The Naira on Friday exchanged at N416.17 to the dollar at the Investors and Exporters window. The figure represented an appreciation by 0.03 per cent compared with the N461.33 it exchanged on Thursday. The open indicative rate closed at N461.25…
…Police retrieve cartridges A strong grassroot supporter of the Presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress, (APC) ,Chief Michael Yomi Agboola has cried for help, following deadly attacks on his duplex apartment. The house which was located at No 12, Agboola…
Two persons were allegedly killed and an unconfirmed number of travellers kidnapped in Tashar Amale, Rafi local government area of Niger State by armed bandits in the state. It was gathered that the incident occurred on Friday, the eve of…
Electorates had to run for their dear lives as suspected thugs stormed the Uwelu polling unit in Benin, Edo State, burning ballot boxes after votes had been cast. As the voting was progressing, it became clear that many of the…
Two ballot boxes snatched by political thugs polling unit in the Government Science Secondary School in the Jekadafari area of Gombe State have been recovered by soldiers. The school was also the polling unit of the state’s Governor Muhammadu Yahaya,…
A lecturer with the Sarwuan Tarka University (formerly known as the University of Agriculture), Makurdi, Benue State, Dr Cletus Tyokyaa was on Saturday arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over alleged vote-buying. He was arrested at the RCM…
By Sodiq Adelakun The Lagos State Police Command has disclosed that it would investigate the polling units in the state where voters were forced to vote for the All Progressives Congress candidates and prosecute the offenders. A Twitter user, @omoelerinjare…
The Advisory Boards for the Nigeria Prize for Science, Literature and Literary Criticism, have called for entries for the 2023 edition of the prizes, flagging off this year’s competitions. This is contained in a statement signed by the General Manager,…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says the average price of 5kg of cooking gas increased from N4,565.56 recorded in December 2022 to N4,588.75 in January 2023. This is contained in the Bureau’s “Cooking Gas Price Watch” for January 2023…
Leadership and members of Ogbia Communities in Bayelsa, have applauded the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and the Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, for Wednesday’s kick off of Oloibiri Museum and Research Centre Project. The Chairman, Otuabagi Council…
