CHIEF Executive Officer of Fidelity Bank PLC, Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe has been listed amongst the recipients of the 2023 National Honours Awards. According to the list released by the Federal Government, Onyeali-Ikpe would be conferred with the award of the Officer of the Order of the Niger, OON. It includes prominent …

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has been criticized for appointing Adebisi Shonubi as the acting Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. Deji Adeyanju, a socio-political activist, said it’s a disappointment for Tinubu to appoint Shonubi as acting CBN governor. Following the suspension of Godwin Emefiele as the CBN governor, Tinubu …

A rights activist, Omoyele Sowore has said the Department of State Services, DSS, should arrest ex-President Muhammadu Buhari and the Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor. Sowore said they should be arrested after the suspended Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele was picked up by the …

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has appointed Mr Folashodun Adebisi Shonubi as the acting Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria. Shonubi’s appointment followed the suspension of Godwin Emefiele as the CBN Governor on Friday. Until his appointment, he was the Deputy Governor, Operations Directorate. Bayo Onanuga, a media aide to Tinubu disclosed …

THE suspended Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has been arrested by the Department of State Services, DSS. Emefiele was earlier suspended on Friday by President Bola Tinubu. Tinubu also appointed Mr Folashodun Adebisi Shonubi as the acting Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, in replacement for Emefiele.

PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has suspended the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele from office with immediate effect. According to a terse statement by Willie Bassey Director, Information Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation on Friday night, it is sequel to the ongoing …

THE Kano State Police Command said it has arrested 57 suspects for stealing shop owners’ properties at demolition sites in the state. Newsextra24 recalls that the state government recently ordered the demolition of some buildings that were illegally built on government land. However, some hoodlums took advantage of the demolition …

The Effurun High Court 2, in Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State, has sentenced two persons, Mr Theophilus Nwachukwu and Mr Christopher Emeka Okoli, to death by hanging on five court charges of conspiracy, kidnapping, armed robbery, and illegal possession. According to the nominal complainants Mr Gabriel Adoghe and …

A mild drama ensued, yesterday, at an Odigbo Magistrate’s Court in Ondo State, when a 21-year-old apprentice, Segun Akala, remanded in custody tried to escape from the courtroom. Akala, who was arraigned before the court for theft, took to his heels in handcuffs after Magistrate D. O. Ogunfuyi ordered that …

Lecturers of the Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, in Ondo State have begun an industrial action to protest against non-payment of their 13 months’ salary. In a communiqué issued at the end of the congress by the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic, RUGIPO chapter on Thursday, the lecturers vowed not to …