Gunmen on Thursday murdered Nnaemeka Ugboma, the chairman of Ejemekwuru Customary Court in the Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State. He was killed by gunmen who operated in motorcycles, while presiding a court session, our correspondent was told by close sources. The incident brought the court sitting to an abrupt end as lawyers, court…
President Muhammadu Buhari warmly felicitates the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Muhammad Mamman Nami, on his 55th birthday, praising him for making commendable efforts to raise government revenues, especially at this time of great need. The President notes that the leadership and guidance of Nami has repositioned operations and staff of…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, has arrested actress and influencer, Omoseyin Oluwadarasimi Esther, aka Simisola Gold, with Twitter handle SimisolaofLala, for selling new naira notes on social media. This was contained in a statement signed by ICPC’s spokesperson, Azuka Ogugua in Abuja on Wednesday night. The statement said the arrest…
Indications have emerged that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is set to raid new naira note racketeers in key commercial cities including Lagos, Port Harcourt, and Kaduna. The commission indicated this on Tuesday when it disclosed that it had arrested members of a syndicate of currency racketeers trading in the redesigned naira notes at…
The Coalition of Pastoralists Association has said the number of its members killed during the accidental airstrikes by the Nigerian Air Force in Nasarawa has risen to 47, while no fewer than 62 members sustained various degrees of injuries. The association which is an umbrella organisation of pastoralists’ groups in Nigeria also accused the military…
Central Bank Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele is currently seated before the House of Representatives adhoc committee on cashless policy.Recall that the House had last week invited Emefiele and the chief executive officers of commercial banks in the country. Emefiele could not however appear due to his foreign trip with President Muhammadu Buhari to Dakar, Senegal….
The Central Bank of Nigeria, Bauchi State, says it allocates N30 million new naira notes daily to each branch of banks in the state to increase access of customers to the new notes. An official of the apex bank, Mr Abdulkadir Jibrin, said this while monitoring banks in Bauchi on Monday to ensure access to…
A former Vice Chancellor of Bayero University Kano, Professor Ibrahim Umar, is dead. His son, Farouk Ibrahim Umar, confirmed the death to News reporters on Monday. He said that the burial rites of the late renowned physicist would be held at Kofar Kudu by 10am on Tuesday (today). The deceased, who served as BUK Vice…
