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United States authorities on Sunday, said preliminary reports suggest that a wintry weather condition was among the factors that contributed to the Chopper crash that killed the Group Chief Executive Officer, Access Holdings Plc, Herbert Wigwe, Punch reports. Wigwe, his wife and son were onboard the helicopter when it crashed in California near the Nevada border on Friday. Also on ...

The Group Chief Executive Officer, Access Holdings Plc, Herbert Wigwe, has been reported dead. Wigwe was said to have died following a helicopter crash in California near the Nevada border, United States of America. However, it’s not confirmed whether his wife or children were involved. New York Times reports that no survivors have been located as of Saturday morning, the ...

Governor Mohammed Bago of Niger State has banned the sale and distribution of food items and farm produce in bulk from the state to other Nigerian states. Bago announced the ban during a press briefing, stressing that the sale of food items in bulk has resulted in scarcity and food starvation within the state. The governor said, “Trucks who come to ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared Margaret Emefiele, wife of a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, and three others, wanted for money laundering. Newsmax online gathered that Mrs Emefiele, Mr Eric Odoh, Anita Omoile and her husband, Jonathan Omoile, were declared wanted in a post on the X account of the anti-graft agency ...

The former president addressed a raucous crowd at a primary night party in Nashua, New Hampshire, with US Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina, considered to be a potential running mate for Trump, perched over his shoulder. Former President Donald Trump won the New Hampshire primary, dealing a blow to his only remaining major rival Nikki Haley and solidifying his ...

The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (CGI), Caroline Wura-Ola Adepoju, has disclosed that about 32,462 persons have successfully applied for passports since the inception of the full automation system of application. The automated regime was flagged off on January 8, 2024, by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS). The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, launched the automated passport application process to ...

“We urge our constituents to remain patient as we diligently explore avenues for dialogues, engage in peaceful negotiations, and deploy legal measures where necessary.” Northern senators mobilise against Tinubu, reject relocation of CBN offices, FAAN headquarters from Abuja to Lagos.   The Northern Senators Forum (NSF) has condemned the relocation of some departments in the Central Bank of Nigeria and the ...

Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court has granted the immediate past Governor of the Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele’s request to travel out of the FCT. The court said Emefiele must, however, remain in the country. Recall that on his bail terms, he was restricted to the FCT. Emefiele, through his lawyer, Mathew Bukka, SAN, had requested ...

RESIDENTS in various parts of Ibadan, the capital city of Oyo State, were terrified on Tuesday, 16th January, 2024 as a deafening sound, which appeared to be a massive explosion shook most parts of the city. Reacting to the explosion that rocked residential areas in Bodija axis of Ibadan in the late hours of Tuesday, Gasland Limited says the source ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has interrogated the Accountant General of the Federation, Oluwatoyin Madein, over an alleged link to a N585.2m fraud involving the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Dr Betta Edu. The AGF was quizzed by EFCC interrogators at the anti-graft agency’s headquarters, Jabi, Abuja on Monday. Details of the interrogation obtained by our correspondent on Tuesday revealed that ...