MAURITIUS EX-FINANCE MINISTER NABBED AGAIN IN FRESH FRAUD PROBE
Mauritius’s former finance minister was arrested Wednesday over a second fraud case, two days after having been released on bail over another affair, police said....
THREE, INCLUDING FAMILY MEMBERS, FEARED DEAD IN NIGER BOAT TRAGEDY
Three persons, two confirmed to be from the same family, are feared drowned in a boat mishap in Niger State. The incident occured in Lapai...
INTERPOL, EFCC TEAM UP IN N1.3TN CBEX SCANDAL PROBE
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has launched an investigation into the alleged N1.3tn frauds perpetrated through a digital investment platform, CryptoBank Exchange. CBEX, operated...
OIL SLUMP, TRUMP TARIFFS PUT NIGERIA’S ECONOMY AT RISK — FG
The CEO of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, Farouk Ahmed, says the ongoing instability in global oil markets is negatively impacting Nigeria’s...
COURT JAILS NIGERIAN BUSINESSMAN FOR REJECTING NAIRA AS LEGAL TENDER
Justice Alexander Owoeye of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Tuesday, convicted and sentenced one Uzondu Chimaobi to four years imprisonment for...
SUSPECTED HERDSMEN ATTACK BENUE COMMUNITY, KILL SEVEN
Suspected herdsmen on Tuesday evening attacked the Otobi community in the Akpa district of the Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State. Seven persons...
CRIME: NSCDC ARRESTS 45-YEAR-OLD MAN FOR DEFILING TWO BOYS IN ILORIN
A 45-year-old vehicle spare parts dealer, Alhaji Ganiyu Kehinde, has been arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, Kwara State Command, for alleged...
FG, STATES, LGs SHARE N1.578 TRILLION FAAC ALLOCATION FOR MARCH
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has distributed a total of ₦1.578 trillion to the federal, state, and local governments for March 2025, marking the...
BREAKING: FG DECLARES FRIDAY, MONDAY PUBLIC HOLIDAYS FOR EASTER CELEBRATION
The Federal Government has announced Friday, April 18, and Monday, April 21, 2025, as public holidays in observance of Good Friday and Easter Monday celebrations....
TEACHER ARRESTED OVER ASSAULT OF 10-YEAR-OLD PUPIL IN BORNO
The Borno State Police Command has arrested a 30-year-old teacher, Bukar Modu, for allegedly assaulting a 10-year-old boy, Bashir Babaji, who reportedly skipped class in...