By Jeleel Olawale A religious group, Muslim Ummah of South West Nigeria, has condemned the misunderstanding that occurred over the sitting arrangement at Osogbo Central Eid praying ground, which nearly marred the Eid-el Kabir prayers. The group in a statement…
By Ismail Azeez, Osogbo Governor Ademola Adeleke has submitted a full list of commissioners and special advisers to the Osun State House of Assembly through the House Speaker. The list is to be read out at the plenary session of…
Men of the Delta State Police Command have raided the hideout of suspected kidnappers and armed robbers in the state. The operatives recovered one AK-47 rifle with five magazines loaded with 161 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, one assault rifle with…
A man in his 30s has been arrested following the killing of his six-year-old son in Maiduguri, Borno State capital. It was gathered that the suspect, Mohammed Jubrin, is staff member of the Federal Fire Service Bulama Lawan, Ward Head…
A 32 year old bus conductor, Benjamin Joseph, has been sentenced to three months imprisonment with no option of fine by a Jos Magistrate’s court yesterday, as to serve his jail term in a correctional Centre for assaulting a police…
The Kogi Government says there are no extra judicial killings in the state as being pedalled by some perceived enemies of peace and progress. Mr Kingsley Fanwo, Kogi Commissioner for Information, made this known in a statement in Lokoja on…
A 42-year-old man, Okwudili Orji, was arraigned on Monday for allegedly stealing iron rods worth N5m in the Ejigbo area of Lagos State. Orji was arraigned on two counts bordering on stealing before Chief Magistrate Patrick Nwaka at the Yaba…
By Sodiq Adelakun Amid liquidity crunch in the banking sector, banks in Nigeria are increasingly relying on the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, for liquidity as their borrowings from the apex bank intensifies. Data from CBN shows that within the…
The Bank of America has said the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank may need to increase interest rates by at least 700 basis points before the end of the year to curb inflation. In an interview with Bloomberg…
The board of directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved $115m loan to support a major road rehabilitation project in Abia State. The project would ensure the rehabilitation of roads, erosion control, infrastructure and preparation of solid waste…
