‘Highly likely’ Wagner boss Prigozhin dead but no definitive proof yet – UK says
August 25, 2023 There is not yet definitive proof that Wagner mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin was onboard a plane that crashed with no survivors earlier this week but it is…
Reps Committee calls for release of Nnamdi Kanu
Aug. 25, 2023 The House of Representatives Ad hoc committee, interfacing with relevant security agencies to reduce kidnapping, assassinations and banditry in Abia communities, has called for the release of…
LASBCA REMOVES ILLEGAL BLOCK OF SHOPS BUILT UNDER HIGH POWERLINES, ROAD SETBACKS IN EJIGBO
August 25, 2023 The Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) has removed a row of shops illegally built on road setback and directly under the powerline cable along Laurel School…
Bandits Demand N4m For Release Of NYSC Member Kidnapped In Zamfara
August 25, 2023 Some bandits have demanded N4 million as ransom to secure the release of one of the National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) members abducted within the Zamfara State…
FIFA rankings: Super Falcons move 8 spots, now 32nd in the world
Aug. 25, 2023 Nigeria’s Women Football National team, the Super Falcons have moved eight places to become 32nd in the world and first in Africa in the latest FIFA Women’s…
27-year-old Nigerian Investment Banker, Emeka Oduoza, dies in New York
Emeka Oduoza, the son of Chairman of NOVA Merchant Bank, has passed on, aged 27. Emeka, a promising investment banker, died at the weekend in New York, United States. Until…
Military Buries 22 Officers Killed In Niger
August 25, 2023 The rank and file of the Nigerian Armed Forces were joined by family members and friends for the burial of some of the military personnel who died…
Niger allows Mali, Burkina Faso troops to enter its territory in case of attack
August 25, 2023 Niger has authorised Mali and Burkina Faso’s armed forces to intervene on its territory in case of an attack, the countries said in a joint statement on…
CBN and the exchange rate challenge, by Arize Nwobu
The importance of exchange rate as a major macro-economic variable cannot be overemphasized. Exchange rate is the price of one currency in terms of another, and which helps to determine…
Niger: President Tinubu Seeks Expedited Pace Of Progress In Dialogue As Islamic Ulamas Prepare To Continue Talks With Military Junta
August 24, 2023 The Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, President Bola Tinubu has implored a delegation of Islamic scholars (Ulamas), who were previously engaged…