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Chidinma Ojukwu, a prime suspect in the murder of Super TV Chief Executive Officer, Usifo Ataga, yesterday, told a Lagos State High Court sitting in Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) that the two statements she wrote were torn by the police. Ojukwu told Justice Yetunde Adesanya that she was coerced to sign the statement written for her by Assistant Superintendent of …

Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the President of Rebuild Nigeria Initiative, (RNI), Pastor Ituah Ighodalo, has stated that the country needs inclusive leadership to promote good governance in the 2023, noting that the process of leadership has been hijacked by a group for their own selfish interest. According to him, it is  very important that a country as diverse as …

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), has offered his support for the initiative to build a seaport in Ondo State noting that he was “all for it, and I believe it is something we ought to get done.”Prof. Osinbajo said this yesterday when he received the Acting Governor of Ondo State, Mr. Lucky Orimisan Ayedatiwa, yesterday at the Presidential Villa. Ayedatiwa was …

…Recommits to youth development, others Edo State Government, through its skills development agency, EdoJobs, has established a rural job center at the  Edo State Polytechnic, Usen, Ovia South-West Local Government Area of the state, in furtherance of the government’s youth empowerment and employability drive. The job center was established in collaboration with the German Agency for International Cooperation Skills Development and …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has assured that all facilities at the newly constructed Victor Uwaifo Creative Hub and Soundstage will be ready in the next six weeks. The governor gave the assurance while speaking to journalists after an inspection tour of facilities at the hub. L-R: Managing Director,  Pekuric Construction Ltd, Mr. Cyril Okpeahior, Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki and …

The Nigerian Army has won the Best Land Force in National Defence in Africa 2021/2022, the Army headquarters said Thursday. The award was presented to the Nigerian military at the 17th Africa Security Watch Conference Award in Banjul, Gambia, on 11 November 2022. This was contained in a terse statement posted to social media by the Nigerian Army on Thursday.Related …

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, on Thursday, said the Naira redesign introduced by the Federal Government has increased the number of governors on their watchlist. Bawa made this known to reporters at the State House after meeting with the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd). While speaking, the EFCC boss declined to speak on …

The Central Bank of Nigeria has reemphasised the need for Nigerians to handle the new naira notes with dignity as strict consequences await those mishandling the currency. Speaking at a sensitisation, enlightenment and bank fair programme held in Osogbo, Osun state on Thursday, ahead of the introduction of the redesign notes, the CBN’s Director of Corporate Communications, Mr, Osita Nwanisobi, …

Nigeria has said 133 million of its citizens are currently living in poverty. The Nigerian government said the figure represents 63 percent of its population living in poverty according to a survey conducted by National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the National Social Safety-Nets Coordinating Office (NASSCO), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and the …

The Central Bank of Nigeria has instructed commercial banks in the country to work on Saturdays till January 31, 2023, to enable customers return existing naira notes. The Apex bank Director of Corporate Communications, Osita Nwasinobi who spoke at the bank’s fair in Ilorin, Kwara State capital, on Thursday, said that the new and existing notes shall remain legal tender …