Thieves Steal Car With New Born Baby Inside A man, Taiwo Fayobi, has sought police intervention after hoodlums stole his Toyota Camry car with his son in it in the Ikenne area of Ogun State. It was gathered that Fayobi was attempting to open the gate of his house when the hoodlums entered his vehicle and drove away with his three-year-old son. The development threw Fayobi into confusion and he raised the alarm over the incident. He, thereafter, proceeded to the nearest police station to lodge an official complaint so the suspects would be tracked down and arrested. Confirming the…
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REVEALED: How Naira Slipped To Become Worst Performing Currency Globally Nigeria’s naira has reversed recent gains and was the world’s worst performing currency in the last month, increasing pressure on the Central Bank to keep raising interest rates. The naira has slipped to 1,466.31 to the dollar, its weakest level since March 20, hurt by the local scarcity of the US currency which on Thursday halved from the day before to just $84million, Bloomberg reports. Razia Khan, chief economist for Africa and the Middle East at Standard Chartered, estimates that $1.3 billion in naira futures will mature at the end…
Gunmen Shoot FIRS Official In Abuja Unidentified gunmen have shot dead a middle-aged man identified as Khalid Bichi in Maitama, Abuja, on Friday night. It was gathered that Bichi, an employee of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), was attacked just before 9pm while he was out to get food. The assailants reportedly shot him multiple times before fleeing the scene. Bichi was rushed to Maitama General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Sources reveal that Bichi was an active social media user, known by the username @Khalid Bichi, and had connections with influential politicians. The deceased will be laid…
BREAKING: Plane Crash-lands In Lagos Again In a another aviation incident at Lagos airport on Saturday, an aircraft operated by XEJET Airlines encountered difficulties during landing, veering off the runway and coming to rest in the grass. This occurrence, just over two weeks since the grounding of Dana Air by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authorities, has prompted action from the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, resulting in the closure of the 18/Left runway at Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos. The Airbus, bearing registration 5N-BZZ and carrying 52 passengers, had departed from Abuja and arrived in Lagos at 11:29 am. The Nigerian…
EFCC Sends Strong Warning To Banks Over Customers’ Accounts The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has called on compliance officers of banks across the country to desist from unauthorized disclosure of EFCC’s investigation activities and request from banks to their customers. The Executive Chairman of the commission, Ola Olukoyede, made this declaration during a meeting with compliance officers of banks in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital. Olukoyede, who spoke through the Acting Zonal Director of the Ibadan Zonal Command of EFCC, ACE I Hauwa Garba Ringim, said that the commission is aware that some compliance officers are giving some…
We Don’t Know Where Wanted Yahaya Bello Is, Lawyer Cries Out For Help Over N80.2bn Fraud The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Friday, declined to set aside the order it issued for the arrest for the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello. The court, in a ruling that was delivered by Justice Emeka Nwite, accused the erstwhile governor of attempting to truncate the criminal case the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, preferred against him. According to the court, the former governor, by briefing lawyers to challenge its jurisdiction to try him, while he remained…
Angry Man Shoots Stepmother Who Tried To Give Him Hug During Graduation Ceremony A man from New Mexico, United States of America, shot his stepmother on Wednesday as she was attempting to give him a hug during a high school graduation ceremony, authorities said. The man identified as Christian Bencomo, 21, is currently being held with no bail. Fox News reports that the Albuquerque Police Department (APD) said it received a call around 5 p.m. about shots fired at the Albuquerque Convention Center. According to the report, authorities said the woman was attending the Southwest Secondary Learning Center graduation for…
Panic As Nigerian Speaker Set to Marry Off 100 Girls The Speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly, Abdulmalik Sarkindaji, says 100 female orphans who lost their parents to bandits’ attacks in Mariga Local Government Area will be given out in marriage this month. The Speaker, who pledged to pay the dowries for the bridegrooms, has procured all the materials needed for proper marriage to the 100 girls, stated that their comfort in their matrimonial homes has been taken care of like any other child who gets married in the Islamic way. The Speaker, who represents Mariga Constituency, did…
BREAKING: Again, Naira Massively Depreciates Against Dollar The Naira’s woes against the US dollar continued as the currency lost a significant N160 in seven days at the foreign exchange market. Mistila Dayyabu, a Bureau De Change operator in Wuse Zone 4, told DAILY POST that the Naira was sold at N1450 per Dollar on Friday compared to N1,290 the same day last week. In the parallel market section, the Naira lost a whooping N160 weekly. Similarly, FMDQ data showed that the Naira closed at N1466.31 per dollar on Friday compared to N1400.40 it traded last Friday. This represents an N65.91…
EXPOSED: How Ikpeazu Transferred N10billion Airport Funds Into 32 Individual Accounts Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has accused his predecessor, Okezie Ikpeazu, of transferring the sum of N10billion meant for building an airport in the state into 32 different company accounts before it was shared. Governor Otti said he would soon make public the forensic audit report which indicted the previous administration of diverting billions of state funds meant for projects to individual company accounts. The governor said that the money had already been transferred out of the state government account before they approached the Abia State House of…