Two officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, have been killed. They were crushed to death by a a truck driver on along Ikot-Ikpene – Aba route. In a statement signed by the Corps Spokesperson, Bisi Kazeem, the crash occurred as a result of excessive speed indulged by the driver of a DAF articulated…
The Smallholder Women Farmers Organisation in Nigeria (SWOFON) has spoken on the naira redesign. The SWOFON says they have reasons to suspect that some persons are taking advantage of the naira redesign to launder money through agriculture. SWOFON said this on Thursday at a media briefing organised by the International Budget Partnership (IBP), on its…
The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed the killing of three police officers who were on escort duty in Port Harcourt on Thursday. The incident took place on the Rumuokoro flyover around 3 pm when the hoodlums kidnapped their victim and carted away valuables with an undisclosed amount of money. According to eyewitnesses, the hoodlums…
Gunmen have abducted an 85-year- old grandmother, Hajia Habiba Isah, at Ajakolia, Abocho, in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State. The victim was reportedly kidnapped while observing her evening prayers (‘Ishai) on Tuesday, November 22, 2022. One of the children, who has been pleading for her release, said: “On that fateful Tuesday night, Hajia…
The police in Delta state have apprehended some criminals in the state who pose as operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to harass and extort youths in the state. Confirming their arrest, the spokesperson of the state police command, DSP Bright Edafe, said following a series of complaints received from members of…
Two kidnap suspects have been arrested by operatives of a Joint Task Force (JTF) in Ekiti. The suspects who held their four victims hostage for days were arrested by a JTF comprising the military, police, Amotekun corps, and local hunters. The victims include a school principal, two teachers, and a nurse. They were abducted last week at…
A final-year student of the Federal University of Kashere (FUK), Gombe State has taken his own life. The victim identified as Nalkur Zwalnan Lar, committed suicide on Wednesday night, November 24. The Faculty of Education student who took his life at Santuraki area of Kashere town initially took poison but after it didn’t give him…
Nigerian lawyer, Chief Malcolm Emokiniovo Omirhobo has questioned the Arabic inscription on the redesigned 200, 500, and 1000 naira notes by the Central Bank of Nigeria. According to Omirhobo, such inscription is divisive and can cause disharmony because it makes one religion above the others, which is against the constitution of the country. Recall that…
Nigeria’s apex bank, the Central Bank of Nigeria has reacted to criticisms generated following the unveiling of the newly redesigned naira notes. Speaking on Arise TV, the CBN Director of the Currency Operations Department, Ahmed Bello Umar, told Nigerians castigating the design to wait to feel the physical notes. According to him, the design met…
Nigerians have lambasted President Muhammadu Buhari’s Special Assistant on Digital Communications, Bashir Ahmad. This comes after he had compared new naira notes to United States one-hundred-dollar bill. Recall that President Buhari and the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele came under attack after unveiling the new notes because many believe the…