Yobe govt explains recruitment of repentant Boko Haram insurgents into ‘Hybrid Force’
The Yobe State Government has clarified the involvement of repentant Boko Haram insurgents in security operations in Geidam town, stating that they were assisting...
Fidelity Bank to raise N127.1bn to meet CBN’s new capital base requirement
Fidelity Bank Plc is set to raise ₦127.1 billion by way of Rights Issue to existing shareholders and a Public Offer.
The combined offer is...
Volcanic eruption rocks Eastern Indonesia
A powerful volcanic eruption has struck eastern Indonesia, as Mount Ibu, located on the island of Halmahera in North Maluku province, unleashed three massive...
Senate approves 300% salary increase for judges, judiciary officials
Nigeria’s Senate passed a bill on Wednesday granting a 300% pay rise for the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) and all other judicial officers...
Man bags 14 years in jail for attempting to s3xually assault minor
A 54-year-old man, Monday John, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for attempting to s3xually assault a 13-year-old girl.
The Sexual Offences and...
Atiku slams Tinubu for publicly halting fuel subsidy but making secret payments on it
Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has lambasted the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led administration over what...
‘I ran from the east when Igbos started killing rich men’, Cubana Chief Priest...
Popular businessman and celebrity barman, Pascal Okechukwu, also known as Cubana Chief Priest, has opened up on the reasons he ran away from Owerri,...
Naira slumps against dollar, trades at N1,488/$1 at official window
The Nigerian currency, the naira, slumped against the American dollar on Wednesday June 5, 2024 to trade at N1,488/$1, data from the Nigerian Autonomous...
Top 10 stories from across Nigerian Newspapers, Thursday, June 6, 2024
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country.
1. Passengers stranded as another train derails in Abuja
An Abuja-Kaduna passenger train on Wednesday...
Police confirms 20 dead, 14 trapped in Niger collapsed mine
Police in Niger on Wednesday confirmed 20 people died at the collapsed mine in Shiroro local government area of the state.
The state’s Commissioner of...
