Adebowale Debo Adedayo, the prominent Nigerian content creator and activist who is widely known as Mr. Macaroni, has voiced criticism against the Nigerian government for its failure to address the escalating insecurity in the country. Macaroni was reacting to the death of one of the six kidnapped family members in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT,…
The Department of State Security (DSS) has dismissed reports circulating online that it arrested Aisha Ahmad, the former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in charge of Financial System Stability. Social media was awash with reports that Aisha Ahmad was arrested and detained by the DSS over the alleged fraudulent acquisition of…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai has reportedly eliminated three commanders of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) and several other fighters in the Marte and Kukawa areas of Borno State, according to SaharaReporters. The ISWAP commanders killed by the NAF airstrikes on Wednesday include Abou Maimuna, Abou…
Nigerian activist Adetoun has revealed how she slept with her father’s corpse. She made the revelation during an interview with renowned media personality Chude Jideonwo. She said that after her father died, she was made to sleep in the same room with his corpse. She revealed that she had been the one taking care of…
The sum of N683 billion has been approved by President Bola Tinubu as the 2024 Intervention Funds for public tertiary education institutions across the nation. The Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Sonny Echono, made this disclosure on Friday at the Fund’s strategic planning meeting with heads of beneficiary institutions in Abuja….
The apex bank in a statement signed by its Acting Director of Corporate Communications, Sidi Hakama, said “this action became necessary due to the non-compliance of these banks and their respective boards with the provisions of Section 12(c), (f), (g), (h) of Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act, 2020.” It added that “the Bank’s infractions…
The president has also told her to hand over to the permanent secretary and cooperate fully with investigations. President Bola-Ahmed Tinubu has suspended Betta Edu, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation following allegations of N585m fraud in her ministry. The president suspended her on Monday and directed her to hand over to the…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has stated that actress Funke Akindele’s new movie, ‘A Tribe Called Judah’ reflected the challenges facing the less-privileged Nigerians. Obi stated this on Saturday in a statement shared on his X handle. ‘A Tribe Called Judah’ became the first Nollywood film to…
President Bola Tinubu congratulated actress and filmmaker Funke Akindele on her record-setting film and commended the ace thespian for her contributions to the growth of the industry. Her movie titled ‘A Tribe Called Judah‘, which she produced and co-directed, was released in cinemas in Nigeria in mid-December last year, and after three weeks, it was…
The Islamic State-backed faction of Boko Haram, known as the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), formerly identified as Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād, launched an attack on Kwari, a town in the Geidam Local Government Area of Yobe State. Geidam is the council area of the immediate former Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) raided the headquarters of the Dangote Group in connection with an ongoing investigation into forex allocations in the country. Sources told PREMIUM TIMES that on arrival at the headquarters of one of Africa’s largest conglomerates in Lagos, the EFCC operatives demanded documents relating to the allocation…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed that the coming generation will be the ones to pay the debts incurred by Nigeria and other countries across Africa. He spoke at an engagement with 2023 awardees of the Future Africa Leaders Foundation, an initiative of Pastor Chris Oyakhilome. Obasanjo stated that with the level of mismanagement of…
A Nigerian Soldier has slammed the Lagos State Governor for arresting his colleague. Recall that Sanwo-Olu had on Tuesday apprehended a soldier and four others for plying one way along the Lagos-Badagry. In a viral video, the soldier with the username General Salawu on Tiktok frowned at the governor for describing the soldier as a…
Fresh restrictions have been slammed on cryptocurrency transactions by the Central Bank of Nigeria. The apex bank disclosed this in recent guidelines on its website for operating cryptocurrency accounts known as Virtual Assets Service Providers. According to the guidelines, cryptocurrency accounts shall be used for only virtual/digital assets and not for any other purpose. Accordingly,…
Halima Shehu, the troubled National Coordinator and Chief Executive Officer of the National Social Investment Programme Agency, who was arrested in connection with an alleged ₦44 billion money laundering case, has been granted bail by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. According to The Punch, it was exclusively gathered that Shehu was released on Wednesday…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has refuted rumours about its intention to raise the price of petrol to N1,200 per litre. Reports emerged on Wednesday that NNPC will announce a new increase in the price of fuel across the country. But reacting to the report, which has generated mixed reactions, NNPC said there…
Reno Omokri, the Nigerian author and social media influencer, has urged President Bola Tinubu to ban sports betting apps in the country. According to Omokri, a ban on sports betting apps could even help improve the value of the naira. Omokri, who quoted the National Lottery Trust Fund, lamented that “$1 billion is spent on…
The Tinubu-led administration has disclosed that the sum of N100 billion has been allocated for the school feeding programmes in the 2024 budget. Tinubu stated that the allocation would serve as a stimulant to encourage attendance in schools and reduce the problem of out-of-school children. The Nigerian leader made the disclosure on Monday during the…
A Nigerian female farmer has stated that from 2024 on, there will be food scarcity in the nation due to the worsening insecurity in Northern Nigeria. In a video shared online, the lady claimed that the killings in Northern Nigeria were being masterminded by those interested in the illegal mining of mineral resources. She added…
Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, has reportedly stepped down from his position as the chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Lagos State. It was gathered that MC Oluomo is set to contest the national president position of the NURTW. The decision of MC Oluomo to resign from his…
