Month: February 2025
Four killed, seven cops injured over Osun chieftaincy crisis
The Esa-Oke Central Union, a group of indigenes of Esa-Oke in Osun State, on Monday, alleged that some assailants in police uniform had invaded the town and shot dead four residents, leaving many othe...
200,000 displaced Nasarawa indigenes return home after seven years
Seven years after the alleged displacement of over 200,000 Bassa indigenes by the Egbura ethnic group in the Toto Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, the natives are set to return to their ancest...
Telcos face $870m investment shortfall over tariff hike delays – Report
Nigeria’s telecom industry may experience a significant $870m drop in capital expenditures by 2026, as a result of 11 years of delays in tariff increases, according to an internal document from MTN Ni...
Account freeze: FirstBank misrepresenting court ruling, says GHL
General Hydrocarbons Ltd has countered the claims of FirstBank regarding the court ruling unfreezing its accounts, which was issued by Justice Deinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court, Lagos. In a sta...
US-based Nigerian doctor held family hostage before suicide, father-in-law alleges
A US-based Nigerian cardiologist, Dr Ikenna Erinne, reportedly held his estranged partner and their children hostage at gunpoint for three hours before taking his own life when police arrived, his fat...
Tems wins Best African Music Performance at 2025 Grammy Awards
Nigerian singer Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has won the Best African Music Performance category at the 67th Grammy Awards. She secured the award with her song Love Me JeJe, beating Tomo...
Exchange rate appreciates by N63 to seven-month high
Nigeria’s exchange rate appreciated significantly in January 2025, gaining N63.72 against the dollar to close at N1,474.78 per dollar on January 31 at the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market. According t...
Why banks cannot lift order defreezing GHL’s accounts
FirstBank has appealed the Federal High Court judgement that lifted the order placed on the assets of General Hydrocarbons Limited, its directors, and shareholders. In a statement issued by the bank o...
Aregbesola should prostrate, beg Tinubu – Osun Rep
The lawmaker representing the Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency of Osun State in the House of Representatives, Mr. Oluwole Oke, stated on Sunday that former Governor Rauf Aregbesola should “go and be...