An Economist, Ephraim Audu, has attributed insecurity as the primary cause of food inflation in Benue, calling on the Federal Government to urgently tackle the menace across the country. Audu, the National President, Agricultural Agenda Nigeria Initiative (AANI), said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday. He…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested two octogenarians, Ashiru Ayuba, 80 and UlomaUchechi, 82 as well as her daughter Chisom Uchechi, 32 for alleged drug peddling. A statement by the NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja stated that one of the suspects, Ayuba had previously been arrested and prosecuted by…
A middle-aged man known as Ogbonna, or Mourinho, has reportedly killed his ex-girlfriend, Chisom Ayogu, at his home in the Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State. A report from Vanguard indicates that the deceased, who hailed from the Amufie community in the Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area, had come to Mourinho’s residence on New…
Mr Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, a chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun has urged opposition parties to stop blaming President Bola Tinubu for the defection of their members to the ruling party. Oyintiloye, a former lawmaker, made the remarks while speaking with journalists on Sunday in Osogbo. The APC chieftain said that rather than blaming…
An NGO, Nigeria Solidarity Support Fund (NSSF), said it had impacted 32 million lives in its four years of operating in the country’s health system. The Managing Director, Dr Fejiro Chinye-Nwoko, made the disclosure during a courtesy visit to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Wednesday. According to her, the feat was…
Security forces have reportedly apprehended a wanted kidnapper at the Hajj camp in Abuja. A source within the camp confirmed the arrest to our correspondent on Sunday. According to the source, the suspect was detained during the screening process for pilgrims preparing to be airlifted to Saudi Arabia. The suspect, identified as Yahaya Zango, was…
By Amos Tauna, Kaduna A civic organisation, the Eagle Brain Youth Transformative and Development Initiative (EBYTDI), has reported a disturbing injustice in Kaduna State, where hundreds of detainees, including one Emmanuel Musa, have languished in prison for years without trial because the Kaduna Correctional Centres lack the necessary logistics to transport them to court. In…
The Debt Management Office (DMO) has announced a total allocation of N4.28 billion from the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) Savings Bonds auction for May 2025. Launched in 2017, the FGN Savings Bond programme aims to enhance the domestic bond market, foster financial inclusion, and provide retail investors with access to secure, low-risk government securities….
On Friday, May 16, 2025, the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) presented its inaugural prosecution witness, Peter Obumuneme Okoye, also known as Mr P, against Jude Chigozie Okoye, the elder brother and former manager of the renowned musical duo, P-Square. The case was brought before Justice Rahman Oshodi…
During this week, investors on the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) engaged in trading 2.606 billion shares, accumulating a total value of ₦63.785 billion across 77,593 transactions. In comparison, the previous week saw the exchange of 2.645 billion shares valued at ₦77.005 billion through 86,110 deals, indicating a week-on-week decline of 20.7 per cent in transaction…
