BREAKING: Unity Bank posts N59.3bn in gross earnings, grows deposits by 23% in 2023

Retail lender, Unity Bank Plc posted gross earnings of N59.3 billion for the full year ended December 31, 2023, representing a growth of 3.84% year-on-year. In its audited financials submitted to the NGX Group Limited, the bank showed improvements across key performance indicators, including n appreciation of customer deposits by 23% to N402.9 billion from … Read more

BREAKING: US Excludes UK, Nigeria, SA, from List of Eligible Countries for Its Visa-Free Entry in 2025

Washington, D.C., USA – The United States released the list of eligible countries for its 2025 Visa Waiver Programme (VWP) on February 25. The United Kingdom was excluded from the programme but remains eligible under specific conditions. Additionally, the list does not include any African countries such as Nigeria, Ghana, or South Africa. Changes and … Read more

BREAKING: Alleged Fraud: “Yahaya Bello’s Name Not on N550m Abuja Property Documents,” EFCC Witness Tells Court

FCT, Abuja – The trial of former governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello, over an alleged N80.2 billion fraud continued on Monday, February 24, 2025, before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja. Bello: Court admits American school’s bank account Despite early moves by Yahaya Bello, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission … Read more

BREAKING: We can’t be celebrating Babangida, Primate Ayodele warns Nigerians

The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Ayodele has warned Nigerians against celebrating a former military Head of State, Ibrahim Babangida. Ayodele’s warning comes on the heels of the autobiography presentation by Babangida and some of his confessions on incidents that took place during his time as Nigeria’s Head of State. In a statement … Read more

BREAKING: Release LG allocations to reinstated chairmen, APC chieftain urges FG

An All Progressives Congress chieftain, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has called on the Federal Government to release monthly allocations to the court-reinstated APC-elected local government chairmen in Osun State. Oyintiloye made this appeal in a statement issued on Tuesday after addressing newsmen in Osogbo, the state capital. While making the appeal, he insisted that the state government … Read more

BREAKING: Presidency Fires Direct Shot At El-Rufai as Ex-Kaduna Gov Rains Fury On Tinubu

The Presidency has responded to former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s recent criticisms of President Bola Tinubu’s administration, attributing his grievances to being left out of the ministerial appointments. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, stated that El-Rufai, who was initially nominated for a ministerial position but was later dropped … Read more

BREAKING: ‘Stop Acting Like A Child’, Onanuga Knocks El-Rufai

The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has advised former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, to move on from his ministerial disappointment, urging him to stop acting like a child. Onanuga, speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Tuesday, said El-Rufai appeared to still be nursing grievances over his … Read more

BREAKING: Police arrest Rivers woman over ₦523,600 ATM card swap fraud

Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested a woman allegedly involved in an Automated Teller Machine debit card swap fraud worth over ₦500,000 in Port Harcourt. The police, in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Tuesday by the command’s spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko, identified the suspect as 35-year-old Blessing Oleru. Iringe-Koko said her … Read more