In the face of the Naira notes scarcity, a family holding a funeral ceremony for their patriarch provided Point of Sale (PoS) machines for sympathisers to make their donations on Friday. During the funeral in Anambra state, the family made it clear that they would not accept old Naira notes and provided the option of using their Automated Teller Machine …

A 20-year-old, Thomas Ya’u has been arrested by the Zamfara State Police Command for allegedly conniving with five others to abduct his mother and three others, and collecting N30 million as ransom. The command’s spokesman, Superintendent Mohammed Shehu told reporters in Gusau, the state capital, on Friday that the suspected boy informed the police that N10 million was paid by each …

Mediacraft Associates, a leading full-service public relations and integrated brand communications consultancy, has announced a Special Hazard Allowance for all its staff. The allowance is to help alleviate the impact of the current economic difficulties in the country, specifically the challenges related to the cash and petrol scarcity. In a statement on Thursday by its General Manager/Chief Operating Officer, Laura …

In the wake of reported disturbances in some parts of Lagos State on Friday, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has sent a passionate appeal to residents to remain calm and avoid any form of violence that may throw the state into turmoil. In an address to the state on Saturday, the Governor empathised with Lagosians over the hardship being experienced with the …

Properties worth several millions of Naira were on Friday destroyed when fire gutted the Owode Onirin iron rod market along Ikorodu Road, Lagos. According to a source, the incident occurred in the evening when the fire started in one of the shops in the market. Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr Femi Oke-Osanyintolu said that …

Three people on Friday died in a well at a construction site in the Owode area of Ede, Osun State. The deceased – a cleric, Adebayo Oluwasina, 46; Lateef Adediran, 22; and Waliu Adediran, 31 – died while attempting to recover a bucket that fell into a well. A resident of Alaro Onigbin community in Owode Ede said Waliu and …

Six people were killed on Friday in a shooting rampage in a rural area of the southern state of Mississippi in the United States, local media reported. The assailant was then pursued by Police to a second home where he was apprehended. Two others were found dead at that location, WREG reported. The elementary school in nearby Coldwater was put …

More than 120 anti-corruption Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), on Friday, held a massive town hall meeting in Lagos to round off their week-long protest against what they called “politicisation of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), disobedience of court orders and infringement on human rights of Nigerians” under the leadership of its chairman, Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa. The protesters, who …

A former Special Assistant to the President in the Office of the First Lady, Mrs Zainab Kassim has filed a suit for the enforcement of her fundamental rights against the President’s wife, Aisha Buhari, while demanding N100 million as damages from her and other respondents. The other respondents in the case are the Inspector-General of Police and the Department of …

As protests continue in parts of Lagos State, the government has preached against violence, and urged the residents to be calm while the Naira scarcity crisis is being resolved. In a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso, the government noted that the fuel situation that the country has been facing for weeks is also easing …