A 60-year-old man, Bolaji Olarongbe, has been arrested in Ilorin by the Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, for alleged housebreaking and theft. His accomplice, 45-year-old Moshood Shittu, was also arrested in connection with the matter. Spokesman of the command, Babawale Afolabi, disclosed this …

The African region of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA), on Tuesday, arrived Abuja, Nigeria, for its 51st annual conference, where the effects of COVID-19 on member states, economic stability and security, amongst other issues, shall be discussed. This was disclosed to newsmen by the Clerk, Namibia Parliament, Ms Lydia Kandetu, shortly …

Islamic cleric Ahmad Gumi says bandits have refused to end hostilities against the Nigerian government because they were not given land and “enough money”. Mr Gumi said past attempts “to broker peace” with the bandits failed because they were not compensated “with lands or cattle or money big enough to help halt …

Security operatives on Wednesday prevented Maxwell Opara, one of the lawyers of detained leader of the proscribed separatist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, from entering the Federal High Court in Abuja. Also barred from the courtroom include journalists, Igbo traditional leaders, as well as observers and activists. …

Some social media users have expressed anger at the lack of remorse by a former chairman of the now-defunct Pension Reforms Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, after a Federal High Court in Abuja sentenced him to a total of 61 years’ imprisonment for defrauding the Federal Government and some pensioners of …

#AnambraDecides2021: How Soludo won Ihiala to confirm victory in governorship election Mr Soludo defeated his closest rival, Valentine Ozigbo of PDP, with 58,422 votes. Charles Soludo, the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) candidate, has won the Anambra State governorship election after winning in the sole remaining local government area in …

FUN FACT Soludo wins the election, he would be the second CBN governor in Nigeria’s history to also become governor of a state in the country. The first was Clement Isong, former governor of Cross River state. Isong was CBN governor from 1967 to 1975. He was Cross River governor …

Anambra election: Soludo dedicates victory to policemen killed by gunmen during town hall meeting Former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has dedicated his victory in the 2021 Anambra Governorship Election to three policemen killed when he was …

In the face of inequalities in wealth and opportunity worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic, impact investing – an approach that integrates society’s social and environmental goals, can no longer be ignored, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Osinbajo made the observation in a keynote speech delivered virtually at the …

The International Air Transport Association has said the price of jet fuel has continued to increase in recent weeks, with its price increasing by 70 per cent since the start of 2021. According to IATA, the Switzerland-based trade organisation representing over 290 international airlines, the increase in Jet A1 price …