March 2024
How Buhari, ex-SGF’s signatures forged to move $6.2m from CBN
A forensic document examiner seconded to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Bamaiyi Haruna on Thursday said the analysis conducted on the documents used to release $6.2m from the Central Bank of Nigeria in February 2023 showed that they were forged. The EFCC had alleged that on February 8, 2023, a former CBN governor, Godwin […]
260,000 candidates sitting for 2024 Mock-UTME, says JAMB
No fewer than 260,000 candidates on Thursday sat for this year’s Mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination across 793 Computer-Based Test centres across the country. The Registrar of JAMB, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, made this known after monitoring some of the centres in Abuja. Oloyede, who expressed delight over the seamless conduct of the exercise nationwide, said […]
BREAKING: Bandits Invade Kaduna Pry School, Shoot Pupil, Abduct Dozens
There was pandemonium in Kuriga town of Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State when bandits invaded LEA Primary School, Kuriga (1), and abducted dozens of pupils. The number of persons abducted couldn’t be ascertained as of press time, but residents said they were about 100. Head teacher of the school and some other staff […]
Osun Water Corporation Board Chairman Hails Dr Deji Adeleke at 67
Osun Water Corporation Board Chairman, Hon Samuel Oyedotun has felicitated with Dr Deji Adeleke, Chairman, Pacific Holdings and the elder brother of Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke. Oyedotun in a statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Osogbo, the Osun state capital noted that Dr Adeleke’s contributions to national development as well as […]
BREAKING: Ekiti APC Chairman, Paul Omotoso Is Dead
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State, Paul Omotoso, is dead. SaharaReporters learnt that the politician died early Wednesday morning. The state publicity secretary of the party, Mr Segun Dipe, confirmed the death but did not give further details. It was learnt that Omotoso had not been in top shape since […]
Mohbad’s father disowns lawyers appearing in court without consent
Joseph Aloba, father of late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, aka Mohbad, has distanced himself from individuals who claimed to be his lawyers and appeared in court without his consent. Aloba, who made this known in a statement sent on Tuesday, said he did not authorise any legal representation aside from the legal team hired by his […]
Lagos-bound thieves nabbed with Kogi’s 53 stolen transformers
The Governor of Kogi State, Usman Ododo, on Monday, commended security agencies in the state for the recovery of 53 transformers stolen from the National Integrated Power Project facility in the state. He described the security agencies operating in the state as steadfast in discharging their responsibilities. In a statement on Monday by his media […]
Police IG Bans POS Operators From Stations Nationwide
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has banned operators of Point-of-Sale popularly known as POS machines and other electronic mobile money transaction devices within police stations and other police facilities across the country. The IGP who announced the ban on Monday said that the ban became imperative following public outcry on alleged illegal transactions […]
Just In: Osun JUSUN suspends strike, direct members to resume March 11
The Osun state chapter of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has suspended its ongoing strike action, directing members of the union to resume duty on Monday March 11, 2024. This was contained in a statement issued by union’s Chairman, Comr. Oluwagbemiga Eludire obtained by Affairs TV News on Tuesday. Eludire noted that the […]
Court remands suspected killer of Ekiti traditional rulers
An Ekiti State Magistrate’s Court has remanded a 25-year-old man, Babuga Lede, in the correctional centre for allegedly killing two traditional rulers in the state. The traditional rulers, the Elesun of Esun Ekiti, Oba David Babatunde Ogunsakin and the Olumojo of Imojo Ekiti, Oba Samuel Olusola, were killed by the gunmen who accosted them; while […]