800 suspected scammers arrested in Myanmar-China joint operation

Agency Report No fewer than 800 people suspected of being cross-border scammers were arrested in a joint police operation by Myanmar and China, Beijing’s embassy in Yangon said on Monday. Scam compounds... Read more »

Meta shuts fake news monitoring tool ahead US presidential poll

By Idowu Abdullahi A digital tool considered vital in tracking viral falsehoods, CrowdTangle will be decommissioned by Facebook owner Meta in a major election year, a move researchers fear will disrupt efforts to... Read more »

Premier League title race enters decisive phase

By Tosin Oyediran With the Premier League title race reaching its climax, attention turns to the crucial remaining fixtures that will determine the destiny of the 2023–24 season. As 20 teams gear up... Read more »

Armed men rob travellers, set bus on fire in Ogun

By Taiwo Bankole Some armed men, on Saturday, attacked and looted a luxury bus at Oke Ado Junction, Ijebu-mushin, along the Ijebu-Ode-Benin Expressway. The passengers were said to be on their way to... Read more »

Pro-Wike lawmakers illegitimate, can’t impeach Fubara – Rivers elders

By Dennis Naku The Rivers State Elders’ Council has rubbished the renewed threat of impeachment against Governor Siminalayi Fubara by members of the state House of Assembly loyal to ex-governor Nyesom Wike. The... Read more »

Economy: Nigerians no longer accommodate relatives as cost of living soars

By Elizabeth Adegbesan The era where people take in young relatives, raising them along with their children is gradually coming to an end.The limited purchasing power of every Nigerian at the moment fuels that. It... Read more »

Recapitalisation: Banks sweat over exclusion of N3.8trn retained profit

By Babajide Komolafe, Economy Editor, Peter Egwuatu & Nkiru Nnorom As bankers begin from tomorrow to strategise on how to meet the new capital structure prescribed by the Central Bank of Nigeria,... Read more »

Why Nigeria’s oil belongs to the North

…Says constituency projects are SPVs for corrupt practices …Governance by trial-and-error is not helpful Former presidential aide, Dr. Usman Bugaje, in this interview, speaks on the Tinubu Presidency and his  misgivings about... Read more »

Tinubu’s aide, Tanko in verbal war over Peter Obi

By Clifford Ndujihe & John Alechenu BAYO Onanuga, Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the president, has accused the 2023 Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr. Peter Obi of... Read more »

Naira closes 1,309/$ as banks sell $2.5bn

By Damilola Aina In the last two weeks, the Central Bank of Nigeria and other banking institutions have improved dollar supply to the foreign exchange market by $2.5bn, making the naira strengthen to... Read more »