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A pro-Muhammadu Buhari group, Nigeria First Movement has called for the resignation or sacking of the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele. According to the supporters of the President, doing so will save the nation from further economic meltdown. Group Coordinator, Augustine Richard in a statement said the latest introduction and subsequent launch of the ... Read More »

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has said he has yet to see or receive a formal extradition request from the Federal Bureau of Investigations for Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, following his indictment by a US court. Baba said this on Thursday while fielding questions from State House correspondents at the ministerial briefing organised by the Presidential Communications ... Read More »

Mr Femi Fani-Kayode, former Minister of Aviation, has joined issues with his ex-wife, Precious Chikwendu, at the Federal High Court, Abuja. Precious instituted a fundamental rights enforcement suit against Fani-Kayode, the Inspector-General of Police (I-GP) and his officers, claiming N800 million as damages. Listed as respondents in the suit are Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Force CID, Commissioner of Police FCT, ... Read More »

The Uber driver assaulted during the #EndSARSMemorial protest at Lekki tollgate, Adedotun Clement, has demanded N500 million as compensation for being assaulted by officers of Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Agency. He threatened to sue the Lagos State Government if not compensated in a statement by a statement released by his lawyer, Inibene Effiong, on Friday. In the statement titled, “Uber ... Read More »

Newsthumb 10th anniversary and achievers award presented the award for most outstanding Pragmatic/active Speaker of the year 2021 to Hon.Mudashiru Obasa, Speaker Lagos State House of Assembly received by Eromosele Ebhomele, CPS to Honorable speaker, recently in Lagos. Read More »

Newsthumb 10th anniversary and achievers award presented the award for most outstanding innovative/active president of the year 2021 to Chief Ayo Randle President, Ikeja club, recently in Lagos. Read More »

The rift between the family of the late founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, Prophet Temitope Joshua, and a disciple of the late prophet is unabated over the running of the church The leadership and succession crises at the Synagogue Church of All Nations may not be over as a member of the Board of Trustees, Joseph David, ... Read More »

A journalist working with Legit TV, simply identified as Abimbola, has been arrested by officers of the Lagos State Police Command during the #EndSARS protests memorial at the Lekki Tollgate in Lagos on Wednesday. Another man, who was clad in white and bearing an #EndSARS banner, was also arrested by the policemen. Abimbola said he had misplaced his identity card ... Read More »

The Advertisers Association of Nigeria ADVAN rejects the implementation of the new Advertising Industry Standard of Practice as it makes an unconstitutional attempt to infringe on the rights of private entities to determine their contractual terms. ADVAN is very supportive of the plan to create a Standard of Practice for the advertising industry, a key objective of ADVAN is to ... Read More »

Aggrieved family members of a civil servant, Abiodun Adenuga, have called on the Lagos State Police Command to track down the gunmen who shot him at the Sindende Guest House in the Agege area of the state. Around 1.30am, no fewer than four masked men were said to have invaded the facility, as they robbed staff and lodgers, including Abiodun. ... Read More »