The Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Igboho, has urged traditional rulers in the Southwest to support him in flushing out criminality and banditry from the region. Igboho said he would collaborate with traditional rulers to put a permanent end to insecurity in the Southwest. In a statement he signed, he lamented…
Before his tragic death, billionaire business mogul and former Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings, Dr. Herbert Wigwe, reportedly constructed an elaborate private tomb for himself within his university, according to sources. SaharaReporters had reported that Wigwe who died in a helicopter crash in the United States alongside his wife and son would be…
On Friday, the Nigerian currency, Naira, reversed the appreciation trend at the parallel section of the foreign exchange market. The local currency depreciated by N100 or 6.67 percent to N1,600 per dollar. Currency traders, known as bureau de change (BDC) operators, quoted the buying rate at N1,550 and the selling price at N1,600 —…
The Central Bank of Nigeria has remained silent as the deadline for banks to limit access to customers’ accounts without a Bank Verification Number or National Identity Number has passed. Recall that CBN, in a notice on December 1 last year, signed by the Director of Payments System Management Department, Chibuzo Efobi and Director…
A 40-year-old man, Habu Ibrahim, has been arrested by the Jigawa State Police Command over an alleged plan to poison his wife in Danadama village, Sule Tankarkar LGA. State Police Commissioner, A T. Abdullahi disclosed this in a statement issued to Daily Post. He said the suspect was arrested for allegedly lacing a…
The Nigerian Government has reported settling N120 million of the $1.3 billion gas debt, a longstanding issue contributing to the nation’s unresolved electricity supply challenge. The Decade of Gas Secretariat Director, Ed Ubong, disclosed this on Thursday at the ongoing 7th Nigeria International Energy Summit in Abuja. “As of last year, that (gas debts)…
Nigerian playwright, Prof Wole Soyinka, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu and State Governors to stop taking Nigerians for a ride amid the worsening economic crisis. The Nobel Laureate stated that government at all levels should be closer to the people and called for the decentralisation of the country. Soyinka, who was a guest…
The Tinubu-led Federal Government will commence the distribution of 42,000 metric tonnes of grains across the country starting next week to mitigate the economic hardship witnessed by citizens. Governor Mohammed Bago of Niger State made this known on Thursday after a meeting with the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, in Abuja….
The National headquarters of the NURTW (National Union of Road Transport Workers) has waded into the rift between the Chairman of the Lagos state chapter, Musiliu Akinsanya alias MC Oluomo, and Treasurer, Mustapha Adekunle also known as Sego. Based on an agreement endorsed by the Governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, MC Oluomo…
President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that he would not look back when tackling corruption in the country. The President stated this on Thursday while delivering his speech at the inauguration of the Red Rail Line project in Lagos State. He said his administration will not back down on its policies and actions to…