The federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has warned that they would reach out to Google to permanently delete digital money lending apps harassing and slandering customers from its Play Store. The announcement was made by Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of FCCPC, Babatunde Irukera, during an interview on Arise TV on Tuesday, July 11….
Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 13 Chinese nationals over offences bordering on illegal mining activities, in Kwara State. The offence is contrary to, and punishable under Section 1(8) (b) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act CAP M17, 1983 The suspects; one female and 12 males…
The Guinness World Records (GWR) has revealed that they have received over 1,500 applications from individuals in Nigeria within two months. The craze of Guinness World Record attempts gained momentum after Nigerian chef, Hilda Baci broke the record for the longest cook-a-thon by an individual in May. After chef Hilda Baci achieved a remarkable feat…
Organizers of the Big Brother Naija, BBNaija , reality TV show have announced that the 8th edition of the show will premiere on Sunday, July 23, 2023. Tagged’ All Star season” the winner of the show will walk away with the grand prize pegged at N120 million Naira among other consolidation prizes. According to the…
….FG plans N8,000 monthly palliative for 12m poor households …NLC, TUC kick, Experts, stakeholders lampoon palliatives plans, suggest alternatives The Senate has approved President Bola Tinubu’s request for $800 million borrowing from the World Bank. The president’s request was in a letter read by Godswill Akpabio, Senate President, at the plenary on Thursday. Tinubu, in…
The Honourable Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adewale Egbedun alongside five other State Assembly Speakers, have been inaugurated into a 6-man Caretaker Committee for the Conference of Speakers of States Legislatures in Nigeria. A statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Olamide Tiamiyu, on Thursday disclosed that…
The Chief of Army Staff, Maj. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja has directed troops of the Nigerian Army to assert control over regions where Simon Ekpa, a self-acclaimed disciple of Nnamdi Kanu, detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, imposed a sit-at-home order in the South-East. He spoke as the Anambra State Commissioner of Police,…
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye on Thursday celebrated his wife, Folu Adeboye on the occasion of her 75th birthday. Daddy G.O in his birthday message expressed his deepest love and admiration for her. He wrote; “My dearest Foluke, On this special day, as we celebrate your…
The Management of Osun State University, UNIOSUN, has suspended one Ahiante Victory Ehiremen, for allegedly luring her Lagos-based Whatsapp boyfriend to Ikire and robbing him of N1.5m. Announcing the suspension on Thursday in Osogbo, the Vice Chancellor of the institution, Professor Clement Adebooye during a press conference said the suspension, which is indefinite, was in…
Barely six hours after a Federal High Court ordered the Department of State Services, DSS, to either arraign or release suspended Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, from its custody, the DSS said last night it had charged the top banker to court. The Spokesman for the DSS, Dr. Peter Afunanya, who gave the information in…
