Category: News Update
Insecurity: Northern govs meet, agree to set up c’mmittee
…..Engage local vigilantees and hunters to combat menace Governors of the northern states of Nigeria rose up from a meeting held via teleconference on Thursday...
Gunmen kidnap Dariye’s father
For the second time in five years,Defwan Dariye, father of a former governor of Plateau State, Joshua Dariye, has been kidnapped by masked gunmen. NewsmakersNG...
Six Nigerians incur U.S. sanctions over $6m cyber, romance fraud
The long arms of the law has caught up with six Nigerians who gave the country bad image in the international community through cyber monetary and romance frauds to the...
FAAC, FG, states, LGAs share N547.309bn for May 2020
The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC), today at its meeting via Virtual Conferencing, chaired by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of...
AMCON takes over assets of Doggi Group Limited over N440 million debt
Following the order of Honourable Justice A.I. Chikere of the Federal High Court, Abuja division, the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has taken over...
Hemp peddling: Apprentice bags six months imprisonment
A Federal High Court in Laos, has sentenced one Peter Okolo, 21, to six months imprisonment for peddling 600g of Cannabis Sativa, also known as Indian Hemp. The...
Children malnutrition ravages Kaduna, records 12, 246 cases
Kaduna State has recorded 12,246 new cases of malnutrition among children under five years, between January and May. A nutrition data obtained from the state on Thursday...
NEM Insurance declares N19.8billion gross premium, 15 kobo dividend for 2019
Nem Insurance Plc on Thursday announced gross premium of N19.8 billion and dividend payment of 15k per share for the financial year ended Dec. 31, 2019. The...
Reopening of airports on June 21 unrealistic – Senate
The Senate on Thursday, via its Committee on Aviation, said re-opening of nation’s airports for operation on June 21 was unrealistic, following concerns raised...
Ajimobi’s alive but … – Aide
Former governor of Oyo State Senator Abiola Ajimobi is alive but ailing. His media aide, Bolaji Tunji debunked rumors of the former Governor’s death on his Facebook...
