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  The remains of the late Senate President, Joseph Wayas, have arrived in Nigeria. He died about three years ago. The remains of the late former Senate President, Joseph Wayas. Wayas, who was president of the Senate from 1 October 1979 to 31 December 1983, died in a London hospital on 30 November 2021, aged 80, after a long illness. …

The naira continued its decline against the US dollar on the official exchange on Wednesday. Data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) showed that the local currency fell by N29 to trade at N1,561/$1, up from N1,532/$1 recorded on Tuesday. The highest and lowest intraday prices recorded during the day were N1,585/$1 and N1,475/$1 respectively, indicating a narrow …

A late goal by Ollie Watkins secured a 2-1 win for England over the Netherlands in their European Championship semi-final on Wednesday night. Thus, The Three Lions have set up a meeting with Spain in the tournament final. England, hoping to reach a second successive Euro final, fell behind early on when Xavi Simons scored a fine opener for the …

Access Bank’s Retail Banking team is pleased to announce its second nationwide fibroid awareness campaign as part of its pioneering CSR outreach, Project 111. The campaign, which will run throughout July 2024, will kick off with a webinar aimed at raising awareness about fibroids among women. And it will be led by dedicated team members from the bank’s retail group, …

The Federal Government has awarded N1 billion to Magnus Okpalannadi who allegedly defiled his three-year-old daughter. Minister of Women Affairs, Ms Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, announced the move in a statement issued on Wednesday by the ministry’s Head of Information and Public Relations, Ms Grace Njoku. He said: “The Ministry received a report that Okpalannadi, a resident of Onitsha, Anambra State, had …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Eradication Commission (ECI) will arraign former Energy Minister, Saleh Mamman, over an alleged N33 billion fraud at the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday. Mamman was sacked along with his counterpart in Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, by former President Muhammadu Buhari in September 2021. The former minister, who was arrested by the EFCC …

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) court on Wednesday ordered Nigeria to pay N2 million each to some victims of the October 2020 #ENDSARS protests in Lagos. Several youths were killed and several others injured by security forces during nationwide protests to protest the brutality of the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). In his ruling, Justice Sengu Koroma, …

President Bola Tinubu has ordered a review of all road projects inherited by his administration to ensure fairness and diligence in their implementation. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this to State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Wednesday in Abuja. He said the Council decided to halt projects in the Ministry of …

At least 12 primary school children died in a car crash in South Africa on Wednesday. The country’s road transport officials told reporters that a minibus carrying children to school overturned and caught fire after colliding on the N14 highway near Merafong, about 70 kilometres west of Johannesburg. The minibus driver was also found dead. South African authorities said the …

Former Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Anamekwe Nwabuoku, on Wednesday, pleaded with the Federal High Court, Abuja to grant him more time to complete the recovery of stolen funds. The Economic and Financial Crimes Eradication Commission (EFCC) charged Nwabuoku along with former deputy director in the Ministry of Defence, Felix Nweke on 11 counts of money laundering. The commission …