World Culture Day: Minister urges Nigerians to embrace cultural diversity
The Minister of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, has called on Nigerians to celebrate the country’s cultural diversity, describing it as a source of strength and unity. Musawa gave the advice in commemoration of the 2024 World Culture Day. The Day is set aside by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) […]
Rivers assembles experts to brainstorm on economic devt
The Rivers Government has assembled a team of economic experts to recommend possible ways of driving economic growth and development in the state. Mr Joseph Johnson, the Commissioner of Information and Communications, disclosed this at a news conference in Port Harcourt on Monday. Johnson said that the economists, drawn from various sectors would convene at […]
Tinubu mourns former minister
President Bola Tinubu has extended his deepest sympathies to the family of the late Prince Ajibola Alarape Afonja, who passed away at the age of 82. The late Prince Afonja was a business colossus who had served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of First Bank and was Minister of Labour and Productivity under […]
Iran’s Supreme Leader approves Mokhber as interim president, declares 5 days mourning
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei announced five days of public mourning for President Ebrahim Raisi following his death in a Helicopter crash and confirmed First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber as interim head of the country’s executive branch. Iran now has a maximum period of 50 days before a presidential election must be held to choose Raisi’s successor. “I […]
Court orders Nnamdi Kanu to remain in DSS custody
The Biafra nation agitator, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, loses bid for restoration of his revoked bail and the removal from the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) to a house arrest or prison custody. Ruling on the request, Justice Binta Nyako held that she found as a fact that Kanu jumped the bail earlier […]
NDLEA, EEDC seek stronger ties with EFCC in Enugu
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA and the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, EEDC have called for stronger collaboration with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, regarding intelligence sharing and tackling economic sabotage including vandalization of electricity infrastructures in Enugu State. This was the tone of discussion recently when the Acting Zonal Director of […]
EFCC nabs 78 suspected internet fraudsters in Enugu, Imo
Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested seventy-eight (78) suspected internet fraudsters in Enugu and Imo States respectively. While twenty-nine suspects were arrested on Wednesday in Enugu State metropolis, the remaining forty-nine suspects were nabbed in Imo State metropolis. The 78 suspects were arrested, following actionable […]
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi killed in helicopter crash
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hardliner long seen as a potential successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in a helicopter crash in mountainous terrain near the Azerbaijan border, officials and state media said on Monday. The charred wreckage of the helicopter which crashed on Sunday carrying Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian was found […]
CBN withdraws circular on cyber security levy
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has withdrawn its earlier circular directing banks to implement a controversial 0.5% cyber security levy on electronic transactions. The decision of the apex bank to withdraw the circular followed the public outrage that trailed the announcement of the policy two weeks ago and the suspension of the levy by […]
Just in: Helicopter carrying Iran’s President crashes
A helicopter carrying Iranian President, Ebrahim Raisi, has been involved in an incident while he was visiting neighbouring Azerbaijan, Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on X on Sunday according to CNN. “Some of the president’s companions on this helicopter were able to communicate with Central Headquarters, raising hopes that the incident could have ended […]
