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David Nwamini, the would-be kidney donor in the organ trafficking case that sent Senator Ike Ekweremadu, 60, to jail, has said he wanted to remain and work in the UK, as “they could arrest me or kill me in Nigeria”. His impact statement was read in court, at the sentencing that saw Ekweremadu, his wife, […]
As part of measures to ensure watertight security across Nigeria, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Alkali Baba, has approved redeployment of 292 senior police officers to various zonal, state commands and formations. The redeployed police officers would be expected to deputize other senior ranking officers in the discharge of critical administrative, investigative, and operational policing […]
Access Holding says its subsidiary, Access Bank, has received the approval of Central Bank of Angola to acquire the 51 per cent shares belonging to majority shareholders of Finibanco Angola S.A. With this step, the bank has moved further to seal a deal with interested minority shareholders of Finibanco to acquire their shares. This would […]
Amid pomp and circumstance, Prince Charles has formally been crowned as King Charles III on Saturday in a historic first Coronation in 70 years that revealed long held, cherished, revered and one of the most preserved monarchies in the world. Prince Charles was crowned at Westminster Abbey in London by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin […]
… 98 still held captive As some parents of 276 kidnapped students of Government Girls Secondary School Chibok appear to be happy over the return of their children after nine years in captivity, they have expressed sadness, having to bear the additional burden including catering for 24 grandchildren whose fathers they do not know. The […]
The Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) is giving N100,000 (One hundred thousand naira) and Dignity Packs to each of the Nigerian returnees from Sudan. The Foundation started giving out the money and the Dignity Packs to the evacuees on arrival at the airport in Abuja on Thursday. Maryam Buhari-Shehu, a representative of the Dangote Foundation, said […]
Governors from the Northern states of Nigeria have backed the candidature of former Akwa Ibom State Governor, Godswill Akpabio as the next Senate President in the 10th assembly. Governor Ganduje of Kano state said: Akpabio has the backing of Northern Governors for the position of Senate President . “Akpabio The Next Senate President, We Are […]
The zonal command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Enugu was on Friday gutted by fire. A terse statement shared by the anti-graft agency, said one of the buildings in the command was badly affected by the inferno, adding that no life was lost. A fire incident occurred today, May 5, at […]
Police in Lagos State on Friday dismissed reports that the popular Alaba International Market at Ojo area of the state was on fire. Police spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, stated that while the market was not razed, police stormed the facility, arrested some suspected criminals and recovered their weapons. “The market fire story was a false […]
Registrar, Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria, (TRCN), Prof. Josiah Ajiboye, on Thursday, said 70 per cent of private school teachers in Southwest are unqualified. “When we conducted our survey, we observed that 70 per cent of teachers in the Southwest are not qualified. “A large number of teachers in private schools in Nigeria today are […]
