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From Cecilia Ibru to Adaora Umeoji: The Women Who Have Led Nigeria’s Banks
By Oghenekevwe Kofi Who runs the world, girls. It sounds playful, almost cheeky, but when you pause and take stock of Nigeria’s banking industry today, it feels increasingly accurate. What was once an industry dominated almost entirely by men has slowly, deliberately opened its doors to women who now sit…
Read More »Police arrest Ondo landlady for allegedly poisoning tenant’s toddler
By Deborah Nnamdi A 40-year-old woman, Nafisat Lateef, has been arrested by the Ondo State Police Command for allegedly poisoning the three-year-old son of her tenant in Omifon, Odigbo Local Government Area of the state. Police said the incident followed a dispute between the suspect and the child’s mother, identified…
Read More »US congressman rejects claims of American support for Nigeria’s breakup
United States Congressman Riley M. Moore has dismissed claims that Washington supports any move to break up Nigeria, warning that promoting separatist agendas would worsen insecurity and expose Christian communities to greater danger. Moore made the remarks in a statement posted on his verified X (formerly Twitter) account following a…
Read More »Cubana Chief Priest appointed Imo director of City Boy Movement
By Deborah Nnamdi Nigerian socialite Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest, has been appointed as the Imo State Director of the City Boy Movement (CBM), a youth-focused support group backing President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid. The appointment was announced in a post on the movement’s official Instagram page,…
Read More »Bandits kill three, abduct Catholic Priest, 10 others in Kaduna community
By Deborah Nnamdi Suspected bandits have killed three persons and abducted a Catholic priest, alongside at least 10 other residents, during a deadly early-morning attack on the Karku community in the Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Among those abducted is Rev. Fr. Nathaniel Asuwaye, the Parish Priest of…
Read More »Police launch manhunt for wife over alleged stab attack on husband
By Deborah Nnamdi The Yobe State Police Command has launched a manhunt for an 18-year-old woman, Khadija Jamilu, following the alleged stabbing of her husband during a domestic dispute in Potiskum Local Government Area of the state. Police said the incident occurred in the early hours of Friday, February 6,…
Read More »Nigerian jailed eight years in U.S. over $6 million inheritance fraud
A Nigerian national, Tochukwu Albert Nnebocha, has been sentenced to 97 months in a U.S. federal prison for his role in a transnational inheritance fraud scheme that targeted elderly and vulnerable Americans. According to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Nnebocha, 44, and his accomplices operated the scheme for more…
Read More »Gunmen kill Anambra community leader in suspected cult attack
By Deborah Nnamdi The President-General of Ogidi community in Idemili North, Anambra State, Ikwuka Okoye, also known as Anumili, has been killed by suspected cultists, police confirmed on Saturday. The attack occurred late Friday at the School Field in Ogidi and reportedly claimed the life of another man, whose identity…
Read More »Kwara massacre: VP Shettima visits attack site, conveys FG’s condolences
By Deborah Nnamdi Vice President Kashim Shettima arrived in Woro village, Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, on Saturday to assess the aftermath of a deadly attack that left 75 residents dead. His visit, directed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, was aimed at offering federal condolences to grieving families.…
Read More »FG launches ‘happy woman’ app to expand women’s economic inclusion
The Federal Government has launched a new digital platform, the Happy Woman App, as part of efforts to deepen women’s economic inclusion across Nigeria. According to a statement from the Presidency, the app is a secure digital interface designed to connect Nigerian women to finance, skills development, markets, essential services,…
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