The Lagos State Police Command has launched a manhunt for a Lebanese, Aly Sayad, who allegedly absconded with $487,700 (about N170m) in the Victoria Island area of the state. The state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Dolapo Badmos, who confirmed … read more
Foreign travels, especially for leisure during this year’s summer, may be out of the reach of many Nigerians, as the Federal Government’s newly introduced exchange rate policy has made airfares on foreign routes to go up by at least 57 … read more
Recent disruptions in Nigeria’s oil production has been a major factor behind the latest rally in crude oil prices, but changes in the domestic political climate and a recent influx of new investment looks to change that, with possible ramifications … read more
Nigerian authorities have reacted swiftly to the terror attack in Turkey by beefing up security at all major airports across the country, Naij reports. Following the twin explosions and gunfire that rocked the Turkish international airport of Ataturk in Istanbul, … read more
The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, July 5 and Wednesday, July 6 public holidays to mark the Muslim festival of Eid-el Fitri. The Minister of Interior, retired Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau who made the declaration on behalf of the federal … read more
Suspected terrorists have kidnapped two Indian nationals from Gboko, a town in the Benue state of north-central Nigeria, the family members of one of them said in Visakhapatnam on Friday. Mangipudi Sai Srinivas who hails from Visakhapatnam and his colleague … read more
The Lagos State Government has shut down 70 churches, 20 mosques and about 11 hotels, club houses and beer parlours in a move aimed at reducing noise in the state. Bola Shabi, the General Manager of the Lagos State Environmental … read more
A popular musician in northeast Nigeria who was kidnapped days after releasing a scathing anti-graft song was freed on Wednesday, he told AFP. Ado Dahiru Daukaka went missing in the Adamawa state capital of Yola after he left his house … read more
A woman identified only as Saratu was Tuesday arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly burning the private parts of her nephew, Razak Qudus, with a stove after he was accused of stealing N100. The Punch reports that … read more
Nigeria’s central bank has sold an undisclosed amount of hard currency on the interbank market to ease dollar shortages and provide importers the dollars to pay for the products they bring into the country, traders said on Tuesday. The naira … read more