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A Youth mobilizer, and aspirant for Yenagoa constituency 2 in the state assembly, Hon. Bibi Oweifa was reportedly kidnapped by unknown gunmen yesterday, at the Bayelsa State secretariat Annex one. According to Bayelsa journalist Bodmas, Oweifa's kidnap is said to be coming hours before his intent defection alongside hundreds of his supporters, to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), scheduled...

The Central Bank of Nigeria says it has recovered over N65bn from commercial banks in the country for wrongful deductions and charges from customers’ deposits and other transactions in the last six years. The Acting Director, Corporate Communications, CBN, Mr Isaac Okorafor, stated this on Wednesday on the sidelines of a two-day fair with the theme: ‘Promoting Financial Stability and...

A Borno based consultant and humanitarian, Mallam Yusuf Gulumbo, has revealed that about 100 ladies who are working for some International Non-Governmental Organizations (INGOs) in the state - are pregnant and have also been infected with HIV. According to Mallam Yusuf, the girls affected are said to be between 20-25 years old as an appeal was made to him today...

Today, residents in Ibafo, Ogun State killed a giant python behind a church and according to them, the snake had just swallowed a dog which was found in its stomach when it was cut open. See more photos below...

A sealed massive sarcophagus made of black granite has been discovered in Egypt. Referred to around the world as the ‘cradle of civilization’, Egypt has been a literal crypt of historical secrets. The newest discovery from beneath the cradle came in the form of a massive sarcophagus, constructed from black granite. Local authorities, in the Sidi Gaber district of Alexandria, came across...

According to TVC, the NBC has finally shut down the Ekiti broadcasting service following repeated breach of the provisions of the electoral act by outgoing governor, Fayose. No date was set for its reopening. TVC Less we forget, "The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), on Wednesday imposed N500,000 fine on Ekiti State Broadcasting Service for violating the ethical standards of broadcasting code...

Ekiti State Police & PDP Eyewitnesses Fault Fayose Attack Claim “Nobody Beat His Excellency.. His Security Details Were With Him” Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose sparked a huge controversy yesterday when he claimed that the police attacked him. The governor claimed that the police shot at him and fired teargas that blinded him in Ado Ekiti, the state capital. But the Police...

The CEO of Ecobank Nigeria, Ivorian Mr. Charles Kie, has resigned his appointment. A press release by the Bank today reads: Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, ETI, the Lome-based parent company of the Ecobank Group, today announced that Mr. Charles Kie has formally indicated his intention to leave the Group and consequently his role as Managing Director of Ecobank Nigeria Limited. Prior to his...

Adeyemi Alao, the boyfriend and suspected killer of Miss Khadijat Oluboyo, daughter of immediate past Deputy Governor of Ondo State has been arrested by the Ondo State Police Command, according to Radio Nigeria. Khadijat, who was a final year student of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, was found dead in her boyfriend’s house, Adeyemi, popularly known as Q.S. Miss Khadijat who...

Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose has come under severe attacks over his statement last Thursday that he won’t receive President Muhammadu Buhari, when he visits Ekiti State for the grand finale rally of the All Progressives Congress, APC, today . Many analysts in the state, who pleaded anonymity told LEADERSHIP that it was the height of political rascality for the...