The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has said he is running for President of his home. Fashola disclosed this while distancing himself from vying for the presidency in 2023. The former Governor of Lagos State disclosed this when…
The troops of Operation Desert Sanity have killed scores of Boko Haram and Islamic State’s West Africa Province, ISWAP insurgents in Borno State. The development followed the ongoing offensives against the terrorists in the State, particularly in the Sambisa forest.…
A 37-year-old businessman, Yusuf Mufutau, was on Friday docked in an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan for allegedly assaulting his father, Bolaji. Mufutau, whose residential address was not provided, is charged with causing grievous harm. The Prosecution Counsel, Sgt. Philip Amusan,…
European champions Italy will miss a second straight FIFA World Cup after being shocked 1-0 in stoppage time by North Macedonia in a play-off on Thursday. Four-time world champions Italy dominated the entire game in Palermo and recorded 32-4 attempts…
An economist, Prof. Mike Obadan, says the “Naira-4-Dollar’’ scheme introduced by the CBN on March 5, 2021 to attract Foreign Exchange is achieving desired results. Obadan, a non-Executive Director/Member, Monetary Policy Committee, CBN, said this in Akure while answering questions…
The Enugu State Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service on Friday debunked a report that its officers were smuggling Indian hemp and alcohol into its custodial centres. Its Public Relations Officer, DSC Monday Chukwuemeka, stated in Enugu that the false…
By Ismail Azeez, Osogbo Members of a socio-cultural group in Nigeria, Yoruba Progressive Forum (YPF) have urged the Emir of Ilorin and Chairman Kwara State Council of Chiefs, Alhaji Dr. Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari CFR to support the presidential bid of the…
Kaduna State Attorney-General and Commissioner of Justice, Aisha Dikko, says the state government is committed to the speedy dispensation of justice following the recent enactment of the State’s Administration of Criminal Justice Law. The Commissioner spoke on Thursday in Kaduna…
…Says Nigeria cannot ‘dare to predicate economic destiny on diminishing oil utility’ …His views are thought provoking — Sanwo-Olu By Moses Adeniyi 2023 Presidential Aspirant and National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has bared his…
Mr Godwin Emefiele, Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says the discontinuation of FX allocation to Bureau De Change operators had helped the Naira to remain stable at the Investors and Exporters Window (I&E) window. Emefiele said this at the…
