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The Chairman of Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, has dissociated himself from a social media publication claiming he issued a 21-day ultimatum to the Federal Government for the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.…

By Douglas Maha, Abuja More than $50 billion in cryptocurrency transactions passed through Nigeria between July 2023 and June 2024, highlighting the country’s growing investor sophistication, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said. Dr. Emomotimi Agama, SEC Director-General, disclosed the figures at the annual Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers conference in…

Popular Lagos socialite Mike Eze Nwalie Nwogu, better known as Pretty Mike, and former Big Brother Naija housemate Tuoyo Ideh have been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) during a midnight raid on a nightclub in Victoria Island, Lagos. The NDLEA confirmed the development in…

Photo: Pope Leo XIV Culled from Daily Trust Nigeria Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, has weighed into the ongoing conversation of alleged genocide against Nigerian Christians. The Christian genocide narrative gained traction after the address of Vice President Kashim Shettima at the United Nations General Assembly in New…

By Deborah Nnamdi Tragedy struck over the weekend at the Bende Police Division in Bende town, Bende Local Government Area of Abia State, following the sudden death of a young man, Okorie Akobundu Wisdom, who reportedly slumped while in police custody. Okorie, a native of Ozuitem community in Bende but…

A British court has sentenced two Nigerian men, Lekan Akinsoji and Sundjata Keita, both aged 27 and from Forest Gate, to life imprisonment for the murder of 21-year-old Ahmed Deen-Jah in east London. Akinsoji, a drill rapper, was ordered to serve a minimum of 28 years, while his accomplice, Keita,…

Photo: Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Oluyede Troops engaged in ongoing security operations in Kebbi State have reportedly neutralized no fewer than 80 armed bandits attempting to infiltrate the state from the Zamfara border. The development was disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday by Abdullahi Idris Zuru, Special Adviser…

By Deborah Nnamdi Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in the early hours of Sunday, October 26, raided Proxy Nightclub located at 7 Akin Adesola Street, Victoria Island, Lagos, where a drug party was reportedly taking place. Over 100 suspects were arrested during the operation. Spokesman of…

File photo: General Olufemi Oluyede, newly appointed Chief of Defence Staff President Bola Tinubu has announced a sweeping reorganisation of Nigeria’s military leadership following reports of an alleged attempted coup, which reportedly led to the cancellation of activities marking the country’s 65th Independence Anniversary. In a statement issued on Friday…

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global watchdog against money laundering and terrorism financing, has removed Nigeria from its grey list, marking the end of nearly three years of heightened monitoring and signaling renewed investor confidence in the country’s economy. FATF announced the development on Friday, stating that Nigeria…