January 14, 2025
Kwara: PDP condemns erection of walls against traders in Ilorin
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kwara State, has condemned the decision by the Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq-led All Progressives Congress, APC, government to erect walls against Challenge, Unity, Post Office, and other key business areas in Ilorin metropolis. According to a statement by the state chairman of the main opposition party, Babatunde Mohammed, “the action is […]
Telcos, ICT firms owe Nigerian banks N1.69tn as calls, data tariffs loom
Nigeria’s information, communication, and technology firms, including telecommunications companies in Nigeria, owed deposit money banks N1.69 trillion as of September 2024 amid telecommunication operators’s calls for a hike in the tariff payable by subscribers for data and voice calls. This is according to the Central Bank of Nigeria’s quarterly statistical bulletin. The document from CBN […]
EFCC arrests five Katsina revenue officials over alleged N1.29bn fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Kano Zonal Command, has arrested five officials of the Katsina State Board of Internal Revenue for allegedly diverting N1,294,337,676.53 meant for the state government. The suspects, identified as Rabiu Abdullahi, Sanusi Mohammed Yaro, Ibrahim M. Kofar Soro, Ibrahim Aliyu, and Nura Lawal Kofar Sauri, were taken into custody […]
Man Commits Suicide Over Pressure To Get Married In Osun
A 46-year-old Uber driver, Muftau Abiodun Musa, has reportedly committed suicide in Osogbo, Osun State capital. Sources revealed that his actions may not be unconnected to pressure from family members to get married. The deceased, who left a note directing whosoever found his remains to check further details, indicated on his phone that his people […]
Court sacks pro-Wike Rivers PDP chairman
A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt on Monday sacked Chukwuemeka Aaron, the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state. Chukwuemeka is a loyalist of the former governor of the state, Nyesom Wike, who is currently the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. Justice Stephen Jumbo in his ruling […]
