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EFCC orders banks to probe income sources of customers

Posted by admin EFCC Politics, Latest Politics Thursday, August 26th, 2021

By Sodiq Omolaoye, Abuja Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, has directed banks to investigate sources of income of their customers before account opening. He gave the order yesterday when the Association of Chief Audit Executives of Banks in Nigeria (ACAEBIN), led by its chairman, Yinka Tiamiyu, paid him a courtesy […]

Primate Ayodele releases shocking prophecies

Posted by admin Headlines, Religion Thursday, August 26th, 2021

Primate Ayodele releases shocking prophecies Popular cleric and leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has revealed that a Taliban-like Islamic sect is regrouping in Africa to take over Nigeria and some other countries. The clergyman disclosed this in a statement. He warned the Nigerian government over the deteriorating state of insecurity in […]

Delta hands over Asaba Airport to concessionaire

Posted by admin Aviation, Delta, Headlines, State News Thursday, August 26th, 2021

Delta hands over Asaba Airport to concessionaire By Monday Osayande, Asaba The Delta State Government, yesterday, formally handed over the Asaba International Airport to the management of Asaba Airport Company, which emerged winner on February 23, 2021 in a competitive bidding process. Performing the ceremony on behalf of the state government, Secretary to the State Government […]

Major abducted by bandits at NDA is dead

Posted by admin Armed Forces, Army, Headlines Thursday, August 26th, 2021

Viral picture of the Major with his pregnant wife The military officer Major Christopher Datong abducted today at Nigerian Defence Academy, Afaka in Kaduna has been murdered. According to reports, his body was found on Tuesday evening, hours after he was captured by bandits. The abductors reportedly demanded N200 million to set him free. Datong […]

$1 billion operational costs push Nigerian private jet owners into bankruptcy • Only 46 private jets are active, others scramble for survival

Posted by admin Aviation, Headlines Wednesday, August 25th, 2021

By Wole Oyebade • Only 46 private jets are active, others scramble for survival • Over 45 aircraft inactive, 30 in Customs’ duty defaults • Owners boycott aviation rules to operate foreign-registered jets locally • NCAA’s new regulations will close gaps, tackle illegal operations, DG says Economic dire strait in which average Nigerians find themselves may […]

Gunmen allegedly kill UK-based Nigerian lady, Bola Aworetan, in Ibadan

Posted by admin Headlines Wednesday, August 25th, 2021

By Seye Olumide and Rotimi Agboluaje Ibadan United Kingdom-based Nigerian lady, identified as Bola Aworetan, who came into the country for her mother’s burial, has been brutally murdered in Ibadan, Oyo State. A source said the deceased had come to Nigeria from the United Kingdom (UK), where she lived and worked, to bury her mother […]

Igor Vovkovinskiy, tallest person in the US at 7-foot-8

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics Wednesday, August 25th, 2021

Igor Vovkovinskiy, the tallest man in America who at stood 7 feet 8 inches (2.35 meters), has died. He was 38 years old. His mother, who said her son died of a heart problem on Friday in Minnesota, had brought him from their home in Ukraine in 1989 to get medical treatment at the Mayo […]

How Gloria Okolie aided attacks for ESN, IPOB – Police

Posted by admin Biafra, Headlines Monday, August 23rd, 2021

The Nigeria Police says 22-year-old Gloria Okolie was arrested after she spied for the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN). This was contained in a statement issued on Sunday by Aremu Adeniran, Deputy Force Public Relations Officer, who stated that Gloria was arrested in an operation with […]

Insecurity: Change of Service Chiefs has not produced desired effect – President of Catholic Bishops

Posted by admin Air Force, Armed Forces, Army, Headlines, Navy Monday, August 23rd, 2021

As the current insecurity challenge facing Nigeria continues unabated, President of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), Most Rev. (Dr) Agustine Akubueze Sunday declared that the change of service chiefs by the Federal Government was yet to produce the desired effect. He spoke during the ongoing second plenary of their Conference taking place in […]

Obasanjo Decries Nigeria’s Rising Debts, Low FDI

Posted by admin Economy, Latest Politics, National Politics, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Top Stories Monday, August 23rd, 2021

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed worry over the way states and the Federal Government are accumulating debts as well as over the low foreign direct investment into the country. Obasanjo spoke in Abeokuta, Ogun State, when he hosted some members of the National Working Committee of the People’s Democratic Party, led by its Chairman, […]