Police have intensified search for Justice Azuka, the lawmaker representing Onitsha North Constituency in the Anambra State House of Assembly. Azuka was abducted by gunmen on December 24 along Ugwunapampa Road in Onitsha North Local Government Area of the State. In an update on the incident on Thursday, the AnambraContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The World Bank has announced the removal of several loan fees to make borrowing more affordable for vulnerable countries. The move is part of broader efforts to expand financial capacity and address urgent global challenges, including climate change, inequality, and economic fragility. The global bank disclosed thisContinue Reading
BY JAMES AKINOLA The Central Bank of Nigeria has disqualified 41.65 million shares worth N822.60m in Access Holdings Plc’s recently concluded rights issue. In a corporate notice filed on the Nigerian Exchange Limited on Wednesday, the disqualified shares, linked to five applicants, were flagged for reasons stated in the CapitalContinue Reading
MARTINS DURU, OGECHI OMENE, CHIGOZIE EZEH •Jos, Uyo record high turnouts, Benue shuts down parks, Anambra residents remain indoors Amid the hardship and recent stampedes across the country, funseekers in their numbers thronged fun places in the Federal Capital Territory, Lagos and Port Harcourt on Wednesday to celebrate Christmas, TheContinue Reading
Pope Francis called Wednesday for “arms to be silenced” around the world in his Christmas address, appealing for peace in the Middle East, Ukraine and Sudan as he denounced the “extremely grave” humanitarian situation in Gaza. He used his traditional “Urbi et Orbi” (“to the city and the world”) messageContinue Reading
BY ADOLPHUS DURU Nigerians were observed in their numbers at popular markets in Lagos as they made last-minute purchases ahead of the Christmas celebration on Wednesday. Visits to these markets showed that the prices of foodstuffs and other items had increased compared to last year, and even last week, NigeriansContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Civil servants under the employment of the Federal Government are facing a low-key Christmas celebrations following the delay in payment of their December 2024 salaries. Frontline Reporters also learnt that federal workers suffered delayed salaries in November 2024. Findings by our correspondents revealed that most federal workersContinue Reading
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has initiated enforcement action against five airlines (two international and three domestic operators) for various violations of Part 19 of the NCAA regulations. The violations include the non-payment of refunds within the stipulated time frame, non-responsiveness to the NCAA’s directives, missing luggage, manhandled luggage,Continue Reading
Elder statesman Bode George says President Bola Tinubu’s Monday media chat lacks empathy and humanity, stressing that the President, through his statements, is unfeeling to the plight of suffering Nigerians. Drawing inferences from three food queue stampedes that claimed 67 lives in Nigeria last week, George said “there is hungerContinue Reading
BY CHIGOZIE EZEH The husband of one of the victims of the stampede that occurred at Okija, in Anambra State on Saturday, identified as Uchenna Nwaudo, has lamented the loss of his wife in the incident, saying he had warned her not to attend the programme, but she did notContinue Reading