Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) are currently at the Lagos head office of the Dangote Group. They are conducting a search on forex allocations to the company during the tenure of Godwin Emefiele as governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Dele Oyewale, the EFCC spokesman, declined comments when contacted…
Catholic bishops in Africa had said they would not implement the new Vatican policy allowing blessing for same-sex couples. A Catholic priest, Reverend Father Jean-Miguel Auguste, has commended the stand of Catholic bishops in Africa on blessing same-sex couples, saying “Africa is the only continent that will save the world’’. Mr. Auguste, a priest of…
Nigeria has a natural role to play in stabilising West Africa, deepening democracy in the sub-region, and keeping military coups and coupists at bay. Being a medium power, Nigeria has the obligation of guiding West Africa by maintaining democracy, peace, and stability throughout the sub region. It is crucial to examine some of the strong…
BY ACJ-FAVOUR AMUKA(FRIDAY, DEC. 22, 2023) The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has restated its stance against blessing same-sex unions and activities, stating that such actions would contradict God’s law and the teachings of the Church. The bishops emphasized that this position is in line with the laws of Nigeria and the cultural sensibilities…
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace, Festus Keyamo, has said regulators will force airlines to compensate passengers for delayed or cancelled flights from January 2024. Keyamo spoke while appearing before the National Assembly joint committee on aviation to defend his ministry’s budget for the 2024 fiscal year. He said: “I said on a weekly basis,…
Whenever regulatory agencies and law enforcement bodies in Nigeria identify and nab counterfeiters, whether of foods and beverages or designer brands, phones, electronics or pharmaceuticals, we should not just send them to jail and throw away the keys. Instead, we should have an agency to legitimise these people. If you can counterfeit the real thing,…
Elder statesman and convener of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Edwin Clark, has reacted to the resolutions between Rivers governor Sininalayi Fubara and FCT minister Nyesom Wike after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu. Fubara and Wike have been at loggerheads over the political control of Rivers State. Earlier, President Tinubu had intervened in…
A total of 80 suspects have been named following a failed attempted coup on November 26 in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, local police have said. William Fayia Sellu, inspector general of the Sierra Leonean police, told a press conference Tuesday that the suspects include former President Ernest Bai Koroma, 50, currently serving military…
The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited is not transparent about the financial gains from fuel subsidy removal, the World Bank has disclosed. This extends to subsidy arrears that are still being deducted and the impact of subsidy removal on federation revenues, the bank noted. The Washington-based made this call in its Nigeria Development Update, December…
By Zainab Iwayemi Nigerian billionaire Theophilus Danjuma has set a new record for philanthropy in the country. The former Chief of the Army Staff gave $1.36 million donation to the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan This donation is directed towards the construction of a student hostel in the university. Theophilus Danjuma, a Nigerian billionaire…
