Category Archives: METRO
Dubai-Based Daniel Oyekan Borrowed $40,000 From Friend, Then Vanished
“Samuel Eke, a businessman, has narrated to FIJ how he lent $40,000 to Daniel Oyekan, his Dubai-based friend and client, on September 23, 2023, but Oyekan failed to repay despite agreeing to do so on September 25, 2023. Eke told
JUST IN: Fire Guts “Mandilas” 10-Storey Building In Lagos
A 10-storey building on Broad Street, Lagos Island Local Government Area of Lagos State has reportedly caught fire. The Director, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, made this known on Sunday. The fire, which cause was yet to
EFCC Accuses Emefiele of Forgery in Fresh Charges
The former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, was on Friday arraigned at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Maitama, Abuja, on 20 count-charge bordering on corruption and forgery. Dressed in an ash-coloured pair of
Court Grants Emefiele’s Request to Travel Out of Abuja
The Federal Capital Territory High Court has granted Godwin Emefiele’s request to travel out of Abuja. Local Al-Qalam University confirms abduction of 2 students However, the court said the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) must remain in
BREAKING: Panic as Explosion Rocks Ibadan
Some residents of Ibadan, Oyo State, on Tuesday, said there was an explosion in parts of the state capital. There were also videos online that showed a dusty cloud and burning houses and cars. A University of Ibadan student, who
JUST IN: Tinubu Sets up Panel to Audit Social Investment Programmes
President Bola Tinubu on Saturday approved the establishment of a Special Presidential Panel saddled with the responsibility of undertaking a comprehensive review and reform of the social investment programmes suspended last month. The panel will be led by the Coordinating
BREAKING: Dangote Refinery Begins Production
Production at the Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Company commenced on Friday. The refinery received the fifth crude oil shipment of one million barrels of Bonny Light supplied by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited last week. The 650,000 barrels per
BREAKING: Tinubu, Fubara in Closed-Door Meeting
President Bola Tinubu is currently in a closed-door meeting with Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. According to Channels, Fubara, who arrived at the Presidential Villa around 5.40pm on Thursday, proceeded directly to the President’s
BREAKING: CBN Sacks Boards of Union, Titan, Keystone, Polaris Banks
The Central Bank of Nigeria has, with immediate effect, sacked the entire Board of Directors of Polaris, Titan, Union and Keystone Banks. CBN sources say the decision was taken in a meeting led by the apex bank’s governor, Yemi Cardoso,
BREAKING: President Tinubu Suspends Humanitarian Minister, Betta Edu, Orders EFCC To Handle Investigation
Nigeria’s President, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has made the decision to suspend Dr. Betta Edu, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, from her position in accordance with his stated commitment to upholding the highest standards of integrity, transparency,
