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First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial services provider, has announced the graduation of 20 successful participants in the fourth edition of its Senior Management Development Programme (SMDP). Before the 2023 graduation, the SMDP had produced 52 graduates. The Bank successfully graduated 23 participants in its inaugural edition, held in 2018; 17 in 2019 and 12 in  …

Nigerian skitmaker cum activist, Debo Adebayo aka Mr Macaroni has taken to social media to lament about the state of the Nigerian political system. The citizen activist in a post on his Twitter page said that the Nigerian political system is a curse and also urged Nigerians to free themselves from political slavery. He stated however, that some Nigerians have …

The Kogi East Senatorial Election Tribunal on Tuesday sacked Senator Jibrin Isah, the Senate Committee Chairman on Customs Excise and Tarriffs on the ground that elections were cancelled in some 94 polling units. The tribunal also ordered Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct a supplement election in the affected 94 polling units. The tribunal Chairman, Justice K.A. Orjiako, who …

Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. CCB arraigns Kano anti-graft agency boss for alleged abuse of office, others The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) has arraigned the Chairman of the Kano State Anti-Graft Commission, Muhuyi Magaji, at the Code of Conduct Tribunal in Abuja for alleged abuse of office and other charges.Read more 2. …

The Indigenous People of Biafra has disclosed that every Monday now serves as a “Economic Empowerment Day” in the South-East. The goal, according to the pro-Biafran group, is to empower the populace to mobilise resources and methods in order to reverse the region’s dramatic fall in the economic, educational, and social sectors brought on by the protracted sit-at-home movement. This …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday inaugurated a committee to reconcile the Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, and his deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa. The two men reportedly fell out shortly after the governor returned from his medical vacation in Germany last month. The Ondo State House of Assembly on September 20 initiated an impeachment process against the deputy governor. In …

The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) on Friday promised to remain neutral in the dispute between President Bola Tinubu and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, over the former’s academic records. Atiku had during a press conference on Thursday in Abuja alleged that the president forged the certificates he presented to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) …

Demnet Nigeria (Democracy Network) has charged Nigerians especially the youth to register with Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and actively participate in politics and take the country’s political scene by storm. Speaking at the sensitisation Programme on Voters Registration and Political Participation in Nigeria at the University of Abuja, Department of Political Science and International Relations, the Team Lead, Democracy …

The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested 45 criminals in Kano State. The NSCDC spokesman in the state, Ibrahim Idris-Abdullahi, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Friday in Kano. He said 41 suspects were arrested by the agency’s armed squad during a night patrol of the Kano metropolis on October 5. He added that the remaining …

Spain’s World Cup-winning coach Jorge Vilda has been sacked as part of major changes by the RFEF in the wake of the Luis Rubiales scandal. Vilda led Spain to World Cup glory last month when his side beat England 1-0 in the final, despite facing a mutiny one year previously, when a majority of the squad called for him to …