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  Cybercrime Allegation: Court Remands Justice Crack In SSS Custody A Federal High Court in Abuja has remanded social critic, Justice Chidebere, popularly known as “Justice Crack,” in the custody of the State Security Services, SSS. He was arraigned on ...

  FirstBank Confirms Appointment of Olayinka Ijabiyi as Group Head, Marketing and Corporate Communications FirstBank, West Africa’s premier financial institution and financial inclusion service provider, has confirmed the appointment of Olayinka Ijabiyi as the substantive Group Head, Marketing and Corporate ...

  ALAT at 9: Wema Bank Celebrates Nine Years of Redefining Digital Banking in Nigeria Wema Bank Plc is celebrating the 9th anniversary of ALAT by Wema, Africa’s first fully digital bank, marking nine years of transforming how Nigerians experience ...

  WEMA BANK CELEBRATES 81ST ANNIVERSARY AND 9TH ANNIVERSARY OF ALAT …Set to Reward Hundreds of Customers, Launch 5 for 5 Season 5 Wema Bank, Nigeria’s oldest indigenous national bank, most innovative and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ...

  President Tinubu Appoints Bianca Ojukwu As Foreign Affairs Minister President Bola Tinubu has appointed Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu as Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, following the resignation of Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, who stepped down to participate in the 2027 elections. ...

  Tinubu endorses Hamzat as Lagos APC consensus governorship candidate PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has endorsed Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, as the consensus governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), for the 2027 election. Tinubu gave the ...

Outrage As Extrajudicial K!lling Of 28-Year-Old Artist By Officers Of The Delta State Police Command Sparks National Concern A wave of shock and anger has followed the k!lling of 28-year-old aspiring artist, Ogidi Mena, in Delta State—an incident that has ...

  Maduka University Enugu, ICAN To Partner For Creativity, Industrial Growth, Leadership, Entrepreneurship Maduka University, Ekwegbe, Nsukka, and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) are set to forge a strategic partnership aimed at promoting creativity, industrial growth, leadership, ...

  Zenith Bank Expands West African Presence With Entry Into Cote d’ Ivoire Market ZENITH Bank Plc has announced the opening of its Côte d’Ivoire subsidiary, marking a pivotal achievement in the Group’s Pan-African expansion strategy. The official opening ceremony, ...

  “Government That Can’t Protect Lives Has No Right to Exist” — Former President Obasanjo Knɔcks Tinubu’s Administration Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has strongly criticized the administration of President Bola Tinubu over the worsening insecurity across the country. Speaking during ...

  Man Pays N900K To K!dnap Aunt Who Raised Him For 10 Years A 31-year-old man, Chukwuemeka Destiny, has been arrested by the Delta State Police for allegedly plotting to kidnap the aunt who raised him from childhood. During a ...

  MREIF is Better: FirstBank’s Mortgage Loan Is the Game-Changer for Home Ownership in Nigeria Anyone who has tried to get a loan to buy a house in Nigeria knows the drill: endless forms, property valuation, and eventual down payment ...

  “I Will Decide Who Becomes Governor of Rivers In 2027” – Wike Declares The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and former Governor of Rivers State, Chief Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has made a bold declaration regarding the 2027 ...

  How FirstBank is investing in Its People and Building Future Leaders For an average 9-5er, having a job isn’t enough. You want a career that grows with you, gives you stability, and opens doors to bigger opportunities. People everywhere ...

  “My sister gave me the phone, I didn’t know it was stolen” — Alleged k!ller of Super Tv boss Chidinma Ojukwu’s sister testifies as murder trial nears judgment The ongoing trial over the killing of Super TV boss, Usifo ...

  Wema Bank Meets Central Bank of Nigeria’s Recapitalisation; Retains National Banking License Wema Bank, Nigeria’s oldest indigenous national bank and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, has successfully met and surpassed the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) ...

rst   FirstBank Partners Ekiti State Government on Launch of Innovation Enterprise Support Fund Lagos, 10 April 2025  – FirstBank, West Africa’s premier financial institution and the leading financial inclusion service provider, is proud to announce its partnership with the Ekiti ...

  OPM suspends wedding of pastor’s autistic daughter following massive outrage after many men indicated interest in marrying her. Apostle Chibuzor Gift Chinyere and his church Omega Power Ministries (OPM) have suspended the wedding of his autistic daughter, Chiemeka Chibuzor. ...

  The Presidency has said Nigeria’s economy is now expanding at a faster rate than those of the United States and the United Kingdom, attributing the development to ongoing reforms under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu The claim was made by ...

  Nigeria’s headline inflation rate climbed to 15.38% in March 2026, marking a slight increase from the 15.06% recorded in February, according to the latest figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) The Consumer Price Index (CPI) also ...

  Medical Doctor Ð!es After Giving Birth To Triplets In Bayelsa Hospital A medical doctor, Ere Siana Sintei Ogbachi, d!ed after successfully delivering triplets in Bayelsa State. Ere, an obstetrician-gynecologist, OBGYN, gave birth at the Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital ...

  “I Will Send You To The Opposition Party To Scatter Them” — Tinubu Tells Akpabio President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has stirred reactions after jokingly suggesting he could send Senate President Godswill Akpabio to the opposition camp to destabilize them. ...

  Lafarge Ex-CEO Bags 6-Year Jail Sentence For Funding T3rr0rism With $6.5Million A Paris court has convicted French cement company Lafarge of paying around $6.5 million to jihadist groups in Syria, including Islamic State (IS) and the al-Qaeda-linked Nusra Front. ...

  “Nobody Can Rebuild The North Like Me” — Peter Obi Says, Insisting Nigeria Can Make More Money Through Agriculture Than Crude Oil Former Anambra State governor and former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has reiterated his vision for ...

  Nigerian Aviation At Sɛvɛre Risk As The Country Begins Losing Its Ability To Monitor Its Airspace Nigeria’s airspace monitoring system is under pressure due to outdated radar infrastructure, especially the TRACON system. Installed between 2008 and 2010, the equipment ...