Former captain of the Super Eagles of Nigeria and Chelsea legend, John Mikel Obi, has announced his retirement from professional football. Obi, who enjoyed a hugely successful career both at the club and international levels took to his official Instagram ...
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Inflation: CBN Raises Interest Rate To 15.5%
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria has raised the benchmark interest rate from 14 to 15.5 per cent in order to tame the rising inflation rate. This represents a 150-basis-point increase from the 14 per cent ...
Read More »Ogun Communities Lament 100-Year Darkness, Electricity Project Rots
No fewer than 53 communities in the Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State, have lamented the hardship of living in darkness for more than 100 years despite a World Bank Electrification Project in the area. The landlords, residents, ...
Read More »18,406 Displaced In Borno Flood
The Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has said that no fewer than 18,406 people in 14 local government areas of the state have been displaced by flood. The Director-General of the Agency, Yabawa Kolo stated this in a chat ...
Read More »USAID, Cross River Join Forces Against Malaria
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is set to partner with the Cross River State Health Insurance Agency (CRSHIA) to fight malaria. In a meeting with CRSHIA in Calabar, the USAID’s Malaria Management Specialist in Nigeria, Dr Veronica ...
Read More »Adeboye Holds Bauchi Mega Crusade Tuesday, Wed
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God Worldwide (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye is set to visit Bauchi to hold a two-day ‘Light Up Bauchi’ mega crusade. The mega crusade, which will take place at the Abubakar Tafawa ...
Read More »Yobe ‘Unprepared’ To Conduct Council Election
The tenure of local government chairmen in Yobe State will end on November 3 2022. However, The Nation’s investigation revealed that the Yobe State Independent Electoral Commission (YSIEC) has not commenced preparations to conduct fresh local government elections. It was ...
Read More »Amotekun: Akeredolu Insists On Arms, Afenifere Knocks FG
The Chairman of the South-West Governors Forum, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, on Monday, expressed his commitment to arming the South West Security Network Agency, also known as Amotekun, with sophisticated weapons for effective operation. This is just as the pan-Yoruba socio-political ...
Read More »Kogi Seals Church Over ‘Bulletproof Water,’ Unregistered Hospital
The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has ordered the closure of a new generation church, The New Jerusalem Deliverance Ministry, Okene for allegedly defrauding members by selling “bulletproof water” and running an unapproved medical facility. The Pastor of the church, ...
Read More »ICPC Sets Up Committee To Manage Forfeited Assets
The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye (SAN), on Monday, inaugurated a 14-man Asset Disposal Committee to manage assets forfeited to the Federal Government. Speaking at the ceremony, which was held at ...
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