Why Some BDC Operators were Arrested- EFCC The recent arrest of some Bureau De Change operators across the country especially in Lagos and Abuja by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, was incidental to the Commission’s overall efforts in sanitizing the foreign exchange sector. The Commission’s Director of Operations, Abdulkarim Chukkol stated this on Monday, November…
Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has told Adams Oshiomhole that they celebrated in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) the day he was removed as the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Wike said this on Wednesday at the inauguration of the Rumuepirikom Flyover in the Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. He…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu has been sued by an Abuja-based lawyer, Mike Enahoro-Ebah.Naija News learnt that Enahoro-Ebah sued Tinubu over allegations of certificate forgery, falsification of age and lying on oath. The lawyer sued the ruling party presidential candidate in three direct criminal complaints filed at the Chief Magistrate’s Court,…
Brigadier-General Audu Ogbole James, Director of Finance at the Nigerian Armed Forces Resettlement Centre (NAFRC), Oshodi, Lagos, is dead. The General lost his life after a corporal identified as Abayomi Edun crushed him at the barracks on Tuesday night. The deceased was reportedly walking to his residence when the corporal driving an SUV with number plate…
The Senate witnessed a rowdy session on Wednesday as senators deliberated a motion on the Naira Redesign Policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria, moved by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions, Senator Uba Sani. Sani, in the prayers to his motion, urged the Senate to provide legislative support for the…
Nasarawa State has empowered 50 female goatherds with 100 goats to enhance their economic independence and to contribute to the growth and development of the state.Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Aisha Rufa’i-Ibrahim, presented the goats to the beneficiaries in Lafia on Wednesday. She said the gesture further demonstrated government’s determination to empower…
Israel is urging its citizens traveling to the FIFA World Cup this week to be less visibly Israeli. The unprecedented influx of thousands of Israeli fans descending on Doha for the first World Cup in the Middle East has raised fears of an embarrassing diplomatic crisis between the countries with no formal diplomatic relations. Israel’s…
Super Falcons striker Uchenna Kanu provided an assist to help Tigres UANL Femenil to a 2-0 victory over Club America Femenil in the Liga MX Femenil Apertura championship. She pounced on a loose ball in the 49th minute and sent in a cross which was fired into the net by Cruz to give Tigres its…
100 young persons of African descent under 40 years have been recognized as the Most Influential People of Africa Decent 2022 by the Most Influential People of African Descent (MIPAD), a global civil society initiative in support of the UN International Decade for people of African descent. The list was released during the MIPAD 2022…
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has reiterated his position to privatise several capital projects in a bid to take the financial burden off the Federal Government. Atiku said this on Wednesday during a meeting with the Nigerian Guild of Editors in Lagos State. “If you see the amount of work…