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Prominent Islamic preacher and tutor, Sheikh Gumi, has warned that profiling bandits as terrorists will come at a price. Gumi’s statement comes after speakers of the 36 state Houses of Assembly in Nigeria called on the Federal Government to declare bandits and kidnappers as terrorists. Gumi reacted in a statement …

President Muhammadu Buhari is scheduled to formally unveil the Nigerian Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), known as the eNaira, on Monday 25 October 2021, at the State House, Abuja, IgbereTV reports. A letter from the Central Bank of Nigeria, signed by its Director, Corporate Communications, Osita Nwanisobi, stated that the …

From having a humongous loan portfolio of N192 billion in 2012 via his then Zenon Petroleum and Gas Ltd which was eventually passed on to the Asset Management Company of Nigeria, billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola has today taken over First Bank of Nigeria Plc with his recent acquisition of about …

A Northern Group, Arewa Youth Alliance for 2023, has drummed up support for former Lagos State governor and National Leader of the governing APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu as the best presidential material in 2023. The group charged all political parties in Nigeria to commence a process of adopting Tinubu as …

For the fourth time in a row, Dangote Group, a fully integrated Conglomerate and proudly Nigeria brand has again emerged as the most Valuable brand in Nigeria while the MTN Nigeria trailed as the Most Popular brand in the new Top of the Mind (TOM) survey conducted among corporate executives …

The President of Turkey, Recep Erdogan, says the terrorists who tried to remove him through a coup in 2016 are still active in Nigeria.   Terrorists who tried to overthrow me are in Nigeria – Turkey President Erdogan said this on Wednesday at a joint press conference with the President …

Queen Elizabeth will not step down as monarch despite concerns over her health after she was recently pictured using a walking stick for the first time in 20 years. The Queen turned 95 on April 2021. Her husband Prince Philip died at the age of 99 in April, days before …

Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, has advised journalists on how to report insecurity issues in the country, stating that they should use the term ‘declining insecurity’ rather than ‘rising insecurity’ This was made known in a statement titled ‘President Buhari Felicitates With Muslims On Eid-el-Maulud, and signed by the Senior Special …

Socio-political activist, Reno Omokri has warned Buhari against embarking on another medical trip as he claims that some sources within Aso Rock revealed to him that the President is set to visit London, United Kingdom for the sake of his health.   Medical trip: What my Aso Rock sources told …

The Nigerian Airforce denied claims in the media on Sunday that it had given N20 million to armed bandits operating in Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State in return for an anti-aircraft cannon that had been captured.   NAF speaks on paying N20m to bandits to avoid shooting down …