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Members of the Obidient Movement have been attacked by suspected thugs and hoodlums while on their way to the rally of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, which took place at the Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS), Onikan, in Lagos. Report of attack of the Obidients was contained in a WhatsApp […]
Continue ReadingAward winning South African rapper, Kiernan Forbes, popularly known by his stage name, AKA, has been shot dead in Durban, South Africa on Friday, February 10. The rapper who was based in Johannesburg flew into Durban earlier Friday, February 10, for his birthday party which was scheduled to hold at Yugo Nightclub which he had […]
Continue ReadingPolice Command in Delta State, Nigeria, has said that the traditional ruler of Asamokwu community in the state, Obi Okwudiki Odumodu, was beheaded in a community crisis that resulted from a disagreement that erupted over the sharing formula of a derivation fund. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, DSP Bright Edafe, stated […]
Continue ReadingOfficers from the Ogun State police command have arrested three suspects in connection with the murder of former CBN staff, Kehinde Fatinoye, his wife Bukola and their only son, Oreoluwa Fatinoye, at their residence in the Ibara area of Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria on December 31, 2022. Lekan Adekanbi, the prime suspect and driver to […]
Continue ReadingFormer Senator representing Kaduna Central, comrade Shehu Sani has shared his thoughts about the recent pushbacks against Naira swap policy instituted by the Central Bank of Nigeria. In a tweet he shared, Shehu Sani said the recent pushbacks are because politicians want to buy votes with available old notes. He tweeted: “They want to buy […]
Continue ReadingNigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has approved the establishment of a Presidential Transition Council (PTC) to oversee the 2023 transition programme. As Buhari signed Executive Order No.14 of 2023 on the Facilitation and Management of Presidential Transitions, a key feature of the order is the institutionalisation of a legal framework that would enable a seamless transition […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, February 8, 2023, arraigned Ali Bello, a nephew of Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, before Justice Obiora Egwuatu of a Federal High Court Abuja. Bello was docked alongside Abba Adauda, Yakubu Siyaka Adabenege, Iyada Sadat, Rashida Bello (at large) on 18 count charge bordering on criminal […]
Continue ReadingAttorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN, has filed processes challenging the jurisdiction of the Nigerian Supreme Court to suspend the scheduled deadline of Naira swap and demonetization. Malami, in a preliminary objection he filed on behalf of the Federal Government, applied for an order striking out the suit that […]
Continue ReadingNigerian star actress and producer and the Lagos deputy gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Funke Akindele, has lost her mother. Older sister of the actress, Olubunmi Akindele, broke the news on Tuesday evening on her official Instagram page. The statement read: “It is with heavy hearts, but in total submission to God […]
Continue ReadingGunmen have killed a lecturer at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria. Prof. Anthony Eze of the Faculty of Education at the said university was shot dead in the early hours of Tuesday, February 7, 2023. It was gathered that the assailants stormed the deceased’s residence in Awka with a Toyota Corolla […]
Continue ReadingThe National Executive Committee of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has named Joe Ajaero as its new president. Ajaero, who was deputy president of the congress, emerged through a consensus. Presidential candidate of the Labour party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, has expressed his intention to work with the newly elected National President of Nigeria Labour […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigerian Supreme Court has restrained the Federal Government of Nigeria from carrying on with the full implementation of the Naira swap policy. Seven-man justices of the Supreme Court led by Justice John Okoro, has, in a unanimous ruling, granted an interim injunction restraining the Nigerian Government, Central Bank of Nigeria and their agents and […]
Continue ReadingA Nigerian footballer in Spain has died after he collapsed on the pitch. Ado Hadi, 21, who plays for CD Madridejos in the Spanish Terceira division, collapsed and died during his side’s home match against SP Cabanillas on Sunday, February 5. In a Castilla-La Mancha Football Federation statement, Hadi reportedly collapsed “for no apparent reasons” […]
Continue ReadingFounder and Senior Pastor of the House on the Rock Churche, Paul Adefarasin, has announced the death of his mother, Mrs. Hilda Joanne Adefarasin. In a statement released on Monday, February 6, the clergyman stated that his beloved mum passed away on Sunday, February 5, at the age of 98. His statement reads: “We thank […]
Continue ReadingA 9-year-old Nigerian boy, David Balogun, from Pennsylvania’s Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States, who has graduated from high school and is now attending college says his impressive feat is one that other young kids can achieve as well. David became the youngest student to graduate from Reach Cyber Charter School, based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and […]
Continue ReadingA lecturer has been arrested over an allegation of having unlawful sexual intercourse with his biological daughter in Lagos State, as the state Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) decries the rise in such cases in the state. In a statement, the Executive Secretary for the agency, Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, said the agency got to know […]
Continue ReadingA High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria, has restrained the President, Muhammadu Buhari, CBN, its Governor Godwin Emefiele and 27 commercial banks from suspending, stopping, extending or interfering with the currency swap terminal date. The order was handed down on Monday by Justice E. Enenche following an application by four political parties. […]
Continue ReadingDecomposed bodies of two abducted wives and five children of the traditional ruler of Mutumbiyu Chiefdom in Taraba State, Justice Sani Muhammed, have been discovered. Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers stormed the monarch’s residence in Jalingo on January 19, 2023 and whisked away several hostages including the monarch’s family. Spokesperson of the State Police Command, […]
Continue ReadingAt least, thirteen political parties out of the 18 political parties in Nigeria on Monday threatened to withdraw from participating in the 2023 general elections slated for February 25 and March 11, if the Central Bank of Nigeria extends the deadline of February 10 for naira swap. The political parties have declared that they won’t […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement signed by its outgoing National President, Mr. Ayuba Wabba, the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) on Saturday described the Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai as a “right-winged extremist” who doesn’t believe in rules. The labour union also condemned what it described as “irresponsible and dangerous” the comments of the governor regarding the […]
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