A 43-year-old artisan and suspected serial rapist, Dantata Bawa has been nabbed by the Police for allegedly defiling a four-year-old girl in the Wadata area of Makurdi the Benue state capital. It was gathered that the suspect who had previous cases of child molestation, Monday afternoon, lured his latest victim into his residence and […]
Human Rights Lawyers under the aegis of Lawyers in Defence of Democracy (LIDD) have berated the Director General of Department of State Services (DSS), Yusuf Bichi, over the alleged assault on judiciary, lawyers, prison officials, and media by DSS operatives in a bid to stop prison officials from carrying out their job of taking […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says plans to gradually phase out the old N200, N500, and N1,000 naira notes are ongoing, as new notes are still being issued. Folashodun Shonubi, acting governor of the apex bank, spoke on Tuesday after the monetary policy committee (MPC) meeting at the CBN headquarters in Abuja. In […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has asked banks to vacate a post-no-debit restriction placed on the bank accounts of 440 individuals and companies. A post-no-debit means that all debit transactions, including ATMs and cheques, on the accounts, have been blocked but can receive inflows. The circular, signed by A.M. Barau on behalf of […]
The court of appeal in Abuja has discharged Sule Lamido, former governor of Jigawa state, and his two sons, of N712 million money laundering allegation. In a judgment delivered on Tuesday, the court held that the no-case submission filed by the defendants was meritorious. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) charged Lamido and […]
A British court has ordered an ex-lawyer of former Delta State Governor, James Ibori to pay £28 million for helping to hide funds gained illegally. Bhadresh Gohil, an Indian lawyer, was convicted in 2010 of 13 counts of money laundering and other offences linked to his role in helping Ibori hide the proceeds from […]
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors on Tuesday night declared an indefinite strike. The President of NARD, Dr Emeka Orji, who disclosed this to our correspondent said the strike will begin Wednesday, July 26, 2023, at 12am. Orji said, the decision was made during its July National Executive Council meeting in Lagos. Details later…
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has increased the benchmark interest rate (MPR) by 25 basis points to 18.75% from its initial 18.5%, representing the highest interest rate in 22 years. The announcement was made by the acting CBN governor, Folashodun Shonubi during a press briefing, after the […]
Staff members of Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia early on Tuesday took to the streets to protest the non-payment of their two months’ salary arrears. No fewer than 200 of the workers, locked and barricaded the gate to the council headquarters and vowed not to reopen it until a senior staff of […]
The National Industrial Court in Abuja has dismissed the suit filed by the Academic staff union of Nigeria (ASUU) challenging the registration of Congress of Nigerian University Academics, CONUA and Nigeria Association of Medical and Dental Academics, NAMDA, as trade unions by the federal government. The President of the court, Justice Benedict Kanyip, while […]
