July 2023

Senate confirms Security Service Chiefs

By Matthew Denis The Senate on Thursday confirmed the Security Chiefs appointed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu few weeks ago. President Tinubu in a letter sent to the Red Chamber of the National Assembly requesting their screening and confirmation last…

Gunmen kill police officer, cart away AK-47

A Police Inspector, Jude Ukpaka has been shot dead by gunmen who carted away his Ak-47 in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. It was gathered that Ukpaka and two of his colleagues of Dragon 19, attached to…

MDAs owe EKEDC over N42bn — MD

Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has disclosed that Ministries, Departments and Agencies owed the DisCo over N42 billion to date. The Chief Executive Officer, EKEDC, Dr Tinuade Sanda disclosed this during a customer engagement forum organised by the company on Thursday…

Ondo pastor bags two-year jail term for stealing

An Ondo State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Akure, the state capital, has sentenced a man, Friday Okeneji, to two years imprisonment for stealing some chemical substances worth N130,000. The convict, who is a pastor of a popular church in Iwaro…

NGX plunges by N706bn, amid selloffs in MTN

By Philemon Adedeji At the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) the bearish sentiment continued to dominate the local equities market as the NGX All-Share Index (ASI) succumbed to a second successive loss, falling by 1,297.99 basis points representing 2.03  per cent…