Nigerian music executive Jude Okoye has been remanded in prison over an alleged ₦1.3 billion fraud. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) initiated the investigation following a complaint by Peter Okoye, Jude's younger brother and member of the music duo P-Square. Peter reportedly discovered that Jude had been diverting proceeds from P-Square's music into a secret company account...

The Edo State Police Command has confirmed that two more people have died following the violent clash between cocoa farmers and suspected produce thieves in Gbelemotin, Ovia South-West Local Government Area, bringing the total death toll to seven. In an update on Sunday, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Moses Yamu, revealed that six injured individuals were receiving treatment at an...

The Chairman of the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC), Hashim Abioye, has raised concerns over the sealing of the commission’s headquarters in Osogbo.   Speaking on a live current affairs program on Rave FM on Saturday, Abioye expressed surprise at the development. Despite the action, he confirmed that the local government election had commenced across polling...

The naira was strengthened to 1,494.03/$ at the official window on Thursday, according to data from FMDQ Securities Exchange Limited. Similarly, an appreciation to 1,510.00/$ was recorded in the parallel market, reducing the spread between the two markets to 15.5/$. The gap between the official and parallel foreign exchange rates has been narrowing due to various policies implemented by the...

Former Edo State governor and APC senator, Adams Oshiomhole, has been embroiled in controversy following serious allegations made by an online critic. Albert Obazee, a known critic of the APC and the current Edo State administration led by Governor Monday Okpebholo, alleged that Oshiomhole and some well-known thugs in Benin have hatched a plan to kill his father in Nigeria. Obazee, who...