NURTW nabs 3 traffic robbers in Lagos
Three suspected members of a robbery gang that had been terrorising motorists and commuters at Mile-2, Lagos, have been arrested by members of the National Road Transport Workers, NURTW, operating on the platform of ECOMOG.
Naira to depreciate further in I&E as CBN intervenes with $540m
THE declining fortune of the naira in the Investors and Exporters (I&E) window is expected to continue this week even as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in a bid to defend the nation’s currency injected $540 million into the window in July.
FSDH calls for buffers against dangers of easy money
FSDH Merchant Bank Limited has called on the Federal Government and corporate organisations to implement measures to counter the negative implications of low interest (easy money) regime prevailing in the global economy.
ICPC monitors constituency projects in Edo
ICPC By Alemma Aliu BENIN CITY—THE Independent Corrupt Practices Commission, ICPC, said it has recovered three ambulances in Otuo, Owan East local government area meant for the General Hospital Otuo which has been abandoned since it was built and furnished with equipment worth N200 million through the constituency project of former Deputy Chief whip of […]
Saraki calls for prayers to end security challenge
Former Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has called on Nigerian Muslims to devote their prayers during the Eid-el-Kabir festival to calling on Almighty Allah to end the numerous security challenges facing the country and further restore unity among the citizenry.
K-pop superstars BTS to take ‘long-term break’
K-pop superstars BTS will take a ‘long-term break’ from the music scene, their agency said Monday, after the boy band topped charts in the US and Britain earlier this year. But the pause may only last a few weeks, with the septet due to play a controversial show in Saudi Arabia in October. The K-pop […]
5 siblings left in neighbour’s care burnt to death
5 siblings By Egufe Yafugborhi & Esther Onyegbula Five siblings at Abagbo village, Takwa Bay area of Lagos, and a male guest of one lady in Oginigba community, Obio Akpor Local Government Area, Rivers State have been burnt beyond recognition. 27- year-old driver docked for allegedly stabbing man with sword(Opens in a new browser tab) […]
NCAC vows to sanction Tekno over nude dance
The National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) says it will sanction a Nigerian Musician, Augustine Kelechi, popularly known as “Tekno”, and use him as a scapegoat to teach others serious lesson. Its Director-General, Mr Olusegun Runsewe, made this assertion while reacting to the controversial music video in which Techno paraded nude dancers. “No single […]
In this season, reason is treason
PUBLIC protest, like police bail, is ‘free.’ In fact, the police are obliged to provide security for peaceful protesters. However, the line between being provided such security and being charged with terrorism or treason for the same public protest depends on nomenclature.
Sallah greetings to the Muslim faithful
The occasion of the sacrifice also marks the end of Hajj or Pilgrimage rites, the fifth pillar of Islam, in the Holy land of Saudi Arabia which also links Ibrahim and the same Ismail to some of the activities in the Holy Kaaba.
SOWORE: ‘They’re going to come after me, no question about it’
THE undeniably violent, heavily armed, and merciless Extremist Group, Boko Haram, who have, systematically, decimated tens of thousands of Nigerians, clearly remain the major present security threat to the Nigerian government; although, other ethnic, regional or political associations such as IPOB, MASSOB, Afenifere and PANDEF have at various times, openly decried perceived injustice and inequity in government policies, these pressure groups have, so far, never been known for such violence nor have they resorted to self-help.
