UBA, Wema Bank Resume International Transactions on Naira Cards

BusinessNewsNigeriaUBA, Wema Bank Resume International Transactions on Naira Cards

PilotnewsJuly 4, 2025

Two Nigerian commercial banks—United Bank for Africa (UBA) and Wema Bank—have announced the resumption of international transactions on their naira debit cards. In separate statements issued to their customers, both banks confirmed that their naira cards can now be used for payments on international platforms, including for online purchases, point of sale (POS), and Automated Teller Machine (ATM) transactions. UBA, in its announcement, noted that the development aligns with its commitment to improving the banking...

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FBI: Lagos Yahoo Boy Stole ₦460m Meant for Trump’s Inauguration

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaFBI: Lagos Yahoo Boy Stole ₦460m Meant for Trump’s Inauguration

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 4, 2025

The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has launched legal action to seize digital assets linked to a Nigerian man, Ehiremen Aigbokhan, accused of masterminding a crypto fraud scheme that intercepted funds meant for the 2025 inauguration of former US President Donald Trump. Mr Aigbokhan, based in Lagos, is currently wanted by US authorities for his alleged role in a criminal conspiracy that defrauded a US donor of over 250,000 USDT (a dollar-pegged cryptocurrency),...

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Court Orders Senate to Recall Suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan

NewsNigeriaPoliticsCourt Orders Senate to Recall Suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 4, 2025

…Fines Her ₦5 Million for Contempt Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has ordered the Nigerian Senate to immediately recall Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who was suspended for six months following her face-off with Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Delivering the judgment on Friday, Justice Nyako ruled that the suspension was excessive and amounted to denying the people of Kogi Central their constitutional right to representation. The judge faulted both Chapter 8 of the...

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Court Orders Senate To Reinstate Senator Natasha

NewsNigeriaPoliticsCourt Orders Senate To Reinstate Senator Natasha

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)July 4, 2025

…Fines Her N5m For Cyber Bullying The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has on Friday ordered the Senate to reinstate a suspended lawmaker representing Kogi Central, Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, even as it slams her N5 million fine over cyber bullying. Recall that Natasha was on the 6th of March suspended for six months by the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions over gross misconduct. Her suspension was borne out of her challenge...

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UniJos Academic Staff Union of Universities Embarks On Strike

EducationNewsNigeriaUniJos Academic Staff Union of Universities Embarks On Strike

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 4, 2025

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU University of Jos chapter had embarked on an indefinite strike over unpaid June salary of its members. This was contained in a press statement signed by the University of Jos Branch Chairman, Prof. Jurbe Molwus, made available to journalists in Jos, the Plateau State Capital on Thursday, said the industrial action would take full effect as from 12:00 am on Friday, July 4. Prof. Molwus said that the...

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Enugu State Advocates For State Policing, Rotational Presidency and Additional State for South East

NewsNigeriaPoliticsEnugu State Advocates For State Policing, Rotational Presidency and Additional State for South East

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)July 4, 2025

The Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, advocates for state policing, rotational presidency, and the creation of an additional state for the South East geopolitical zone. Governor Mbah stated this on Thursday when he received in audience members of the Senate Committee on Constitution Amendment, led by Senator Onyekachi Nwebonyi, at the Government House Enugu, ahead of the South East Zonal Public Hearing scheduled to hold in Enugu this weekend. Restating strong support for...

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Flood Wreaks Havoc In Gombe, Destroy 171 Houses- SEMA

NewsNigeriaFlood Wreaks Havoc In Gombe, Destroy 171 Houses- SEMA

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 4, 2025

No fewer than 171 houses were either completely or partially destroyed as a result of flooding and wind storms recorded in Gombe state in the last two months. Mr Haruna Abdullahi, the Executive Secretary of Gombe State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) who disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gombe said that over 15 villages from Dukku, Kwami, Gombe and Akko Local Government Areas had already been affected by...

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Agan Women Block Federal Highway In Makurdi To Protest Insecurity

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaAgan Women Block Federal Highway In Makurdi To Protest Insecurity

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 4, 2025

Women from the Agan community in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, on Friday took to the streets to protest the rising insecurity in their area. The protest comes as residents continue to face attacks and violence in parts of the community and state. The angry women carrying leaves and chanting songs to express their frustration blocked the federal highway near the Agan toll gate. One of the residents in the area, Torkwase, said that the...

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Mental Health Crisis In Benue IDP Camp Worries UNICEF

HealthNewsNigeriaMental Health Crisis In Benue IDP Camp Worries UNICEF

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 4, 2025

The growing mental health crisis among Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from the Yelwata community in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State has become a source of concern to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Over 100 people were killed by armed attackers in Yelwata on the night of June 13, forcing thousands to flee to an IDP camp located at the Makurdi International Market. UNICEF’s Chief of Field Office, Gerida Birukila, who led United...

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Alleged Murder Of Governor’s Aide, Philanthropist, 3 Others Remanded In Prison 

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaAlleged Murder Of Governor’s Aide, Philanthropist, 3 Others Remanded In Prison 

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 4, 2025

A Chief Magistrate’s Court sitting in Yola, Adamawa State, on Friday, 4 July, 2025, remanded a renowned philanthropist, Dr. Emmanuel Musa, and 3 others in prison custody over alleged murder of PDP Stalwart Thomas Godwin alias Zamfara, who is also an aide to Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri. Chief Magistrate Uwani Danladi Mohammed who gave the order, also remanded the defendants in prison custody until the adjourned date, July 7, 2025 and remanded them...

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