Euthiopas biggest bank resumes service in Tigray
The Commercial Bank of Ethiopia said it has resumed financial services in some towns in the war-torn region of Tigray, enabling residents to access their funds after a shutdown lasting more than a year. The announcement follows the signing of a peace deal between the federal government and Tigrayan rebels last month, aimed at ending […]
FTX boss to be extradited to US over fraud charges
The founder and CEO of the failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried has agreed to be sent to the United States to face fraud charges. According to BBC, the 30-year-old American who lives in the Bahamas has been accused of committing “one of the biggest financial frauds in US history.” A source close to Bankman-Fried […]
FIFA goes against it rules by allowing Qatar dress Messi in black robe
FIFA went against its rules by allowing Qatar to dress Argentina’s Lionel Messi in a black Arab robe before the World Cup trophy presentation, as pointed out by former Tottenham Hotspur defender, Ramon Vega, on Twitter. Following Argentina’s 4-2 penalty win over France in the World Cup final on Sunday, Messi took the centre stage […]
Amusan named best women’s athlete in Africa
Oluwatobiloba Amusan has been named the best women’s athlete in Africa and fifth best in the globe by the World Athletics. Amusan shot to international prominence following her performances at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Oregon, United States of America. The 24-year-old claimed gold medal in the 100 meters hurdles and also set a […]
LP, DG pays 13million Naira to escape jail term
A former Senior Special Assistant to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Dr Doyin Okupe, was on Monday found guilty of receiving over 200 million naira cash from a former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki. He was therefore sentenced to two years imprisonment by Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of a Federal High Court in Abuja with an option […]
Minister lament over Doctors and Nurses immigration
The Minister of State for Health, Ekumankama Nkama has lamented the acute shortage of doctors, nurses and other health professionals in government hospitals across all levels (local, state and federal) including tertiary health institutions due to the increasing migration syndrome. The minister said this while speaking at the inauguration of bedded Intensive Care Unit, Neonatal […]
Man bags 10 years jail term for abducting cousin
Akwa Ibom State High Court in Okoita, Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area, as sentenced one Kingsley Etim Eyo, to 10 years in prison for abducting his six-year-old cousin, Goodnews Essien. It was established that Eyo, connived with his friend and abducted the boy in 2018 and sold him. The six-year-old has not been found till […]
FRSC records 9,227 death in 19,787 car accidents in 2 years
The Federal Road Safety Corps has said that from January to December this year, it recorded 9,483 crashes with 4,427 deaths. Acting FRSC Corps Marshall, Dauda Biu, disclosed this in Abuja. He said this was an eight percent reduction in the last year’s incident which recorded 10,304 crashes and 4,800 deaths. He said part of […]
Chairman of ACF dies at age 85
The chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Arewa Consultative Forum, Ambassador Shehu Malami, is dead. According to a statement released today by the Secretary General of the ACF, Murtala Aliyu, Malami died on Monday in Cairo, Egypt, at age 85. The ACF scribe noted that at various times Malami was Nigeria’s Ambassador to […]
INEC warns media Practitioners to avoid breaking News Syndrome
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has urged media practitioners to avoid landmines and breaking news syndrome, while reporting the 2023 general elections. INEC’s National Commissioner in charge of Information and Voter Education, Festus Okoye, stated this during a one-day capacity building for journalists in the South West on Conflict Sensitive Reporting and the 2023 […]