A federal high court in Abuja has issued an arrest warrant for Edison Ehie, the Chief of Staff to Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State. The warrant, issued by Justice Emeka Nwite on January 31, stems from Ehie’s alleged involvement in the burning of the Rivers State House of Assembly. Ehie, the immediate past Speaker…
The primary YouTube channel associated with Prophet TB Joshua’s Synagogue Church of All Nations has been removed by the video-sharing platform. The action follows a report by OpenDemocracy, which identified over 50 abusive videos on the platform that amplified mistreatment against individuals who had accused Joshua. Notably, the BBC World Service, in collaboration with OpenDemocracy,…
The Senate has issued a directive for the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, to appear before it on Tuesday, February 6. The summons is in relation to concerns about the current state of the economy and the fluctuating value of the Naira in the foreign exchange market. Led by Senator…
Billionaire entrepreneur Mr. Femi Otedola has assumed the position of Chairman of the Board of FBN Holdings Plc, the parent company of First Bank. The appointment was confirmed during a Board of Directors meeting held in Lagos on January 31. Otedola takes over from Ahmad Abdullahi, an accomplished economist who had been appointed as the…
Gunmen believed to be herders have perpetrated an attack resulting in the death of 10 people at the Gbajimba Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps in the Guma Local Government Area of Benue State. The Camp Commandant, Felix Aponi Banke, disclosed this on January 31, 2024, during a fact-finding visit by the Acting Executive Secretary of…
