Adeboye: I worry more for failing economy, insecurity than 2023 elections

• Distances self from partisan politics • Says the Lord has not confirmed 2023 elections to him • Don’t be discouraged, suspended Abuja Iman gets support after criticising Buhari The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has warned those killing themselves ahead of 2023 general elections to desist […]

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Woman dies during childbirth, husband tackles Lagos hospital

A telecommunications engineer, Chibuike Nwachukwu, has been thrown into mourning after his wife, Vivian, died during childbirth at the Medville Global Health Centre, in the Ago Palace Way area of Okota, Lagos State. Chibuike, who demanded justice, accused the management of the hospital of negligence, which he said led to his wife’s death. He also […]

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Amid pressure on naira, experts proffer options to shore up forex

Naira risks worse plunge Market differential at all-time high of N173/$ Political risk, global move towards higher interest rates worsen situation Dollarisation of investments, savings intensifies Naira’ll hit point of no return if FX is liberalised, Fasua warns Confronted by depleting foreign exchange reserves, dwindling foreign capital, heightened political risk, narrowing fiscal space and alleged […]

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Presidency attacks PDP governors for allegedly twisting facts about Buhari’s govt

The Presidency has berated the main opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), for allegedly misrepresenting facts about the country’s economic and sociopolitical history. Reacting to a recent communiqué issued by PDP Governors’ Forum on the state of affairs across the country, the Presidency noted that the opposition party’s leaders played the ostrich by attempting to […]

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Pastor’s baby killed as wife, female members fight over alleged affair with cleric

The suspects Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 50-year-old pastor and two female members of his church for allegedly assaulting his wife, leading to the death of their eight-month-old baby. The pastor and the two female members, aged 29 and 30respectively, were arrested over the death of the child. The state […]

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2 million Nigerians’ll start receiving N20b monthly from June – FG

Two million people will start receiving about N20bn from June this year as basic cash transfers and conditional cash transfers under the National Cash Transfer Programme, the Federal Government has said. It was gathered that the Federal Government would pay the two million people N5,000 each under the basic cash transfer and an additional N5,000 […]

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146 Abuja-Kaduna train passengers unreachable – NRC

One hundred and forty-six of the 362 passengers on the ill-fated Abuja-Kaduna train are unreachable six days after the train was attacked by terrorists. The Managing Director of Nigerian Railway Corporation, Mr Fidet Okhiria, made this known in a statement obtained on Monday. He, however, said the number of safe passengers had risen to 186. […]

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FG orders telcos to bar outgoing calls from SIMs unlinked with NIN

The Federal Government has ordered telecommunications operators including MTN, Globacom, Airtel, and 9mobile to bar all outgoing calls of all Subscriber Identification Module cards not yet linked with the National Identification Number effective today, April 4, 2022. Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, announced this in a statement on Monday, saying that the […]

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