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  Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has continued to elevate its global standing, coveting several prestigious international awards, signaling the Bank’s continuous contributions to the economic development of Africa.The recognition of the bank’s outstanding performance reaffirms ...

  Standard and Poors (S&P), a global rating agency has affirmed its ‘B-/B’ long- and short-term issuer credit ratings on Ecobank Nigeria. This implies that the Bank currently has the capacity to meet its financial commitment on obligations despite the ...

The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) launched the ‘No Chance 4 One Chance’ campaign on Tuesday, January 23 The campaign is centered around citizens having easy access to contact the police when they see suspicious activities especially as it relates to kidnapping. The ...

The police have confirmed the killing of a lady in her early 20s inside a hotel in Adamawa State The spokesperson for the command, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, confirmed the incident in a statement today in Yola. LEADERSHIP gathered that ...

A woman protesting n3ked against the Supreme Court’s judgement affirming the election of Governor Abdullahi Sule has been shot Protests broke out in Lafia and other parts of the state over the court verdict, which upheld Sule’s election and threw out the Peoples Democratic ...

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a notorious kidnapper, Chinaza Phillip, by the Kaduna State command of the force A statement by the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, Josephine Adeh, said the suspect was arrested on Thursday and ...

Residents of Desalu Street, Odo-Ona, in the Ibadan South-West Local Government Area of Oyo State, were thrown into confusion on Friday afternoon as a sick woman identified as Blessing Ayeni was dropped at the frontage of her husband’s shop by ...

A former Minister of Power and Steel, Olu Agunloye, has been released from the Kuje Correctional Centre after meeting up with his bail condition   Punch correspondent learnt that Agunloye was released on Friday. The spokesperson for the Federal Capital ...

  The family of a three-month-old pregnant mother of six, Deborah Fawolere, who died at the Gbagada General Hospital in the early hours of Tuesday, has accused the husband of having a hand in the death of his wife. PUNCH ...

Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has extended his condolences to Governor Seyi Makinde and the people of Oyo state over the tragic explosion which happened in Ibadan on Tuesday, January 16 Sanwo-Olu expressed this on his official x page today, Wednesday, January 17, ...

A boy who gave his name as Sotannde Kodir is currently in search if his mother The boy explained, how himself and his mom were at Sango, before they heard a sudden loud bang. According to him, he missed his ...

The immediate-past President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, has explained why he didn’t remove Godwin Emefiele from office as governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) when he took over power in 2015 Buhari spoke amid other revelations made in ...

A two-year-old starved to death next to his dead father after he suffered a heart attack, his devastated family has revealed Bronson Battersby was found curled up in his pyjamas next to his father Kenneth, 60, who is believed to have suffered ...

Former Oyo State Deputy Governor, Barrister Iyiola Oladokun, and some members of his family have been displaced as a result of an explosion that rocked Ibadan on Tuesday It was gathered that Iyiola Oladokun and his family members are currently being housed by a ...

The 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, has asked the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, and security agencies to answer nagging questions about the explosion that rocked Ibadan late Tuesday evening According to Sowore, Governor Seyi Makinde, ...

A man has tried to commit su!cide in Lagos The incident happened at Igando, an area in Lagos state. According to eye witnesses, the man was rescued by RRS officials. He was said to have jumped in front of a ...

The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Kayode Egbetokun on Wednesday inaugurated a Special Intervention Squad (SIS) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to address the increasing rate of crime in the territory. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony in Abuja, Egbetokun said ...

A fire incident has occurred at the popular Panteka market in Kaduna state The Kaduna State Fire Service on Wednesday confirmed this. Mr Paul Aboi, Director, Kaduna State Fire Service, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the fire ...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, says it has in the past one week uncovered no fewer than 83 illegal refineries in the Niger Delta   The NNPCL disclosed this on its X handle on Tuesday, as part of ...

The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has said preliminary investigations by security agencies revealed that the explosion that rocked the Bodija area of Ibadan, last night was caused by explosive devices stored by illegal miners   No fewer than 10 ...

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Federal Capital Territory Command, has arrested a man planning to sell his eight-year-old son for N20m Parading suspects at the command, the FCT Commandant, Olusola Odumosu, on Tuesday, said the son’s father, Chinana ...

The Nigeria Police Force says it has arrested three persons who allegedly belong to a syndicate involved in forgery, extortion and counterfeiting the Nigeria Police Character Certificate. The Public Relations Officer of the Federal Criminal Investigation Department, Alagbon Lagos, ASP ...

Following the controversy trailing the conferment of chieftaincy titles on the senator representing Anambra South senatorial zone, Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, three traditional rulers in Anambra State have officially withdrawn the titles from him. The traditional rulers are Igwe F.E. Ebelendu of ...

Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA) has warned residents particularly consumers of fried plantains popularly known as “Plantain Chips” over the unwholesome practices in the processing and frying of the plantain for sale This warning is coming on the heels ...

The National Emergency Management Agency has disclosed that over 20 houses were affected in the Tuesday night explosion that rocked the Bodija area of Ibadan, Oyo State capital In a statement on Wednesday, NEMA said there was no information yet ...