President Bola Tinubu has sought Senate’s confirmation for the appointment of Dr Ruby Onwudiwe, as a member of the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. Tinubu’s request is contained in a letter addressed to the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpiabio and read at plenary on Wednesday in Abuja. Tinubu in…
The incident involving the kidnap of over 200 students in Kaduna State was deliberated extensively at the Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday, prompting President Bola Tinubu to issue a stern directive to the security personnel not to pay any dime to the abductors in the course of rescuing them. Minister of Information and National…
Cameroon have suspended a player they took to the Africa Cup of Nations in the Cote d’Ivoire earlier this year for allegedly falsifying his name and date of birth, which could see them face a future ban from the tournament. The Cameroon federation FECAFOOT on Monday named Wilfried Nathan Douala among 62 players suspended from…
Porto manager Sergio Conceicao said Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta insulted his family during the London club’s penalty shootout win over the Portuguese side in their Champions League last-16 tie on Tuesday. Arsenal won 4-2 on penalties following a 1-1 draw on aggregate, booking their place in the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time since…
Former President Donald Trump has revealed what his first acts would be if reelected. Trump said one of his first acts if elected to a second term would be to “free” people convicted for their roles in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, whom Trump continues to claim are “wrongfully imprisoned.” He made…
Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of a Lagos Federal High Court, was today, informed that an alleged Ponzi Scheme Operator, Bamise Samson Ajetunmobi, who is facing trial on alleged N15 billion fraud, has written a letter to the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), for an out of court settlement. Ajetunmobi alongside his company, Imagine Global Solution Limited,…
Globally, investors are starting to demand gender diversity in corporate leadership, and there’s mounting evidence that diversity matters for the bottom line. A recent study by Nordea, the largest financial group in Northern Europe, found that companies with a more gender-balanced leadership have more stable returns, while others have found links to higher earnings and…
President Vladimir Putin warned the West on Wednesday Russia was technically ready for nuclear war and that if the U.S. sent troops to Ukraine, it would be considered a significant escalation of the conflict. Putin, speaking just days before a March 15-17 election which is certain to give him another six years in power, said the nuclear…
Dr. Ali Nuhu, on Tuesday, officially assumed duty as the new and seventh Managing Director of the Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC) with a pledge to fast track the growth of Nigeria’s film industry to be predicated on commitment, vigor and determination. At the brief but memorable handing over ceremony, witnessed by Film Stakeholders, NFC Management…
The Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Tuesday, March 12, 2024 arraigned three former bankers: Ogbu Kingsley Ibekwem, Nwagbara Chidimma and Uwaezuoke Raymond; and Chidubem Angela Mgbeke before Justice Mohammed Garba Umar of the Federal High Court sitting in Enugu State. They were arraigned on a four-count charge bordering…
