Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Friday arrived at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa, two days after President Bola Tinubu lifted the state of emergency imposed on the state and ordered his reinstatement. The aircraft landed at exactly 11:50 a.m. To receive the governor on were several of his supporters, including a former Commissioner…
Afriland Properties Plc confirmed on Wednesday that a fire broke out at its headquarters, Afriland Towers, on Broad Street in Lagos Island. This is just a day after panicked workers smashed windows for air as smoke swept through the six-storey building. The company said in a statement by its Head, Marketing and Corporate Communications, Chukwunonso Okafor,…
The Enugu State Government has in details, accused the Chief Executive Officer of Sujimoto Luxury Construction Limited, Olasijibomi Ogundele, of defrauding the state of nearly ₦6 billion meant for the construction of 22 Smart Green Schools. In a statement issued on Friday by the Commissioner for Information and Communication, Dr. Malachy Agbo, the government alleged…
Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister, Nyesom Wike, says peace has returned to Rivers State after months of political tension, following direct communication with Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Speaking on Politics Today on Channels Television Thursday night, Wike disclosed that he spoke with the governor on Wednesday, just before President Bola Tinubu announced the lifting of…
A leaked phone conversation has surfaced, featuring the General Overseer of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM), Dr. Daniel Olukoya. In the recording, the cleric pressured one of his pastors in Atlanta, USA, to compel his wife, Mrs. Tolulope Onakpoya, to publicly deny giving financial or food assistance to an alleged church assault…
The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the final forfeiture of $7 million (about ₦11.2 billion at the prevailing exchange rate) to the Federal Government after the funds were discovered to have been deposited in Providus Bank under questionable circumstances. According to investigations, the cash was deposited in raw currency on March 26 and 27,…
This means that a total of N507.5 million was paid in one day by the Nigerian Police to renovate and furnish the Maitama guest house of the IGP. A review of the public payments portal, Govspend, has shown that the Nigerian police under the leadership of its infamous Inspector-General, Kayode Egbetokun, spent N507million on the…
No less than six additional deaths have been confirmed following the fire outbreak at Afriland Towers, a six-storey commercial building on Broad Street, Lagos Island, Lagos State. The victims were employees of United Capital, a financial and investment services firm occupying the 3rd and 4th floors of the tower. The confirmation comes just hours after…
US lawmakers have released a sexually suggestive birthday letter that Donald Trump is alleged to have sent to Jeffrey Epstein. House Democrats shared the note, which Trump has denied writing, on X more than a month-and-a-half after it was first reported to exist. The letter includes Trump’s signature as well as text inside the outline of…
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has now suspended the sale of petrol in naira, effective Sunday, a decision that has unsettled fuel marketers and spiked fresh fears of upward pressure on pump prices as well as volatility in Nigeria’s foreign exchange market. In a notice sent to customers at 6:42 pm on Friday, September 26, the…
