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A frustrated customer banking with Zenith Bank PLC, Comrade Jerry Ochada, has filed a suit against the bank claiming the sum of 10 million naira as compensation for damages. According to the plaintiff, a “whopping sum” of 200,000 naira was stolen from his business account, 1222386291, Jarifa Concepts domiciled in Zenith Bank since July 2022. Ochada said all effort to recover his money has proved abortive as the bank maintained they cannot trace the illegal transactions. “I operate a business account, Jarifa Concepts, 1222386291, with Zenith Bank PLC. I woke up on the 3rd day of July 2022 to see…
The Governing Council of the Federal University of Technology, Minna has announced the appointment of Professor Faruk Adamu Kuta, a Professor of Microbiology as the 8th Substantive Vice-Chancellor of the Institution. Professor Kuta whose appointment was announced on Thursday, the 22nd of September, 2022 by the Chairman of Council, Prof. Olu Obafemi, NMON, was born on the 26th October, 1972 at Kuta in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. He attended Government Science Teachers College Wushishi, Niger State from 1981 to 1986, the Federal College of Education, Kontangora, from 1989 to 1993 before proceeding to the prestigious Usmanu Danfodiyo…
Foremost Nigerian religious organization, the Christian Association of Nigerian (CAN) has lamented the country’s poor international image. The organization says current happenings in the Country have worsened its image as citizens are now seen as thieves or beggars. CAN President, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, disclosed this at the opening ceremony of the Third Abuja Archdiocesan General Assembly with the theme ‘Witness in Politics: The Role of the Catholic Faithful, than now’. Okoh said Nigeria is currently passing through challenging times that require all hands to be on deck in order to salvage it lest it descends into a state of anarchy.…
Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says the economic blueprint of Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is a poor copy of President Muhammadu Buhari’s model. The Minister made the allegation while addressing a press conference in Abuja. Mohammed said the solutions presented by Atiku is a “poor version of what is on ground”. “Let’s start with infrastructure. The former vice-president said, in his Economic Blueprint, that ‘rebuilding infrastructure and reducing infrastructure deficit will enhance the carrying capacity of the economy and unleash growth and wealth creation,” Mohammed said. “No one understands this better…
All is not well in Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) camp as troops of Operation Hadin Kai ambushed their convoy and eliminated seven members of the sect. The successful encounter which was recorded in Jere Local Government Area of Borno State also left other fleeing terrorists with gun shots injuries. Daily Trust gathered that the incident occurred in Kayamla Village. A security source said the troops received credible intelligence which resulted in the elimination of the insurgents. “Troops of Operations Hadin Kai killed seven insurgents in an ambushed, others fled with gunshot wounds in Kayamla village,” the…
The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar has lost his Private Secretary, Barr. Abdulahi Nyako. Daily Trust reported that Nyako passed away in the early hours of Thursday. It’s unclear what led to the death of the long-time associate of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election. Confirming the incidence Paul Ibe, Atiku’s spokesman, quoted him as saying, “Abdullahi was more than an aide, he was a family to me in every sense of the word. He served me with loyalty and diligence. He will be sorely missed. “On behalf…
Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has denied rumours making rounds that one of his sons murdered someone in the United Kingdom (UK). The denial is coming few days after a Facebook blog disclosed that Ortom’s recent trip to UK is due to an alleged murder case involving one of his sons. According to a statement posted on Facebook by one De-Benue Emancipator, Ortom’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Terver Akase, the rumour is not only false and malicious but is also targeted at tarnishing the hard-earned reputation of the Governor. The statement reads: “We saw a post on…
North Korea has denied exporting weapons and ammunition to Russia amidst the lingering warfare. The Defence Ministry in Pyongyang said this earlier in a statement issued on Wednesday that Washington and “hostile forces’’ had spread a rumour of arms dealings’’ aimed at tarnishing North Korea’s image. “We have never exported weapons or ammunition to Russia before and we will not plan to export them,’’ a senior official at the ministry’s equipment bureau said in a statement published on Thursday by state news agency KCNA. Earlier this month, White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby spoke of millions of rockets…
Phrank Shaibu, Special Assistant, Public Communications to the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar has described his principal as pan-Nigerian. The media guru stated this while featuring on Trust TV’s political programme, Daily Politics. Shaibu’s remark was a swift reaction to the action of Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and his clique that backed out of the campaign Council of Atiku. The team announced their withdrawal from the campaign council after a meeting in Port Harcourt. They insisted that the National Chairman of the PDP, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, must resign for them to rescind their decision. Reacting…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested and grilled one Hassan Babangida, for alleged criminal conspiracy, employment scam and forgery. According to DAILY POST, the accused was arrested in Kano imposing an employment agent. The suspect claimed he could secure jobs for applicants in different federal ministries and parastatals. Hassan allegedly defrauded an applicant, Usman Rilwan, of N14,950,000 in the guise of getting a paid job. Rilwan informed the anti-graft commission that he paid the suspect the money as “facilitation fee” to “process” the job. Hassan allegedly issued his victim an appointment…