National Bureau of Statistics has said the average retail price of a litre of petrol increased from N191.65 in September 2022 to N626.21 in September 2023. It made the declaration in its Petrol Price Watch for September 2023 released in Abuja on Saturday. It stated that the September 2023 price of N626.21 represented a 226.75…
A businessman resident in Ibadan, Oyo State, has accused First City Momument Bank (FCMB) of refusing to release some of his funds deposited in an account belonging to a conman despite a high court order. The businessman told FIJ that he sent N730,100 to a supposed currency exchange provider in exchange for pounds on April…
Upwardly mobile Lagos-based socialite and events planner, Akindele Bukola Esther is currently enmeshed in a career threatening scandal and a possible jail term as her fiancée, Abiola Shokunbi caught her pants down with a fellow woman at his Egbeda, Lagos home. The ugly incident happened on Saturday, 5 August 2023. The embattled Bukola, who has…
The popular Sanni Eleju family of Lagos have declared war on one Mrs. Mustapha Olaide Barakat for allegedly sabotaging their sacred tradition on girl-child circumcision. The family has also placed a mouth-watering reward for anyone with useful information on the whereabouts of the woman, who is currently at large. In a statement signed by the…
A Managing Director of GIC Oil and Gas, Godwin Ewah Ebolo, collected a $10 million loan from Heritage Bank for his business, and instead allegedly diverted the cash in oiling the lavish lifestyles of Chris and Ken Oyakhilome of Christ Embassy Church, according to documents seen by Pointblanknews.com. Ebolo denied any wrongdoing saying he had started…
