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Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Peter Obi urges global leaders to address pressing challenges in Africa Peter Obi, the Labor Party’s Presidential Candidate in the 2023 elections, on Saturday, stressed the need for bold and transformative leadership to address Africa’s pressing challenges.Read more 2. Sanwo-Olu promised to support Edo governor-elect on the Lagos …

Based on the budget, the Borno State government has invested billions of naira to construct boreholes. However, findings by IMRAN RIDWAN shows that people in the state still need water On a cloudy Saturday afternoon in August 2024, in Dala Daleri community in Jere Local Government area of ​​Borno State, a small child of about nine years old was seen …

Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. EFCC arrests former Governor Darius Ishaku over alleged N9.3 billion fraud The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested former governor of Taraba State, Darius Ishaku, over alleged N9.3 billion fraud.Read more 2. Edo government defends record amid calls for Oshiomhole inquiry The Edo State Government on …

Investors in the Nigerian equity market enjoyed a profitable trading week earning N121.07 billion on Nigerian Xchange Group (NGX) as equity capitalization rose to N56.78trn from N56.46trn in the previous week. This follows an increase of N454.86 billion in the previous week. The stock exchange recorded gains on three of the five trading days of the week Market capitalization rose …

Ahead of the resumption of Emirates Airlines flight operations to Nigeria next week, the Federal Government has secured a reciprocal rights agreement with the government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The agreement means Nigerian airlines will soon begin direct flight operations to the Gulf State. The agreement was signed when the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested former governor of Taraba State, Darius Ishaku, over alleged N9.3 billion fraud, TheCable reports. Sources told the news platform on Friday that the former governor has been detained by anti-corruption agencies in Abuja. Ishaku will be arraigned alongside former permanent secretary of the local government and chieftaincy affairs bureau in the …

Investors in the Nigerian equity market lost N37 billion at the close of trading on Friday. This follows the fall in prices of shares such as CAVERTON, NNFM, and UPL, among others, on the stock exchange floor today. After five hours of trading on the capital market, equity capitalization fell to N56.5 trillion from N56.6 trillion recorded by the exchange …

It has been two weeks since the Chief of Defense Staff (CDS), General Chris Musa vowed to arrest notorious bandit kingpin, Bello Turji, but the insurgents are still on the run, causing mayhem, kidnapping innocent Nigerians and collecting millions of naira as ransom. Turji even went so far as to play Robin Hood, handing out huge sums of money as …

Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Fresh trouble for Yahaya Bello as Nigerian government moves to charge former governor over alleged N110.4 billion fraud The Federal Government has filed fresh criminal charges against former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello at the Federal High Court, Abuja.Read more 2. Kekere-Ekun confirmed as new Chief Justice of …

The Federal Government has filed fresh criminal charges against former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, at the Federal High Court, Abuja, TheCable reports. In a charge sheet seen by the news platform on Wednesday, the former governor will be arraigned on 16 counts of criminal breach of trust amounting to N110.4 billion alongside two state government officials, Abdulsalami Hudu and …