Despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on businesses, Fidelity Bank Plc, yesterday announced that its core operating profits grew by 50.9 per cent for the year ended December 31, 2020. In a clear demonstration of its resilience and stability, the bank’s indices showed strong growth in core operating profits, net revenue, and other … [Read more…]
Abuse your uniform, be struck by god of iron, Soyinka tells Amotekun corps Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has warned members and officers of the Amotekun Corps not to abuse their uniforms and trample on people’s rights or risk being struck by the Yoruba god of iron (Ogun). Soyinka gave the warning, yesterday, … [Read more…]
The Nigerian Bar Association on Thursday said it would investigate the “display of naked power” by the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Umar, who was seen in a viral video with his security detail, assaulting a citizen at Banex Plaza, in Wuse Abuja. The organisation identified the victim to be … [Read more…]
INEC promises to ensure a safe and stress-free experience for Nigerians. Nigeria currently has just over 84 million registered voters, but has been struggling with a voter apathy problem [Sun News] Nigeria currently has just over 84 million registered voters, but has been struggling with a voter apathy problem [Sun News] The Independent National … [Read more…]
Gunmen, at about 5pm, yesterday, attacked the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Prof. Charles Soludo, killing three policemen guarding him. Soludo, who is a governorship aspirant for the November 6 election, on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), was addressing youths of Isuofia at their civic … [Read more…]
It was a special Easter gift for the founder of DAAR Communications Plc, Chief Raymond Dokpesi as the Abuja division of the Court of Appeal on Thursday, quashed the N2.1B money laundering charges filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The appellate court upheld the no-case submission made by Dokpesi … [Read more…]
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Thursday asked the Senate to confirm Justice Salisu Abdullahi, as the Chief Judge of the High Court of Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a statement titled “President Buhari asks Senate to confirm … [Read more…]
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A Nigerian Air Force Alpha Jet involved in the anti-terror war against Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province has lost radar contact in Borno State. NAF spokesman, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, in a statement on Thursday, said the incident happened on Wednesday evening. The statement was titled, ‘Nigerian Air Force … [Read more…]
In the dead of night sometime early in October 2016, hundreds of security operatives stormed the homes of some judges in Abuja, Port Harcourt, Gombe, Kano, Enugu and Sokoto. It was something that had never happened before in the nation’s history. Raid a judge’s home? It was unheard of, and incredibly not only a home, … [Read more…]
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned in strong terms the attempted coup in Niger Republic, saying “any illegal effort to depose a democratically elected government is not only despicable, but also unacceptable to democratic governments around the world.” According to a statement by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba … [Read more…]
New York state lawmakers passed a bill Tuesday legalizing recreational marijuana, with Governor Andrew Cuomo saying he would sign it into law. New York will join 14 other US states and the District of Columbia in permitting cannabis use after the bill was backed by both state chambers, where Cuomo’s Democratic Party holds … [Read more…]