The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is not defending the naira with foreign reserves, its Governor Olayemi Cardoso, said yesterday at the ongoing Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)/World Bank in Washington DC. Cardoso said: “Defending the naira seems to be a prevalent theme. Let me be very clear: it is not our…
Senator Dino Melaye and the former governor of Benue state, Samuel Ortom engaged in a war of words yesterday during a meeting for PDP North Central. In a video sighted by this publication, Dino Melaye was seen expressing displeasure at the presence of Samuel Ortom who according to him betrayed the party during the 2023…
Global tech giant, Google has trained and enlightened journalists across African countries with its Gemini AI Tools adaptation and implementation in our daily lives. This Nigeria news platform understands that Google familiarized journalists and other stakeholders with its Artificial Intelligence (AI) model, called Gemini which was introduced in December 2023 and is aimed to power…
Justice R. Irele-Ifijeh of the Edo State High Court has sentenced Solomon Abuede, James Monday and Kelvin Edward to death by hanging, for armed robbery, kidnapping and murder of Ephraim Akhere. This Nigeria news platform understands that Justice Irele-Ifijeh stated that the offences were punishable under Section 3 of the Kidnapping Prohibition Amendment Law of…
Around 70 people have been killed by heavy rains lashing Afghanistan over the past five days, the government’s disaster management department said on Wednesday. Neighbouring Pakistan has also been hammered by spring downpours, with 65 people killed in storm-related incidents as rain falls at nearly twice the historical average rate, officials told AFP. Dubai’s flagship…
Oyo State Government has pulled down the building where the Yoruba Nation agitators under the leadership of Modupe Onitiri-Abiola are operating from in Ibadan, the state capital. This Nigeria news platform understands that the building on Toye Oyesola Street in the Ibadan South West Local Government Area was demolished on Wednesday evening. Recall that some…
THE Kaduna State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, on Wednesday, expressed its support for the move by the state’s House of Assembly to probe the financial dealings, particularly loans obtained by the administration of the immediate-past governor, Nasir El-Rufai. The Kaduna APC Publicity Secretary, Salisu Wusono, speaking with The PUNCH on the telephone on…
There was outrage on Wednesday over the N42m per annum fees charged by Charterhouse, a newly established school in Lekki, Lagos. Charterhouse, a British independent educational institution, will open its first African school in Ogombo, Lekki, Lagos, in September. According to its website, the Charterhouse Family of Schools is a name that has been at…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will on Thursday, April 18 Mr Yahaya Adoza Bello, the former governor of Kogi State before a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. He will be arraigned before Justice Emeka Nwite alongside three other suspects, Ali Bello, Dauda Suleiman and Abdulsalam Hudu on 19- count charges bordering on…
President Bola Tinubu has warned that criminals who seek to challenge Nigeria’s sovereignty will face the full wrath of the law. He made the declaration on Wednesday when he received a delegation of the Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He also stressed his administration’s unwavering commitment to combating banditry and kidnapping….
