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61 Killed In Fresh Herdsmen Attacks, Communal Crisis In Benue
IT was a bloody weekend in parts of Benue State, following the killing of over 46 persons by rampaging armed herdsmen in two separate attacks on communities in Apa and Gwer West Local Government areas of the state.
This came as no fewer…
Banks’ Deposits With CBN Soar 1,578% To N53.5trn
IN clear demonstration of excess liquidity in the banking system, banks’ deposit with the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, rose sharply by 1,578 percent year-on-year, YoY, to N53.5 trillion in the first five months of the year (5M’25) from…
Tinubu Inaugurates First Phase Of Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway
PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reaffirmed the federal government’s commitment to local content, technology transfer, and the empowerment of Nigerians as he commissioned the first phase of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway and several major…
Akpabio Condoles Gov Yusuf, Families Of Dead Kano Athletes, Officials
PRESIDENT of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio has commiserated with the governor of Kano State, Mallam Abba Kabiru Yusuf, and families of the dead state contingent to the just concluded National Sports Festival in Ogun State.…
AfDB Gets New Head As Africa Battles Tough Socioeconomic Challenges
Opinion
By Paul Ejime
MAURITANIA’S Dr Sidi Ould Tah, elected the 9th president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on 29th May 2025, is an economist with an impressive track record and experience in international…
Cardoso Named African Banker Central Bank Governor of the Year
OLAYEMI Cardoso, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, was named Central Bank Governor of the Year at the 2025 African Banker Awards Gala, held on Wednesday, May 28, in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
The award, presented by African Banker…
Buhari Cites Medical Reason For Absence At ECOWAS 50th Anniversary
FORMER president Muhammadu Buhari, says his inability to attend the 50th anniversary of the Economic Community of West African states (ECOWAS) held in Lagos on Wednesday, was due to a medical check-up in the UK.
In a letter addressed to…
Trump Warns Attempts To Conquer All Of Ukraine Will Lead To ‘Downfall’ Of Russia
U.S President, Donald Trump has warned that if Vladimir Putin attempts to conquer all of Ukraine, it will lead to the “downfall” of Russia, while also criticising Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a Sunday-night post on Truth Social.
“I’ve always…
Tinubu Pauses Wike’s Property Revocations, Grants 14-day Grace To PDP, Others
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has intervened in the ongoing sealing of properties belonging to ground rent defaulters in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), granting a 14-day grace period for them to settle their outstanding obligations…
Nigeria’s Problem Can Be Solved From North – Obi
THE Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has said that Nigeria’s problems can be solved from the North.
Addressing a cross-section of Northern Nigeria leaders under the umbrella of the National…