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Emefiele case will test Tinubu’s respect for law – Lawyer
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Joseph Daudu, says the case of the suspended and detained Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, will serve as test of President Bola Tinubu’s respect for...
Establish chieftaincy affairs ministry, appoint monarchs ministers — Oluwo
The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, has called on President Bola Tinubu to consider the establishment of the Federal Ministry of Chieftaincy Affairs and appoint a first-class royal father as the minister in...
13 Chinese nabbed for illegal mining in Kwara
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested 13 Chinese nationals for allegedly engaging in illegal mining activities in Ilorin, Kwara State.
The anti-graft agency disclosed this in a statement on Thursday by its...
Two arrested for attacking Lagos man with machete
Two men were on Wednesday arraigned before the Chief Magistrates’ Court 4 sitting in the Yaba area of Lagos State for allegedly assaulting and macheting the left hand of a man identified as Ali...
Two injured in Lagos crash, motorists stranded in gridlock
Ten passengers escaped death while two others were injured in a multiple road accident that occurred at the Otedola area towards Berger on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Thursday morning.
gathered that the accident...
Uber launches new safety features
Raid-hailing app, Uber, has announced the launch of emergency in-app support for drivers and riders in Nigeria in partnership with Sety.
At a press briefing in Lagos on Thursday, the Country Manager for Uber...
NCAA grounds Max Air Boeing planes, probes fuel marketers
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has commenced an investigation into the activities of marketers of aviation fuel, popularly called JetA1.
This comes after the operations of all Boeing 737 aircraft in the fleet of...
Tackle corruption, Funmi Aragbaye urges Tinubu
The current Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Gospel Musicians of Nigeria, Evangelist Dr Funmi Aragbaye, has urged President Bola Tinubu to handle the issue of corruption in high places otherwise palliatives...
New investment policy will improve trade balance – NACCIMA
The President of the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture, Dele Oye, has said the recently launched trade will improve the non-oil trade balance.
Oye said this while speaking on...