By Ayomide Otitoju Access Holdings Plc, Nigeria’s largest financial institution by assets, incurred regulatory penalties totaling over N1.21 billion in 2024 for multiple infractions involving the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and other supervisory bodies. This was disclosed in the company’s audited financial statements for the year ended December…
By Ayomide Otitoju Former Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has filed a petition with the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), demanding the investigation and prosecution of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan over alleged criminal defamation and incitement. In the petition signed by his solicitor, N.A. Abubakar, and submitted on Wednesday, Bello requested that the Nigeria Police…
By Ayomide Otitoju Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has announced sweeping security measures including a ban on night grazing and restricted use of motorcycles across the state in response to a recent wave of deadly attacks on rural communities. In a statewide broadcast on Wednesday, Mutfwang described the violence as “coordinated acts of terror” aimed…
By Ayomide Otitoju Hundreds of women took to the streets of Port Harcourt on Wednesday in a mass protest against the imposition of emergency rule in Rivers State and the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Operating under the banner of Rivers Women Unite Prayer Group, the demonstrators marched through major roads, chanting solidarity songs and…
By Ayomide Otitoju Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has projected a shift in Nigeria’s political landscape ahead of the 2027 presidential election, stating that the contest will not be between the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), but between Nigerians and the APC. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics…
By Ayomide Otitoju Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to immediately suspend his trip to France and return to Nigeria to address the country’s rapidly deteriorating security situation, particularly in Plateau and Benue States. In a statement shared on his official X handle on Wednesday, the…
By Ayomide Otitoju Nigerian chess champion and social entrepreneur, Tunde Onakoya, is set to embark on a 70-hour chess marathon in New York’s Times Square, aiming to break the Guinness World Record and raise support for educational initiatives for homeless children in Africa. Onakoya, 30, founder of the non-profit Chess in Slums Africa, made the…
By Ayomide Otitoju Global accounting giant PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has announced the closure of its offices in nine Sub-Saharan African countries, citing a strategic restructuring of its network. In a statement published on its official website, PwC confirmed that it has ceased operations in Ivory Coast, Gabon, Cameroon, Madagascar, Senegal, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday arraigned one Agudosi Christopher Okechukwu before Justice Yellim Bogoro of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, over alleged failure to declare foreign currency totaling £8,020 and $704. Okechukwu was arrested in December 2024 by operatives…
