CBN UNVEILS NON-RESIDENT BVN FOR NIGERIANS IN DIASPORA
Agency Report The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in partnership with the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS), has introduced the Non-Resident Bank Verification Number (NRBVN)...
MALI’S MILITARY GOVERNMENT DISSOLVES POLITICAL PARTIES
Agency Report Mali’s ruling military junta has officially dissolved all political parties in the country. The announcement, broadcast on state television on Tuesday, stated that...
WE’D HAVE CHALLENGED TINUBU HEAD-ON IF STILL GOVERNORS – AMAECHI
By Oduola F.A. A former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said that he and former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, would have confronted President...
YOU CAN’T TAX POVERTY, PLATEAU GOV BACKS WEALTH-DRIVEN TAX REFORMS
By Oduola F.A. Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has reaffirmed his administration’s dedication to the prudent and transparent management of public funds as a key...
POLICE REARREST ESCAPED SUSPECTED KIDNAPPER OF ANAMBRA LAWMAKER
By Oduola F.A. The Anambra State Police Command has re-arrested Ikemefuna Ossai, a suspect allegedly involved in the abduction and brutal killing of the late...
FG ANNOUNCES 21-DAY CLOSURE OF LAGOS IJORA-MARINE BRIDGE
Agency report The Federal Government has announced the temporary closure of the Ijora-Marine Bridge in Lagos State starting May 18 to allow for urgent repairs...
TEENAGE GIRL FAKES OWN KIDNAP IN EBONYI, DEMANDS N2m RANSOM
By Oduola F.A. A 16-year-old SS2 student (name withheld) in Abakaliki, the capital of Ebonyi State, has allegedly staged her own kidnapping and demanded a...
AMOTEKUN RESCUES OSUN TRUCK DRIVER FROM ROBBERS
Agency Report Operatives of the Amotekun Corps in Osun State have rescued a truck driver, identified simply as Jimoh, who was transporting iron rods from...
HOLLYWOOD STARS CONDEMN GAZA ‘GENOCIDE’ AHEAD OF CANNES FESTIVAL
By Oduola F.A. Over 380 film industry figures, including Schindler’s List star Ralph Fiennes, have denounced the situation in Gaza as "genocide" in an open...
S/AFRICAN PROSECUTORS MOVE TO OVERTURN RAPE ACQUITTAL OF NIGERIAN PASTOR OMOTOSO
South African prosecutors announced on Tuesday their decision to appeal the recent acquittal of Nigerian pastor Timothy Omotoso on rape charges—a verdict that has sparked...