The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) says its Chairman, Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa, is hale and hearty. It said that the chairman had received medical treatment after feeling unwell during a function at the Presidential Villa on Thursday. Spokesperson for…
An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Thursday remanded two men – Asemoaro Ezekiel, 26; and Idowu Kazeem, 25 – charged with unlawful possession of a gun. Magistrate A.O. Dirisu, who did not take the defendants’ plea, ordered that they should be…
Mr Buki Ponle, Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), has appealed to the National Assembly to amend the Act establishing the agency. Ponle made the appeal on Thursday in Abuja at a ceremony to immortalise the agency’s…
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has tasked Nigerian journalists on responsible journalism and ensuring high ethical standard in the discharge of their duty. Gbajabiamila said this on Thursday in Abuja at plenary, saying that his speech at…
Nigeria’s Super Eagles remained world 34th in the FIFA September ranking in spite of their two wins in the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers. Nigeria is still with the 1,492 points it had in the last ranking, in spite of beating…
The Board of Directors, Union Bank of Nigeria has announced the appointment of Ms Aisha Abubakar as an Independent Non-Executive Director, effective Sept. 9. The Chair, Board of Directors, Mrs Beatrice Hamza Bassey, disclosed in a notice posted on the…
President of Nigerian Football Federation (NFF), Mr Amaju Pinnick, has dedicated the Super Eagles’ Cape Verde victory in the ongoing Qatar World Cup qualifiers to Air Peace, the team’s official carrier. The NFF helmsman made the statement at an event…
Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello has been appointed the new Vice Chancellor of the Lagos State University. Ibiyemi is the wife of Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment, Tunji Bello. She becomes the ninth Vice Chancellor of LASU after a rigorous exercise…
The Police in Lagos State, said they have arrested four suspected armed robbers and cultists, rejecting a N500,000 bribe offered by the suspects to secure their freedom. The police spokesman in Lagos, CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu, confirmed the arrest on Thursday…
American TV host, Wendy Williams has tested positive for breakthrough case of COVID-19 and has postponed her show until Oct. 4 after recovery. A vaccine breakthrough infection happens when a fully vaccinated person gets infected with COVID–19. The TV host…
