Environment General

Choba Residents Struggle with Piles of Uncollected Refuse

Residents in the Choba axis of Obio-Akpor Local Government are facing a challenging situation due to the accumulation of uncollected refuse in their area. Local inhabitants have expressed their concerns to our reporter, describing the stench emanating from the piles of trash as increasingly unbearable. Concerned for their health and wellbeing, residents are urging the

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General

NEMA Receives 203 Vulnerable Nigerians Returned from Libya

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) announced the successful return of 203 vulnerable Nigerians who were stranded in Libya. The group arrived on Monday at the Cargo Terminal of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, where they were received by officials from the agency and various stakeholders. The returnees traveled aboard a chartered Al

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Economy General

CAC Issues Urgent Registration Notice to Unregistered Businesses

The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has issued a six-week notice to all unregistered businesses, urging them to complete their registration with the Commission. In an official statement, the CAC warned that failure to comply with this directive could result in prosecution or a prison sentence. The Commission emphasized that engaging in business in Nigeria as

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Entertainment & Lifestyle General Security

EFCC Arrests Socialite E-Money for Alleged Money Laundering

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested popular socialite Emeka Okonkwo, widely known as E-Money, over allegations of money laundering. The arrest took place in the Omole area of Lagos State, where E-Money was apprehended by the anti-graft agency. Following his arrest, E-Money has been transferred to EFCC custody in Abuja. Reports indicate

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Economy General

Dangote, Mikano, 103 others get FG’s tax waivers

The total number of local and foreign companies exempted from remitting tax revenue to government coffers increased to 105 as of December 2024, The PUNCH reports. Dangote Fertilisers, Mikano International Limited, and 103 others are included in this list. This came amid uncertainties over the programme’s effectiveness and the government’s announced plan to discontinue the

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Economy General

Court orders 54 banks to return N9.3bn stolen by hackers

Justice Deinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered 54 banks to immediately return a total of N9,329,322,870 fraudulently transferred by hackers from an unnamed old generation bank. The judgment, delivered on April 15, 2025, follows an ex parte motion filed in suit number FHC/L/CS/629/2025. The court directed the financial institutions to

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General Security

Marwa insists on drug tests for corps members

The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd.), has reiterated the agency’s call for mandatory drug tests for corps members, describing the initiative as a preventive—not punitive—measure. Speaking during a courtesy visit by the Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brig. Gen. Olakunle

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Economy General

PHCCIMA’s Dr Nwoga charges Rivers journalists on creating positive perspectives for sake of investments

President of Port Harcourt Chamber of Commerce, Dr. Chinyere Nwoga, has tasked journalists in Rivers State to sustain efforts geared towards projecting the state in a positive light via shifting the narrative in the state from perception to reality, even as she noted that journalists play a huge role in attracting or discouraging investors and

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Entertainment & Lifestyle General Movies

Sinners’ tops box office with N79.5m

‘Sinners’, a film starring Michael B. Jordan, topped the Nigerian box office over the weekend, grossing ₦79.5 million after its release. This was shared on Monday via an Instagram post by Film One Entertainment, the movie’s distributing company. Film One Entertainment disclosed that the film earned the highest revenue of the weekend, outperforming all other

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General

Group tasks Minister of Interior to look into Enugu prisoner suspected in kidnap of 12-year-old Favour Oluwaseyin in PH

It seems all layers of Nigeria’s correctional system has been blinded into not seeing an escalating scandal at the Enugu Correctional Centre where an inmate may be running kidnap racket behind the walls. Civil Society groups in Rivers State have accused the inmate of living large with designer clothes and exotic writ watch to match.

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