…Warns protesters against allowing hijack by mischief-makers President Muhammadu Buhari has asserted it is within the rights of youths to peacefully protest while making demands of their leaders. The President, who made the assertion during a meeting with the Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare, however advised the protesters to be wary of unscrupulous elements who would ... Read More »

*Military divided over plot The Federal Government may deploy soldiers to check further breakdown of law and order by suspected hoodlums who have infiltrated ongoing #ENDSARS protests, The Nation has learnt. It was reliably gathered all the General Officers Commanding the various Divisions have been briefed and waiting for orders to deploy combatant officers and soldiers to quell the protests ... Read More »

Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced that its CEO, Dr. Adesola Adeduntan has been honoured with membership of Bretton Woods Committee (BWC).  FirstBank has also joined Bretton Woods Committee as an Organisational Supporter in line with the commitment to demonstrate cooperation and foster global well-being. The membership, which is by invitation ... Read More »

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday adjourned till December 10 to enable the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) field its final witness in the fraud case against Delta North Senator Peter Nwaoboshi. Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke fixed the date, following some confusion between the prosecution and the defendants over the correct date when the witness should testify. The ... Read More »

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu …They will undergo psychological and medical examination to ascertain their fitness. The Inspector General of Police Mohammed Adamu has created a new unit to replace the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). A statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Frank Mba said the new unit is named Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) ... Read More »

The debt scandal involving Airtel Network Nigeria Limited and a communication firm, Plus Limited has reverberated as the latter’s judgement at the Lagos High Court was upheld by the court of appeal, Lagos. NATIONAL WAVES learnt that the appellate court upheld the judgment of a Lagos High Court, Ikorodu, which awarded N4.88 billion in favour of a communication firm, Plus ... Read More »

Nigeria’s long-standing innovative bank, Wema Bank, has rewarded twenty of its Royal Kiddies account holders through an announcement made during the virtual selection which held on the 2nd of October 2020. As the bank had earlier announced to make provision for educational support for its customers, a total of twenty winners emerged with six winners from the Lagos region, five ... Read More »

Ondo Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has been declared winner of the October 10, 2020 governorship election. INEC Returning Officer, Prof Idowu Olayinka, declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress(APC) winner with 292,830 votes. Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Eyitayo Jegede polled 195,791 while Agboola Ajayi of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) scored 69,127 votes. Read More »

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu, has announced the dissolution of the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS). He made the announcement around 1.30 pm at the Force Headquarters in Abuja. He said the police unit is dissolved across all formations, the 36 state commands, and the Federal Capital Territory. He said officers and men currently serving in the unit ... Read More »

12 Local government results have been released by INEC so far. Prof. Idowu Olayinka called for a recess, collation is expected to resume back by 9:00am to take the remaining six LGAs. Akure South LGA: Prof. Olufemi Adesina is Collation Officer. APC: 17,277 PDP: 47,627 ZLP: 2,236 Registered: 286,641. Accredited: 69,961. Valid: 68,428. Rejected: 1,405. Total Cast: 69,833. There were ... Read More »