2024: UBA grows profit to ₦804bn, declares N3.00 final dividend
UBA’s gross earnings also grew significantly from N2.08tn recorded at the end of the 2023 financial year to N3.19tn in the period under consideration, representing a 53.6 percent growth. …
Kogi jailbreak: NCoS recaptures 5 fleeing inmates
March 24, 2025 The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) has recaptured five out of the 12 inmates who escaped from custody at the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Koton Karfe, Kogi….
C/River Customs nab suspected wild life trafficker with 346 rare bird heads
March 24, 2025 The Nigerian Customs Service, has apprehended a suspected wild life trafficker with 346 rare bird heads and other animal specimens in Cross River. Gabriel Ogbonna, the Area…
Gunmen abduct Catholic priest in Imo
March 24, 2025 Gunmen have kidnapped Rev. Fr. John Ubaechu, the Parish Priest of Holy Family Catholic Church, Izombe in Oguta Local Government Area (LGA) of Imo. Ubaechu was abducted…
Police detains 3 officers for alleged extortion of content creator
March 24, 2025 The Police Command in Lagos State has detained three officers for allegedly extorting N150,000 from a content creator in the Isheri area of the state. The command’s…
Delta Chief Judge releases 7 awaiting-trial inmates
March, 24. 2025 The Chief Judge of Delta State, Justice Tessy Diai, has released seven awaiting trial inmates in custodial centres in the state. This is contained in a statement…
Minister, AGF pray court to dismiss suit against proposed expatriates’ tax policy
March 24, 2025 The Interior Minister, Mr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, and the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Mr Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, have urged the Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss…
Akpoti-Uduaghan: Constituents submit petition to INEC, commence recall process
March 24, 2025 A group of registered voters from Kogi Central Senatorial District on Monday submitted a petition to Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately commence the recall process…
Prison break: It’s unfortunate, Minister orders probe
March 24, 2025 The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has ordered an immediate probe into the prison break at the Koton Karfe Correctional Centre in Kogi. This is contained…
Trump policy tightens noose on Nigerian convicted in $3m US romance scam
The renewed push by President Donald Trump to clean up America through the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has tightened the noose on Nigeria’s Darlington Akporugo, a 47-year-old criminal…