An assassination attempt on Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico took place on Wednesday in the city of Handlova, where a government meeting was being held. The attacker fired up to five shots at the prime minister, who received gunshot wounds to Read more…
Operatives of the Economic Financial Crimes Commission, on Tuesday, expanded its clampdown on Bureau De Change operators, arresting traders in Abuja, Lagos, Kano and Port Harcourt. This came as the naira weakened further against the United States dollar at both Read more…
EU foreign policy head Josep Borrell has demanded Israel do something about “extremists” attacking humanitarian aid convoys on their way to Gaza. Following the Israeli offensive on the city of Rafah, which is on the border of the Palestinian enclave with Egypt, Read more…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, on Tuesday, vowed that the 10th Assembly will ensure that those behind the blackmailing over the $140 million bribery scandal are brought to book. Speaker Abbas issued the threat notice Read more…
Gunmen abducted an unspecified number of Dangote staff, leaving several workers injured after gunshots at Okpella in Edo, a town near Okene (Kogi state). It was reported that the workers who work at Dangote Cements were returning from work Monday Read more…
Barring last-minute change, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will arraign the immediate-past Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, before an FCT High Court on Wednesday, for approving the printing of N684.5m naira notes at Read more…
After he was arrested in 2022 over an alleged rape, armed robbery and other crimes, a children, sexual and Gender-based Violence (GBV) Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State, has found one Michael Arinze not guilty of the said offences contained Read more…
Enugu State Governor, Dr Peter Mbah, has placed a N10 million bounty on the heads of the killers of two policemen in the state. The slain policemen were suspected to have been attacked alongside their colleagues by suspected members of Read more…
Authorities of the Nigerian Army have launched a probe into how some soldiers kept in guard rooms (detention) for various offences broke the facility located at the 8 Division Garrison, Sokoto. It also said it would go ahead to implement Read more…
Deputy Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Delegated Legislation, Hon. Dominic Okafor, denied on Friday the allegation of a $140 million bribe from Binance Executives. Hon. Okafor spoke during a press briefing held at the National Assembly complex Read more…
Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, says he will soon make public the forensic audit report which indicted the administration of former governor Okezie Ikpeazu of diverting billions of state funds meant for projects to individual company accounts. He also Read more…
Justice Sylvanus Orji of the Federal Capital Territory High Court has granted bail to the immediate past minister of aviation Hadi Sirika, his daughter Fatima and others in the sum of N100 million each. The court also ordered the accused Read more…