An unspecified number of pupils and teachers are believed to have been abducted by terrorists during an attack on Thursday on a public primary school in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Residents said the gunmen invaded the school immediately after morning assembly. At least 100 of the pupils and some of the school’s…
Godwin Emefiele A forensic document examiner seconded to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Bamaiyi Haruna on Thursday said the analysis conducted on the documents used to release $6.2m from the Central Bank of Nigeria in February 2023 showed that they were forged. The EFCC had alleged that on February 8, 2023, a former CBN…
…… Sole Gas Supplier to Geometric Power Plant Heirs Energies, Africa’s leading integrated energy company, has announced a further expansion of its gas supply business, supplying the recently commissioned 188 MW power plant operated by Geometric Power Limited, located in Aba, Abia State. Heirs Energies is a leading provider of gas to the Nigerian National…
Sola Faleye the personal assistant to Herbert Wigwe has disclosed how he tried to convince the Late former chairman of the Nigerian Exchange Group Plc,Bimbo Ogunbanjo from not travelling with Herbert Wigwe who died in a chopper flight on his way to Las Vegas in the United States of America alongside his Wife Chizoba and…
Nollywood superstar, Halima Abubakar has joined other colleagues to mourn the shocking death of veteran comic actor, John Okafor popularly known as Mr Ibu. Amb Halima, who has been off the movie scene for a while, described the late Mr Ibu as a colleague she had a good working and personal relationship with, describing his…
Kebbi Governor Nasir Idris has distributed 24 Toyota Jeeps to members of the House of Assembly. Nasir Idris made this known as he shared photos on his X handle on Wednesday, March 6.. He wrote: “I am honored to fulfill my promise by distributing 24 First Class Toyota Jeeps to the dedicated members of the…
The EDE Prize for Language is pleased to announce the launch of our inaugural Spelling Bee, which will encourage literacy and academic excellence among students in Lagos and Ogun states. This first-of-its-kind spelling bee aims to celebrate and preserve the Yoruba language, fostering a stronger sense of cultural heritage and linguistic diversity. The EDE Prize…
Transcorp Power Plc, a power subsidiary of Transnational Corporation Plc (Transcorp Group), has listed its shares via introduction on the Main Board of the Nigerian Exchange (NGX), adding more than N1.8 trillion to the market capitalization of NGX and further boosting liquidity in the Nigerian capital market. The listing was celebrated on the 4th of March 2024,…
The widow of the late former governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, has knocked her husband’s niece, Funke Akeredolu Aruna, for supporting the incumbent governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, ahead of the governorship election in the state. In a post on her Instagram page on Monday morning, Betty described Funke as shameless, adding that time…
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, has said the looting of a government warehouse in Abuja on Sunday was a direct reflection of the level of hardship the majority of Nigerians battling currently. The lawyer said Abuja residents who looted food items used it to pass a message to President Bola Tinubu about…
