News as it breaks
Youth Leaders from the entire North Central region and Kogi state in particular, under the auspices of the North Central Youth Council Leaders of Nigeria (NCYLCN), has pleaded with the Executive Governor of Kogi state, H.E. Alhaji Yahaya Adoza Bello aka the White Lion to heek to their cry by…
The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party and the leader of the ‘Obidient‘ Movement In Nigeria and the diaspora, Mr Peter Obi, has said attempts to ascribe religious, ethnic, and other parochial interests to the movement will fail. Obi in a series of tweets on his verified Twitter handle, on…
The U.S. government has announced an increment for its non-migrant visa application fee effective from March 30. The U.S. Mission in Nigeria, which said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, disclosed that the increases were published in the Federal Register on March 28. According to the U.S. government,…
The chief bombmaker and a high ranking member of the Boko Haram Terrorist Group, Awana Gaidam, has been killed by his own Improvised Explosive Device, IED. The 39 year-old bomb maker, apart from his high status in the command structure of the Boko Haram terrorists, was one of their capable…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has confirmed the evacuation of banknotes from its vaults to commercial banks across the country as part of a coordinated effort to ease the circulation of banknotes of various denominations. The CBN has also directed all commercial banks to open for operation on Saturdays…
These are obviously not the best of times for the embattled former Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, his wife, Beatrice and daughter, Sonia. Just yesterday, (Thursday) a United Kingdom court found him and wife guilty of organ trafficking. The couple were found guilty alongside a medical doctor, Dr. Obinna Obeta. They…
African Development Bank (AfDB) said it invested about US$ 5.2 billion in supporting and strengthening water and sanitation resilience for almost 97 million Africans in 10 years. A statement issued on AfDB’s website said the bank, since 2015, had invested an average of US$ 900 million yearly to support water…
Nigerian singer Simisola Kosoko, also known as Simi has stated that the 300 billion naira used for the elections should have been used to fix hospitals and schools. Simi made this known on her Twitter page on Monday while also stating her displeasure over the elections conducted by the Independent…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has approached the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal, praying it to set aside the judgement that ordered it to allow electorates with Temporary Voter Cards, TVC, to vote in the Governorship and National Assembly elections billed for Saturday. In the legal process…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has admonished politicians against do-or-die politics ahead of the governorship and House of Assembly elections on Saturday. The former Nigerian President gave the admonition Thursday at Sampou community in Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area of Bayelsa State shortly after paying a condolence visit to Governor Douye Diri…
