of the…
Yoruba Nation: Police launch manhunt for MKO Abiola’s widow
The police have launched a manhunt for Mrs. Dupe Onitiri-Abiola, a suspected sponsor of the invasion of the Oyo State Government Secretariat in Ibadan by some Yoruba Nation agitators.…
FG begins disbursement of N200bn grants
The Federal Government has begun disbursement of the N200bn Presidential Conditional Grant Scheme to verified applicants. The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Doris Uzoka-Aniete, made this known in…
Bagudu urges NIPPS senior executive to interrogate place of digital economy in development agenda
The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Sen. Abubakar Bagudu has called on the Senior Executive Course 46 of the National Institute for policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) to…
Falana says there’s need for register of kidnapped, missing persons in Nigeria
A human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has said the federal government needs to have a register of kidnapped, released and missing persons in the country. This, Falana said,…
FG to crack down on illegal private jet operations, uncertified pilots
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace, Festus Keyamo says the federal government is set to arrest and sanction illegal flights and non-certified personnel. Keyamo spoke in an interview on…
Yoruba Nation: Lecturer says no regrets for Oyo secretariat invasion … police arrest 21 suspects
The Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Hazmat Adebola, on Monday, paraded 21 suspected Yoruba Nation agitators who invaded the state Governor’s Office and the House of Assembly, on Saturday…
NUPRC asks oil producers to meet local supply obligations before exporting
The Nigerian Upstream Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has issued new rules requiring oil producers to sell crude to domestic refineries before attending to foreign demands. The commission, on March 27,…
