CBN Approves Unity Bank Plc and Providus Bank Merger
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced the approval for a pivotal financial accommodation to support the proposed merger between Unity Bank Plc and Providus Bank Limited. This strategic move the bank said is designed to bolster the stability of Nigeria’s financial system and avert potential systemic risks. The apex bank, in a statement […]
Kamala Harris picks Tim Walz as running mate
Written by Zainab Bakare Vice President Kamala Haris, the Democratic candidate for president in the 2024 election, chose her running mate today: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, according to several sources and media outlets. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro was floated as a possible vice presidential candidate almost immediately after President Joe Biden dropped out of the […]
DSS Arrests One Of The Leaders Of The Ongoing Endbadgovernance Protests In The Federal Capital Territory
Edited by: Chinedu Echianu Operatives of the Department of State Service have arrested one of the leaders of the ongoing Endbadgovernance protests in the Federal Capital Territory, Micheal Adaramoye also know as Lenin. Reports say Lenin was picked up by the DSS around 2am today at his residence in the Apo area of the […]
Plateau State Government Impose 24 Hour Curfew In Bukuru
The Plateau State Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Jos -Bukuru Metropolis, following the breakdown of law and order in the area. In a statement signed by Mr Gyang Bere, the Director of Press and Public Affairs to Gov. Caleb Mutfwang on Sunday in Jos, the government said the move was to enhance the […]
Kamala Harris Set to Announce Her Running Mate Today
Kamala Harris will announce her running mate today, as she prepares for a tour of US battleground states aimed at turning excitement over her presidential bid into durable support that can power her to victory. All paths to the White House run through a handful of swing states, and Harris will kick off her five-day […]
Lawmaker Says Finding Lasting Solutions To Nigeria’s Economic Problems Is A Collective Responsibility
All Progressives Congress lawmaker , Representative Alhassan Doguwa from Kano State says finding lasting solutions to Nigeria’s economic problems is a collective responsibility and urges protesters of hunger and hardship to embrace dialogue. Doguwa, representing Doguwa/Tudun Wada Federal Constituency, stated this while addressing officials of Kano Youth Forum, who visited him in Kano. He condemned the […]
Professor Wole Soyinka Says President Bola Tinubu Failed To Address Brutal Crackdown Of #Endbadgovernance Protesters.
Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has faulted the nationwide address by President Bola Tinubu, saying it failed to address the brutal crackdown of #EndBadGovernance protesters by security agencies. Angry Nigerians had taken to major cities across the country to lament the high cost of living, hardship, hunger, and poverty blamed on policies of the Federal […]
Organisers of The End Bad Governance Protest Demand the Release of 1,150 Arrested Protesters
The organisers of the #EndBadGovernance protest have demanded the release of 1,150 protesters allegedly arrested by the police during the first three days of the nationwide rallies. In response to the appeal by President Bola Tinubu to end the protest, which has claimed several lives, following his broadcast on Sunday morning, the organisers: Take It […]
Five states under 24-hours curfew as protest turns violent
Editing by Julian Adetinuyo Katsina State government has imposed a twenty-four hours curfew on Dustinma Local Government Area of the state while in the thirty-three other Local Government Areas, its from seven in the evening to seven in the morning. A statement signed by the Director Press office of the Secretary to the State Government, […]
Why We Organise Saturday’s Women Rally- Abiola’s Wife
A Non-Governmental Organization, Women for Peace, Security, and Social Inclusion Initiative, says the women’s sensitization program and rally held on Saturday by over 4,000 women was to amplify the call for a peaceful protest. The founder of the NGO and wife of the late MKO Abiola, Tinu Alade Abiola, was reacting to a viral […]