Month: September 2024
Benin arrests presidential guard commander, two others for planning coup
Benin prosecutors said Wednesday that three prominent men including a presidential guard commander have been arrested on suspicion of planning a “coup d’etat” in the…
2 dead, two missing as flood ravages Ibadan
At least two people have died as a result of floods that ravaged some parts of Ibadan on Tuesday, The Prime News reports. Some parts…
Guild of Digital Journalists Condemns Abduction Of Kwara Journalist
The Guild of Digital Journalists (GDJ), Kwara State Chapter has Condemned in strong terms the illegal Abduction of our member, a veteran journalist, Rowland Olonishuwa…
18-year-old boy sets house ablaze after stealing foodstuffs in Ilorin
An 18-year old boy, Olawumi Ayomide, has been arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Kwara State Command, for alleged theft of…
CBN interest rate hike will kill investments – NACCIMA, business owners
Key players in the Nigerian business and economic sector have kicked against the recent interest rate hike by the Central Bank of Nigeria Monetary Policy…
Govt will register, tax foreigners earning income in Nigeria – Presidency
The Presidency has said that foreigners earning income in Nigeria will henceforth pay taxes under a proposed amendment to the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC)…
Rivers crisis: Court restrains PDP govs, NWC, BoT from dissolving pro-Wike EXCOs
An Abuja Federal High Court has restrained Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Governors, the National Working Committee, NWC, and Board of Trustees, BoT, of the party…
Tinubu ready to reshuffle cabinet – Presidency
The Presidency on Wednesday disclosed that President Bola Tinubu is ready to reshuffle his cabinet. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and…
Nigerian Senate confirms Justice Kekere-Ekun as CJN
The Senate has confirmed Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN. Her confirmation comes after hours of screening by Nigerian senators on…
Nigerian Govt will not intervene in NNPCL, Dangote petrol price face-off – Presidency
The Federal Government has washed its hands off the petrol pump pricing face-off between the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and Dangote Refinery. The…

