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Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday departed Abuja for Glasgow, Scotland to attend the 26th Conference of Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). A statement released by presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu, says the President is scheduled to deliver his national statement at the High-Level segment for Heads of State and […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), has disclosed that the Agency had successfully recovered 301 houses from two public officers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. The ICPC chairman, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye made the revelation at the inauguration of the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Investigation of the Operations […]
Continue Reading22-year-old Nigerian man, Faruq Osilalu, has been found dead in Baltimore City in the United States, days after he was declared missing. Alayna Osilalu, the wife of late Faruq told US media that her husband, a driver with a transportation company, was found dead on October 4 but he was listed as a John Doe, until recently […]
Continue ReadingSecurity operatives on Friday night October 29, conducted a search on the home of Justice Mary Odili, a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, in Abuja. The Supreme Court Justice is the wife of Peter Odili, former governor of Rivers state, who is currently on the watchlist of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission […]
Continue ReadingOperatives from Rivers State Police Command, Nigeria, have arrested a 51-year-old woman, Gladys Amadi for allegedly killing her husband, Eze Napoleon Amadi, at their residence in Igwuruta community, Ikwerre Local Government Area of the state. According to reports, the deceased was the traditional ruler of Chokocho Etche community in Etche Local Government Area of Rivers […]
Continue ReadingOyo State Police Command, Nigeria, has arrested two suspected ritualists, Ismaila Wasiu and Mutairu Shittu who allegedly murdered a woman identified simply as Mujidat. Spokesperson of the command, DSP Adewale Osifeso, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, October 27, said the suspects were arrested following credible intelligence received from residents of Ayekale, Saki Area […]
Continue ReadingPopular TikTok star and rising comedian Huey Haha has died at the age of 22. He died on Monday, October 25, a friend revealed on his Instagram page. The comedian, whose real name was Huey Haha, was a social media celebrity whose posts had racked up more than 4.5 million views on TikTok and his YouTube page […]
Continue ReadingA man reportedly attempted to jump down from a telecommunication mast at Iyana-Ipaja area of Lagos State on Tuesday morning. Reports say, the man who climbed to the top of the mast around 8.30am, but was rescued by a combined team of policemen, officials of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and those from the Lagos State […]
Continue ReadingFounder, Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti (ABUAD), Ekiti State, Nigeria, Chief Afe Babalola, on Wednesday thumbed up the university’s multi-system hospital for the various exploits it had been doing since establishment, saying it had come to end outward medical tourism in Nigeria. The Chief, who spoke against the backdrop of the first kidney transplant in […]
Continue ReadingPan Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has appealed to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to reconsider its seven-day sit-at-home directive which coincided with the Anambra governorship election. IPOB had recently resolved to observe a seven-day sit-at-home in the South-East from November 5 to November 10 unless the Federal Government released its leader, Mazi Nnamdi […]
Continue Reading29-year-old Ghanaian woman, Joana Krah was on Tuesday October 26, sentenced to six-years in prison by the Takoradi Harbour Circuit Court A on two counts of deceiving a public officer and publication of false news. Ms Krah faked her abduction on October 22 in a bid to extort ¢5,000 from a relative. Police say she […]
Continue ReadingTwo term member of the Cross River State House of Assembly in Nigeria, Lady Elizabeth Edem Ironbar has passed away. According to family sources, Mrs. Ironbar died in the late hours of Tuesday, October 26, after a protracted illness. Ironbar who has represented Akpabuyo constituency since June 2015 is known for her Cross River State Disability […]
Continue ReadingAfrican Development Bank (AfDB) president, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has faulted the lack of reliable power supply (electricity) as an obstacle to Nigeria’s industrial growth. Adesina said this on Tuesday at the 49th annual general meeting of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria in Abuja. He stated that Nigerians spend $14 billion yearly on generators and fuel. […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement on Tuesday by his Media Adviser, Sam Nwaobasi, the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and ex-Senate president, Anyim Pius Anyim, has explained he went to the office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abuja, on his own volition, on Sunday, when he heard that his name was […]
Continue ReadingPolice operatives in Ebonyi state have arrested a 40-year-old man, Chibuike Ochie, for killing his sister-in-law, younger sister and a hired labourer. According to reports, the suspect was said to have gone beserk, invaded the farmland wherein the deceased persons were farming at Uburu community, Ohaozara Local Government Area of the State and launched an […]
Continue ReadingUnited Nations (UN) has expressed concern over the arrest of the leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, and his continous detention and alleged torture while in the Department of State Services (DSS) custody. This was contained in UN’s Mandates of the Special Rapporteur on Torture and other cruel, inhuman or […]
Continue ReadingFounder, CEO and Publisher of Ovation International, Mr. Dele Momodu has said that former Governor of Ekiti state, Mr. Ayodele Fayose was right when he warned them against supporting President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2015 election that first brought him to power. Dele Momodu who shared a post from Fayose’s son’s wedding which took place […]
Continue ReadingNigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday, arrived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where he will be attending the Future Investment Initiative Institute conference. Garba Shehu, Senior Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, stated that the President arrived at about 11.50pm. Shehu said the President was received at King Khalid International Airport by the […]
Continue ReadingAfter the launch of the application for the digital currency, the eNaira, on Monday, by President Muhammadu Buhari, the Central Bank of Nigeria has released the guidelines on charges and limits on eNaira platform. Below are ten things you should know about the platform: 1 – The charges for transactions that originate from the eNaira […]
Continue ReadingThe World Bank has blacklisted 18 Nigerian companies and individuals for engaging in corrupt practices, fraud, and collusive practices in its 2021 fiscal year. A list of debarred individuals and firms was presented in a new annual report titled World Bank Group Sanctions System FY21. The debarments were made by the World Bank Sanctions Board, World […]
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