Nigerian International Isaac Promise dies at 31

Nigerian International Isaac Promise collapses, dies Nigerian football international, Isaac Promise, has died. Promise who captained Nigeria to the 2008 Olympic silver medal and scored 79 goals in 11 professional seasons in Turkey, died late Wednesday after collapsing at his apartment gym in

EFCC arraigns Boroh, Moriki over N975m amnesty fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday arraigned the duo of Brig-Gen Paul Boroh (retd) and Hanafi Musa Moriki, before Justice O. O. Goodluck of the FCT High Court, Abuja, on a nine-count charge of criminal breach of trust to the

Man attacks police headquarters with knife, kills 4 officers

Man attacks police headquarters with knife, kills 4 officers A man armed with a knife attacked officers inside Paris police headquarters, killing at least four, before he was fatally shot Thursday, a French police union official said. It wasn’t immediately clear how far

Teenager kidnaps 7-year-old boy, demands N3.5m ransom

By Haruna Gimba Yaya, Gombe The Gombe State Police Command, on Thursday, said it has arrested a 19-year-old male resident of Gabukka quarters of Gombe metropolis over alleged kidnapping of a 7-year-old boy (name withheld). Addressing newsmen at the headquarters of the Special

Land dispute: Anambra Police declares Chimamanda Adichie’s kinsmen wanted

By Pamela Eboh, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has declared three suspects wanted over alleged cases of conspiracy and conduct likely to cause breach of peace in the state. The suspects are kinsmen of famous novelist Chimamanda Adichie who recently condemned the

Gunmen kidnap Bayelsa Commissioner’s Father

Gunmen on Wednesday night abducted the father of the Bayelsa State Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr. Doodei Week. Police Public Relations Officer, Bayelsa State Command, Mr. Asinim Butswat, a Superintendent of Police, confirmed the incident. Also Mr Doodei Week, who also confirmed the incident

CBN sells N11.52 tn treasury bills in 9 months

CBN slams N499b fine on 12 banks for loan policy breach For breaching its guidelines on lending to the real sector of the economy, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has fined 12 major banks N499.1billion. According to an approved debit instruction, the

CBN slams N499b fine on 12 banks for loan policy breach

For breaching its guidelines on lending to the real sector of the economy, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has fined 12 major banks N499.1billion. According to an approved debit instruction, the affected banks and the amount they will pay are: Citibank (N100,743,055,

PDP tackles APC over rumoured 3rd term agenda

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Wednesday, cautioned the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the cabal in the Presidency against plots to push a third term agenda for President Muhammadu Buhari. PDP described such as a dangerous underhand politics capable of derailing our democracy and

2023: Power brokers rule out Tinubu, Osinbajo, Fashola

2023: Aso Rock power brokers rule out Tinubu, Osinbajo, Fashola   The speculated 2023 presidential ambition of the National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is doomed to fail if information coming out from the country’s seat