THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has expressed dissatisfaction with a judgment of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court awarding N100 million damages against it in favour of a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN,  Godwin Emefiele. Justice O.A Adeniyi, on Monday, January 8, 2024  fined …

IN line with his avowed commitment to uphold the highest standards of integrity, transparency, and accountability in the management of the commonwealth of Nigerians, President Bola Tinubu suspends the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu, from office with immediate effect. The President further directs the Executive …

GOVERNOR Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has appointed caretaker chairmen for all 21 local government councils in the state. The appointment of the caretaker chairmen follows the expiration of the tenure of the elected council chairmen in December 2023. The Kogi State House of Assembly on Monday approved the appointment …

PARIS Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe is yet to make up his mind about his future and could end up in the Premier League. ESPN reports the 25-year-old will decide his club future in the next few weeks. Real Madrid and Liverpool are considered the most likely destinations should he opt …

GOVERNOR Yahaya Bello has deposed three traditional rulers and appointed Ahmed Tijani Muhammed Anaje as the new Ohinoyi of Ebira land. Bello, who made an announcement on Monday valedictory State Executive Council in Lokoja, Kogi state, equally dissolved his cabinet. Among the three traditional rulers removed were the Ohimege Igu …

THE former Director General of Peter Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Organization, Doyin Okupe, has resigned from the Labour Party, LP. Okupe anchored his resignation on ideological differences that emerged after the 2023 elections. He explained that his lifelong alignment with right-wing and liberal democratic principles clashed with LP’s left-of-center ideology, making …

GERMANY football legend Franz Beckenbauer has died at the age of 78. Beckenbauer won the World Cup with West Germany as captain in 1974 and as manager in 1990. The former defender, nicknamed ‘Der Kaiser’, is one of three men to have won the World Cup as a player and …

NIGERIAN-American actress, Ayo Edebiri was among the winners at the 2024 Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, U.S.A, on Sunday. Edebiri snagged the gong for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, Musical or Comedy for her performance as Sydney Adamu in …

POPULAR skit maker, Isaac Aloma, aka ZicSaloma, has revealed that he was a lecturer at the Kaduna Polytechnic but quit to focus on skit making because of the poor salary he was earning. Speaking in a recent podcast interview with actress Iyabo Ojo, Aloma noted that he has always been …

By Inusa Ndahi Maiduguri FOLLOWING security challenges, especially the onslaught perpetrated by Boko Haram terrorists, the Chairman of the National Population Commission, NPC, Hon Nasir Isa Kwarra has disclosed that six (6) out of the 27 local government areas in Borno state would be cut off from the ongoing 2023- …