At least 110 top bank executives and junior staff members have been sacked for fraud-related cases in the past two years, findings by The PUNCH have shown. These were contained in the ‘Reports of Fraud and Forgeries in Nigerian Banks’’ released by the Financial Institutions Training Centre between the second quarter of 2021 and […]
President Bola Tinubu says socio-economic sanctions imposed on Niger Republic won’t be lifted without “positive adjustments” by the military junta. Tinubu, the Chairperson of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), said all diplomatic options will be exhausted with the coup leaders before any resort to military intervention. He insisted that any forceful […]
Some opposition presidential candidates, who took part in the 2023 general elections, on Thursday met with the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, begging him to prevail on President Bola Tinubu to include them in his ‘Government of National Competence’. Tinubu as president-elect had, in reaction to calls […]
A Benue State High Court in Gboko, presided over by Justice D.M. Igyuse has dismissed a suit seeking to set aside the suspension of Dr. Iyorchia Ayu as a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and have him reinstated as National Chairman of the party. The suit was filed by one Nongo Ordue […]
Niger’s new military rulers have withdrawn the French ambassador’s diplomatic immunity and ordered police to expel him, according to a letter seen Thursday by AFP. The envoy “no longer enjoys the privileges and immunities attached to his status as member of the diplomatic personnel in the French embassy,” according to their letter, dated Tuesday, […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has facilitated the return of $26,000 to Christine Brown, a British national and a victim of internet fraud. The EFCC Spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, said this in a statement in Abuja, adding that the Benin Zonal Command handed over the money to the victim on Monday. According to […]
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo has directed all international airlines to vacate the Muritala Mohammed International Airport, MMIA, from October 1, 2023. This became necessary according to him, to give room for total maintenance work at the airport. The minister disclosed this during a tour at the international airports […]
Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, says African leaders need to focus on the root cause of the recent spike in coups across the continent. Atiku tweeted his thoughts on Thursday while reacting to the recent coup in Gabon — the eighth in Africa since 2020. He said the military takeovers are worrisome, adding that they […]
Russian Wagner mercenary group chief, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has resurfaced in a new video “dismissing reports of his elimination”. According to a Sky News report on Thursday, the warlord insisted “Everything is fine” in the video filmed in Africa during “the second half of August.” Prigozhin was believed to have died with other passengers in […]
A quorum of councilors in the Ijebu East Local Government Area of Ogun State has suspended the Chairman of the LGA, Wale Adedayo, for three months on allegations of maladministration and financial mismanagement. Reacting to the development, Adedayo told our correspondent that it might be true, adding that policemen bombarded the LGA secretariat alongside […]
