The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, on Thursday, said the target of the CBN is for the country to attract about $2bn monthly as remittances from citizens in diaspora. Emefiele’s position is coming after the apex bank introduced its new Diaspora Foreign Exchange Remittances Policy. The […]
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A youth leader of the All Progressives Congress in Abia State, Kalu Agu, has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to stop the planned National Executive Committee of the party slated to hold on December 8. Agu, through his lawyer, Ukpai Usurp, urged the court not to allow the […]
Popular Nigerian actress, Regina Daniels and her husband, Ned Nwoko, got married last year and they are blessed with a child. Although Nwoko has several wives with Daniels being the sixth, in a recent video interview by BBC Igbo, Nwoko stated that he can marry another wife and all his […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has produced a former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Taskforce Team, Abulrasheed Maina, for Friday’s proceedings of his trial at the Federal High Court in Abuja. Maina, who is being prosecuted by the EFCC on N2bn money laundering charges, had jumped bail and […]
The House of Representatives, on Thursday, summoned the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed; Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele; and the Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, over alleged illegal withdrawal of $21bn from the Nigeria Liquefied and Natural Gas Limited’s Dividends […]
A former interim National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Bisi Akande, and the former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Thursday met Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, and his predecessor, Rauf Aregbesola, behind closed doors. The meeting, which commenced around noon at the Ila Orangun country […]
World Wrestling Entertainment legend and creator of the Royal Rumble, Pat Patterson, has died at age 79; the organization confirms. “WWE extends its condolences to Patterson’s family and friends,” the company said on Wednesday in a statement; TMZ reports. Patterson who considered himself as wrestling’s ‘first gay superstar’ was a […]
Nigerian football boss Amaju Pinnick has accused Kano Pillars and Rivers United of lacking “steel” as the clubs prepare for CAF Confederation Cup preliminary round second legs this weekend. Kano fell 3-1 to ASC Jaraaf in Senegal after taking an early lead while Rivers lost 2-1 to Futuro Kings in […]
Mohammed Adamu, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), on Thursday, directed immediate investigations into a suit reportedly challenging the legality of the States’ Judicial Panel of Inquiry, investigating allegations by Nigerians against officers of the defunct SARS. Adamu gave the order in a series of tweets via the Nigeria Police Force […]
Arsenal captain, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has called on the Gunners players to turn their poor season around by beating Jose Mourinho’s side when both teams clash in the Premier League derby on Sunday. Arsenal is currently in the 14th position on the Premier League table with 13 points from 10 games […]