Month: July 2022
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Lead Story
Gunmen kill police inspector, abduct Chinese national in Kwara
By Afusat Agunbiade-Oladipo Ilorin, July 5, 2022 The Police Command in Kwara has confirmed the killing of police inspector, Adebayo…
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Local
My removal did not follow due process – sacked Abia LG boss; Says illegality now norm in Abia
By Ihechinyere Chigemeri-Uwom Obingwa (Abia), July 5, 2022 Chief Ibe Nwoko, the former Chairman of Obingwa Local Government Area of…
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Education
Ooni hosts New VC, reiterates his commitment to the progress of OAU
By Dorcas Elusogbon Ile-Ife (Osun), July 5, 2022 The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja 11, has received the…
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Local
National Assembly summons, tongue lashes minister, others over Ogoni cleanup
By Naomi Sharang/Kingsley Okoye Abuja, July 5, 2022 The National Assembly Joint Committee on Host Communities has again summoned the…
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Local
Osun citizens will determine their next governor – INEC Chairman
By Dorcas Elusogbon Ile-Ife (Osun), July 5, 2022 The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu, has said…
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Lead Story
Aregbesola commissions Enhanced E-Passport in Washington, US; Says Nigeria is 1st African country, 5th globally to commence issuance
Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has said that Nigeria is the first African country and the fifth country in…
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Local
Former Chelsea star, Mikel Obi, plays street football in Lagos
Mikel Obi joined youngsters at a sandy pitch in Ebute Metta for a grassroot game recently. The former Chelsea and…
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Education
ASUU: What must happen before we call off strike – President
President of the Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities (ASUU), Emmanuel Osodeke has announced that the Association’s four-month long strike…
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Local
CBN advises banks, financial institutions on open banking
By Lydia Ngwakwe Lagos, July 5, 2022 The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has advised banks and other financial institutions…
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Faith
Abducted Kaduna Catholic Priest regains freedom
By Amen Gajira Kafanchan (Kaduna) July 5, 2022 The Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan, Kaduna State, has confirmed the release of…
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Local
Presidential Amnesty boss woos N/Delta people in diaspora to invest at home
Col. Milland Dikio (rtd.), Interim Administrator, Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP)), has appealed to the Niger Delta people in the diaspora…
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Local
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Lead Story
Back-to-back, Zenith Bank maintains position as Nigeria’s Best Commercial Bank; Emerges Best Corporate Governance Bank at World Finance 2022 Awards
Zenith Bank Plc has emerged as the Best Commercial Bank, Nigeria in the World Finance Banking Awards 2022, retaining the…
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Business and Economy
DMO lists N250bn Sovereign Sukuk on NSE, FMDQ
By Kadiri Abdulrahman Abuja, July 5, 2022 The Debt Management Office (DMO) has listed N250 billion Sovereign Sukuk on the…
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Local
Mass defection looms in Akwa Ibom PDP
Frontline Governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwa Ibom State, Senator Bassey Albert will…
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DMO lists 2 FGN savings bonds for subscription at N1,000 per unit
By Kadiri Abdulrahman Abuja, July 4, 2022 The Debt Management Office (DMO) on Monday announced the listing of two FGN…
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Education
New FCE Gidan Madi targets 1,000 students for take-off
By Muhammad Nasir Sokoto July 4, 2022 The newly established Federal College of Education (FCE), Gidan Madi, in Tangaza…
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Africa
Super Falcons fall 1-2 to South Africa in WAFCON opening game
Nigeria’s Super Falcons fell 1-2 to Bayana Bayana of South Africa in the opening Group C game of the 2022…
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Lead Story
America celebrates Independence Day
Americans all over the world and residents in the United States of America (USA) are celebrating the Independence Day of…
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Local
U.S. Independence Day: Amb. Leonard highlights similarities between Nigeria, U.S.
By Busayo Onijala Lagos, July 4, 2022 U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria Mary Beth Leonard on Monday highlighted the similarities between…
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Local
CP orders investigation into cause of fire in INEC office in Enugu LGA
By Stanley Nwanosike Enugu, July 4, 2022 Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Mr. Lawal Abubakar, has ordered a thorough…
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Local
INEC office in Enugu burnt down; It’s worrisome – Okoye
An office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Enugu State was burnt down by unknown arsonists at about…
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Local
Culture of impunity, lack of fair reward system may bury PDP in Akwa Ibom State – Archbishop Unwanta
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwa Ibom State, Archbishop Andrew Unwanta has warned the leadership of…
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Lead Story
State Police will solve insecurity in Nigeria, says Diri at Ijaw Convention in US
… Calls for preservation of Ijaw culture Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has again stressed the urgent need to…
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Business and Economy
Strengthen cybersecurity to remain safe, CBN urges OFIs
By Kadiri Abdulrahman Abuja, July 4, 2022 The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released a new framework to check…
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