January 17, 2024
Students Loan Scheme will take off this January – FG
The federal government, on Wednesday, January 17, reaffirmed that the January target for the take off of the Students Loan Scheme is still very much intact.Minister of State for Education, Yusuf Sununu, gave the affirmation while addressing journalists after the Federal Executive Council (FEC), presided over by President Bola Tinubu at the State House, Abuja. […]
IGP launches special intervention squad to tackle insecurity in FCT
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Kayode Egbetokun on Wednesday inaugurated a Special Intervention Squad (SIS) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to address the increasing rate of crime in the territory. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony in Abuja, Egbetokun said the squad was made up of trained, well-equipped and highly mobile police officers. According to […]
LP fixes February 22 for Edo guber primary
The Labour Party (LP) has fixed February 22 for the conduct of its primary election for the Edo state governorship poll. According to a communique issued on Wednesday by Obiora Ifoh, LP’s national publicity secretary, the decision was reached on Tuesday at the party’s national working committee (NWC) meeting. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) […]
60 victims of Ibadan explosion treated, discharged -Makinde
The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, said 60 out of the 77 victims of the Ibadan explosion have been treated and discharged. An explosion rocked parts of Ibadan on Tuesday, leaving some persons dead, while many were reported injured, with property worth millions of naira damaged. Makinde, on Wednesday, said preliminary investigations revealed that illegal […]
INEC releases list of candidates for February bye-elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the list of candidates participating in the bye-elections next month. INEC will on 3 February conduct two Senatorial elections, four House of Representatives and three State constituencies bye-elections in nine states. In total, there are 74 candidates taking part in the elections. The commission would also on […]
EFCC, ICPC should be quizzing some APC politicians — Soyinka
Nobel Laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka said some politicians in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) should be answering questions from anti-graft agencies over corrupt practices during their time in elected offices. Soyinka stated this in an interview on Channels Television on Wednesday. He said will beam his searchlight on such politicians and ask the Economic […]
CBN Pays $2bn To Clear FX Backlog, To Sanction Defaulters
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it paid approximately $2 billion across various sectors, including manufacturing, aviation, and petroleum in its bid to clear the backlog of outstanding foreign exchange liabilities. The apex bank said it has also cleared up the entire liability of 14 banks and started settlements with foreign airlines. A CBN […]
Drama as Police Break Into Abia Station, Arrest Guest On Live TV
Men from the Abia State Police Command stormed ABN TV in Umuahia, the state capital, on Tuesday, and forcibly arrested a guest, Mr. Udensi Donald, during a live broadcast. Donald was a guest on “Youth Rendezvous”, hosted by Grace Onyekachi at the time of his arrest. Commenting on the incident, Director of ABN TV/Radio, Ifeanyi […]
JUST-IN: Rivers Assembly Clears 9 Ex-Commissioners For Fubara’s Cabinet
The Rivers State House of Assembly, on Wednesday, rescreened and cleared all nine former Commissioners for re-appointment into the cabinet of Governor Siminalayi Fubara. It was reported that Fubara had few days ago resubmitted the names of the nine nominees, who in November, 2023 resigned from his cabinet in the wake of a political crisis […]
Gunmen attack vigilante office, kill female operative in Ebonyi
A female vigilante operative in Ebonyi state, Onwe Blessing Onana, was killed on Tuesday, January 17, when gunmen attacked the office of a local security outfit.It was gathered that another guard sustained injuries in the attack on the Office of Ngboejeogu Central Security at Ngbo Court in Ohaukwu local government area of Ebonyi state. The […]