Category: News
Mauritanian, Sidi Ould Tah takes over from Akinwunmi Adesina, sworn in as 9th elected AfDB president
Mauritania’s Sidi Ould Tah has been elected the ninth president of the African Development Bank Group, AfDB
His election was announced on the websi [...]
Nigerians never had it this bad – CUPP scores Tinubu low for 2nd anniversary in office
The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has issued a damning midterm evaluation of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, describing t [...]
Sodiq Babatunde Rufai: A long walk from sharp practices to selling luxury
Sodiq Babatunde Rufai has come a long way from when he had a brush with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC that got him convicted with [...]
Over 10,000 people killed across Nigeria in Tinubu’s 2 years as president – Amnesty International
The Nigerian authorities’ shocking failure to protect lives and property from daily attacks by armed groups and bandits has cost thousands of [...]
Tinubu’s policies favour the rich, punish poor Nigerians – Atiku laments, condemns his planned new borrowings as troubling
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has accused the President Bola Tinubu administration of favouring the wealthy while subjecting poor Nigerians to [...]
Dangote splashes N11bn in gifts, cash on cement distributors, customers at awards night
For their continued loyalty and patronage, Dangote Cement Plc has rewarded its distributors and customers with various choice gift items and cash wort [...]
Ahmadu Ali, former PDP chairman’s son, Christian Taylor bag 13 years imprisonment each for N2.2bn fuel subsidy scandal
The Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja has sentenced two oil marketers to 14 years in prison for a N2.2 billion fuel subsidy fraud, part of a [...]
Clergy man, Rev Israel Adelani, 5 others indicted in N620m fraud
The Nigeria Police Force have said that the former Resident Pastor of the First Baptist Church, Garki, Abuja, Rev. Dr. Israel Adelani Akanji, an [...]
Halima Buba, SunTrust MD, dragged to court by EFCC over money laundering worth $12m
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has charged Halima Buba, the Managing Director (MD) of SunTrust Bank Limited (Ltd.) alongside the [...]
Court remands 7 employees of WEMA Bank for defrauding customers of N8.5bn
Three employees of Wema Bank Plc have been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly defrauding customers of the [...]