Biodun Olujimi, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) aspirant for the June 18 Governorship election in Ekiti State, has withdrawn from the race citing irregularities. “I have only pulled out of the race and not for any aspirant,” the senator said at…
Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, on Wednesday, received the report of the peace committee set up by the state government on the Ikare-Akoko central mosque crisis. The reports that Chairman of the committee and Chief of Staff to the…
The Judicial Panel of Inquiry into police brutality and other related matters in Oyo State, on Wednesday, submitted its report to the State Governor, Seyi Makinde. Recall that the Governor had, on November 10, 2020, inaugurated the 12-man panel of…
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) has inaugurated solar street lights and other projects in selected communities in Ondo State. The projects include 20 units solar powered street light at road D4, Aule, Akure; and 9 units…
Ekiti State Gover-nor, Kayode Fayemi has described the late former Commissioner for Works and Special Duties in the State, Mr Ebenezer Alade, as a highly cerebral public servant and seasoned politician. Fayemi, in a statement in Ado-Ekiti signed by his…
…Naira appreciated at the parallel market with a 0.53% gain to close at N568 to a dollar By Seun Ibiyemi The exchange rate between the naira and the US dollar at the official Investors and Exporters (I&E) window closed at…
Over a hundred years since banks came into Nigeria, services rendered to small and medium scale businesses were limited to core banking services and transactions. However, those that cared to look further were able to stand the test of time,…
The International Monetary Fund, IMF, forecast that Nigeria’s economy is expected to grow by 2.7% in 2022 and also grow at the same rate for 2023, adding that it has reduced its global growth outlook for the year. The Global…
By Abimbola Abatta The Osun State Security Network Agency, known as Amotekun Corps has arrested a 25-year-old suspected fraudster, Wasiu Oderinde, for allegedly defrauding residents by buying goods, collecting money from Point of Sale (POS) operators with fake bank alerts.…
Justice Sherifat Solebo of an Ikeja Special Offences Court has remanded Edrian Ididia, a businessman, at a Correctional Centre for allegedly defrauding one Mr Mark Umeh of N84 million. Solebo ordered Ididia’s remand on Wednesday, following his not guilty plea…
