The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested and detained Julius Abure, the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP). Abure was detained for suspected fraud in the party’s governorship primary in Plateau State, North Central Nigeria. His detention followed a criminal complaint against him by a gubernatorial contender in the Plateau State 2023…
The official dollar-to-naira exchange rate in Nigeria today, including the Bureau De Change (BDC) and CBN rates. What is today’s official dollar-to-naira exchange rate? On January 16, 2024, the Naira began at ₦884.22 per dollar and finished at ₦878.57 per $1, as reported by the FMDQ Security Exchange, the official currency trading platform. Despite the…
Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, has stated that he slept at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, also known as Ash Villa, during the eight years he served under President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, with no spirit haunting him. Adesina revealed this during an appearance with Channels Television’s “Politics Today” on…
Police in Lagos have detained five people in connection with the suspected piracy of actress Toyin Abraham’s new film Malaika. Ikoyi Aminat Mayegun, spokesman for the Federal Criminal Investigation Department, FCID, Alagbon, paraded the suspects in front of journalists on Tuesday. According to Mayegun, the suspects were reportedly involved in conspiracy, intellectual property infringement, piracy,…
Retail Supermarket Nigeria Limited (RSNL), also known as Shoprite Nigeria, has revealed intentions to shut its Ado Bayero Store in Kano on January 14, 2024, just as it hinted at the retail chain’s two to five-year aggressive expansion strategy for the Nigerian market. While the Kano shop remains closed, Shoprite is considering a bullish two…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) apprehended Chinana Tali in Abuja as he was about to sell his eight-year-old son, Ushafa Tali, for N20 million. Speaking at the suspect’s parade in Abuja, NSCDC FCT Commandant Olusola Odumosu stated that the child trafficking suspect was apprehended after being enticed to Abuja from Benue. He…
The hearing into Manchester City’s suspected financial rule violations has been scheduled, the Premier League’s CEO Richard Masters announced on Tuesday. City was accused in February with more than 100 alleged financial rule violations since its takeover by the Abu Dhabi-based City Football Group, and the case was forwarded to an independent panel for a…
According to Oyo Governor Seyi Makinde, unlicensed miners operating in the state may have caused the explosion in Ibadan on Tuesday night. The explosion at the Governor’s Office, Secretariat, Oyo State House of Assembly, residence of former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Chief Bola Ige, and buildings in Ologuneru, Apete, New Garage, Bashorun, Akobo,…
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu signed the Lagos State Appropriation Bill for 2024 into law on Monday, ushering in a new spending cycle. The Governor signed the “Budget of Renewal” at a ceremony in the State House, Alausa, just days after the House of Assembly passed the proposed expenditure bill and forwarded it to the executive branch…
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has praised the valiant efforts of serving Nigerian military commanders and dead heroes in preserving the country. Sanwo-Olu presented the award at the 2024 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Parade and Wreath Laying Ceremony. On Monday, the ceremony was conducted at The Remembrance Arcade in Tafawa Balewa Square to remember…
