The Attorney General of Akwa Ibom State, Uko Udom, on Thursday said he was not surprised that Uduak Akpan, attempted to escape after the court pronounced that he was going to die by hanging for raping and murdering Iniubong Umoren. Mr Udom stated this at the State High Court Complex in Uyo while addressing reporters…
Soldiers attached to the 81 Division have beaten a police officer to death in the Ojo area of Lagos State. The Acting Deputy Director of Public Relations, 81 Division, Major Olaniyi Osoba, confirmed the incident on Friday. “The attention of the 81 Division has been drawn to a story online over the unfortunate incident that…
Our attention has been drawn to the news reports online with the conflicting claims that FirstBank branch or/head office has been sealed. Please be informed that the referenced story is a misrepresentation of the facts and misleading. Neither our branch nor head office was sealed. On the 4th of August, 2022, there was an unlawful…
A Police officer, John Agbo has allegedly raped a mentally unstable girl (Name Withheld) in Ogbadibo Local Government Area of Benue State. The suspect was said to have taken the girl 14 years old to custody on the 11th of July 2022 without the knowledge of the family or any other person from about 10am…
Ukraine has called on China not to offer support to Russia in the going war. President of the country, Volodymyr Zelensky said the Asian powerhouse should “join the united world” and oppose Russia. Zelensky said this on Wednesday when answering questions from students during a virtual address to the Australian National University. The Ukrainian leader,…
Former Deputy Senator President, Ike Ekweremadu may continue in detention with the UK authority over the alleged case of organ harvesting. TheCable reports that the Central Criminal Court in UK has adjourned the case to October 31, 2022. DAILY POST reports that Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice are facing charges bordering on conspiracy to arrange/facilitate…
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has imposed a N5 million sanction, each, on Multichoice Nigeria L.td., owners of DSTV, TelCom Satellite L.td., (TSTV and NTA- Startimes L.td., for the carriage of the documentary by the BBC Africa Eye titled, “bandits Warlords of Zamfara.” The Director-General of the commission, Malam Balarabe Ilelah, in a statement on…
The Bank’s Firstmonie Agents play a critical role in promoting financial inclusion in the countryThe Bank currently has over 180,000 Firstmonie Agents spread across 772 Local Government Areas in NigeriaSince 2020, FirstBank has economically empowered thousands of its Firstmonie Agents with over 100 billion naira credit facility First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and…
Leading innovative and sustainable building solutions company, Lafarge Africa Plc., presented its 2021 Sustainability Report to investors and the general public at the Facts Behind the Sustainability Report session hosted by the Nigeria Exchange Limited The comprehensive sustainability report shows that the company’s focus on sustainability has truly been effective and yielding positive results for its…
