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Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Police confirm request for protest details, citing security concerns Nigerian police have defended their request for details of organisers of planned nationwide protests, saying the move was driven by security concerns. Read more 2. Kings in the Southeast region plead for IPOB leader Kanu to be released The …

Nigerian police have defended their request for details of organisers of planned nationwide protests, saying the move was driven by security concerns. On Friday, Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun ordered protest organizers to provide details, proposed routes and assembly points to their respective state Commissioners of Police. The request was met with resistance from protest organizers, who accused the …

The South-East Traditional Rulers Council has told the Federal Government that the release of jailed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader Nnamdi Kanu would ease tensions in the region. The Chairman of the Council, Igwe Samuel Asadu, who made the appeal while interacting with journalists in Abuja on Sunday, said Kanu’s release would not only de-escalate tension but would also …

Senator representing Anambra South, Ifeanyi Ubah died while on a medical trip to the UK. Ubah, a prominent business figure from the southeast region is also the Chief Executive of Capital Oil, which he founded in 2001. Senator Ubah, a staunch supporter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), reportedly died at a London hotel where he had arrived just two …

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) over its “failure to account for and explain the whereabouts of over N100 billion in ‘dirty and bad notes’ and ‘large sums of other cash awaiting audit’ stashed in various CBN branches.” In a suit number FHC/L/MSC/441/2024 filed last week at the …

Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Senator Ifeanyi Ubah dies in London Senator representing Anambra South, Ifeanyi Ubah died while on a medical trip to the UK. Read more 2. Former NBA president Agbakoba urges Tinubu to emulate Obasanjo on how to raise funds to run the government Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Olisa …

Investors in the Nigerian equity market enjoyed a poor trading week on the NGX floor after suffering a loss of N1.32 trillion in the just-ended trading week. The stock exchange posted losses on four of the five trading days and rose on only one trading day as the market suffered its second-worst loss of 2024 yesterday. Market capitalization fell by …

Meta, owner of Facebook, is allowing health misinformation and disinformation to run freely on its platform, an investigation has revealed. The company publicly commits to fighting misinformation and disinformation around the world, but an analysis conducted on some pages on the platform has documented how a huge health misinformation campaign runs on the Facebook platform, being aided by a massive …

Senator representing Anambra South, Ifeanyi Ubah died while on a medical trip to the UK. Ubah, a prominent business figure from the southeast region is also the Chief Executive of Capital Oil, which he founded in 2001. More details coming soon… LATEST Post: Senator Ifeanyi Ubah dies in London appeared first on Latest Nigeria News | Headlines from Ripples Nigeria.

Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Olisa Agbakoba, has proposed a solution to get out of the current financial crisis facing President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Agbakoba, a former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) called on the government to emulate the strategy adopted by former President Olusegun Obasanjo who had the same problem when he was in power. Agbakoba further …