•President Zelensky Ukrainian Orthodox Christians are observing Christmas on December 25 for the first time to mark a significant departure from their traditional celebration date. In Ukraine, the Julian calendar has long been observed, aligning with Russia’s practice, resulting in Christmas being celebrated on January 7, reports. It is now ce...
•Kukah and Tinubu Mathew Kukah, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, has said that President Bola Tinubu has no excuses if his government fails to address the pressing issues facing Nigeria. Kukah, who stated this while delivering his Christmas message in Sokoto today, noted that neither history nor God would forgive the president if he [&he...
•Jonathan Former President Gooddluck Jonathan has felicitated with Nigerians and Christians around the world on this year’s Christmas celebration, urging them to exhibit love, peace, humility and sacrifice. Jonathan in a statement, yesterday, called on Nigerians to use the season to rebuild the country by showing love and upholding moral princ...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested a contractor, James Okwete, in connection with the ongoing probe into the N37bn allegedly laundered by the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development under former Minister, Sadiya Umar-Farouk. A top EFCC official, who confided in our correspondent yest...
•TGI Group Tropical General Investment Group, the majority owner of Titan Trust and Union Banks has denied any wrongdoing in the acquisition of the latter by the former. This was as it stated that the purported investigative report recommending the takeover of the banks by the federal government portrayed Nigeria negatively, reports The PUNCH....
•Ogun CP, Abiodun Alamutu The Ogun State Police Command has said the police officer whose shot accidentally hit a Nollywood actor and director, Azeez Ijaduade, in Iperu Remo in the Ikenne Local Government area of the state yesterday will face a disciplinary action. The state Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alamutu, exclusively made this known ...
•Emefiele Embattled former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has faulted allegations of stolen funds against him in the recently released report of the Special Investigator on the CBN and Related Entities. He explained his stance in a statement on Sunday titled, ‘Re: Emefiele, others stole billions, illegally kept Niger...
•Kwara Gov, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq There is a crack within the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) Secretariat in Abuja, as top officials of the forum are at daggers drawn over alleged financial fraud and recklessness. This has triggered a letter to the NGF chairman and Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq, by the NGF Director, Media and Pub...
•Folorunsho Alakija Nigerian billionaire, Folorunsho Alakija’s oil company has secured six oil blocks from the Sierra Leonean government. Notice of the signed agreement between Alakija’s oil company and the government of Sierra Leone was made public in a public statement signed by Dr Julius F Sandy, the Secretary to Sierra Leonan President, re...
•Vendors display Christmas items Hopes of a fun-filled Yuletide celebrations, with plenty to eat and drink, appear to have been dashed for millions of Nigerians, following scarcity of cash and high cost of goods and services. Across Lagos and other parts of the country, many Nigerians wail about their inability to access cash, which has [&hell...

