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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 …

Police officers in Anambra have arrested two suspects for allegedly supplying food and arms to criminal gangs in the state. Spokesperson of the state police command, Toochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Awka. He said one of the suspects was intercepted by a joint police-led security force who were conducting a routine patrol in the Pillar-Pole …

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 …

Arsenal and Liverpool progressed to the fourth round of the Carabao Cup after winning on Wednesday night. Arsenal secured a 5-1 win over Bolton while Liverpool also beat West Ham 5-1. Ethan Nwaneri scored twice for Arsenal, while Declan Rice, Raheem Sterling and Kai Havertz were also on target, with 16-year-old Jack Porter in goal. Also Read: Carabao Cup: Nkunku …

Manchester United were held to a 1-1 draw by Twente in their Europa League opener on Thursday night. Christian Eriksen gave United the lead in the first half with a superb strike from inside the penalty area. However, he conceded the equaliser when he allowed himself to be caught by Sam Lammers outside the United penalty area. Lammers made the …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved another sale of foreign exchange to qualified Bureau of Currency Exchange (BDC) operators at N1,590 per dollar to meet hidden transaction demand. The CBN’s Managing Director of Trade and Exchange Department, WJ Kanya disclosed this in a statement titled: “Sale of Foreign Exchange to BDCs to Meet Retail Market Demand for Qualified …

The naira weakened by N9 against the US dollar on the official exchange on Wednesday. Data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) showed that the local currency was trading at N1,667/$1, up from N1,658/$1 traded at the official window the previous day. The naira lost N10 against the dollar in the parallel section of the forex market to …

The Federal Government has increased the monthly allowance of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members to N77,000. NYSC Acting Director of Information and Public Relations, Caroline Embu, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. He said the increase would come into effect from July in line with the National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Act 2024. President Bola Tinubu signed …

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Wednesday that prices of beans, eggs, sweet potatoes and other food items rose significantly in August. The NBS stated this in its Selected Food Price Monitoring report for August 2024 released in Abuja. The bureau noted that the average price of 1kg of red beans increased by 271.55 percent from N692.95 in …

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested five suspects for vandalizing electrical installations in Akwa Ibom State. The NSCDC Commander in the state, Mr. Bashar Hussaini, disclosed this to journalists at the command headquarters in Uyo on Wednesday. He said the suspects were arrested at Ikot Obio Ekpong village in Mkpat Enin local government area on September …