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Nigeria’s Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has sentenced one Chima Nkwocha also known as Young Billionaire to two years imprisonment for defrauding a United States citizen of $345,000. It was gathered from a statement by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday that the convict was arrested in August 2024, arraigned before […]
Continue ReadingA newspaper, Mansfield News-Journal, in 1963, published a bold prediction: someday, people would carry their phones in their pockets. At the time, the idea seemed absurd—phones were bulky, wired devices limited to homes and offices. As one can see today, we carry not just mobile phones but powerful smartphones capable of video calls, internet access, […]
Continue ReadingNew Commissioner of Police (CP) in Ekiti State, Joseph Eribo has assumed office, to take over from Adeniran Akinwale, who was recently promoted to the rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG). A statement released on Thursday by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Ekiti State police command, Sunday Abutu, described Eribo […]
Continue ReadingIn its latest update, the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has expanded its lexicon with 20 Nigerian words and expressions. The newly added entries include popular terms like “japa,” “agbero,” “eba,” “419,” and “abi,” among others. These words, deeply rooted in the everyday lives of Nigerians, highlight the influence of Pidgin English, street slang, and cultural […]
Continue ReadingSpecial Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos State, has dismissed the objection filed by the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, challenging its jurisdiction to hear the $4.5 billion and N2.8 billion fraud case brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Delivering the ruling on Wednesday, Justice Rahman Oshodi held […]
Continue ReadingNigerian singer and songwriter, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, known professionally as Wizkid, has gifted a new Benz SUV worth over N200 million to personal assistant (PA), described as his right-hand man, Femmy. Femmy shared a clip of the luxury ride’s machine on his Snapchat platform, expressing heartfelt gratitude with the caption: “Whoooppp thank you Big Wiz, […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr. Solomon Dalung, has described the power brokers in President Bola Tinubu’s administration as very educated, more experienced, sophisticated and dangerous than those in the government of former President Muhammadu Buhari. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today program, Dalung claimed that the cabals in Buhari’s administration lacked education […]
Continue ReadingA high court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria, has ruled that Siminalayi Fubara, Rivers state governor, can conduct official business with three lawmakers at the state house of assembly who have not vacated their seats. The suit had sought to compel Governor Fubara to re-submit the 2024 budget to the faction of the […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement released on Monday evening, two Nigerians, Olutayo Sunday Ogunlaja, 39, and Abel Adeyi Daramola, 37, face up to 20 years each in a United States prison after they were convicted by a federal jury for orchestrating a $560,000 romance scam. The US Attorney, Alexander Uballez and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge […]
Continue ReadingJohn Dramani Mahama was sworn in for a second term as Ghana’s president on Tuesday at a ceremony in the capital Accra, pledging to overcome public discontent by boosting the economy and creating much-needed jobs. The opposition leader, 66, won the December 7 presidential election by a wide margin to stage a political comeback in the West African nation, […]
Continue ReadingCelestial Church of Christ (CCC) has announced the sudden passing of its three prominent Pastors on the first day of the new year 2025. Evangelist Oladotun Elusanmi, Shepherd Olumuyiwa Michael, and Assistant Venerable Superior Evangelist Johnson Olajuwon, were announced dead by the church’s media head in a statement released on its website. Secretary of the […]
Continue ReadingPresident Bola Tinubu has approved $20,000 foreign medical treatment, bullet-proof SUVs and cooks, among other benefits, as a retirement package for service chiefs and generals, which the Nigerian Medical Association, the Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria, and the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors faulted, The PUNCH reports. According to the Harmonised Terms and […]
Continue ReadingFacing growing and unrelenting pressure from his own party, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced he will step down and end his nine-year stretch as leader. His personal unpopularity with Canadians had become an increasing drag on his party’s fortunes in advance of federal elections later this year. Trudeau then said he would stay […]
Continue ReadingIn a combat of words on Monday over an alleged threat to the life of the former Anambra State governor, Mr. Peter Obi, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and supporters of the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, engaged themselves. The hostility was a fallout of Sunday’s interview on Arise Television, […]
Continue ReadingA young woman identified as Ifeoluwa Adekalu has been killed when she was hit by an accidentally discharged bullets from the gun of a policeman at the Okela Police Station, Ado Ekiti, in the Ekiti State capital, on Thursday, January 2. The undisclosed police officer, who was on a visit to the station reportedly shot […]
Continue ReadingRecognising the mounting opposition, President Bola Tinubu has started sending emissaries to the northern elite, leaders and elders to clear the way for the passage of the tax reform bills. Nigerian Presidency sources said Tinubu was also consulting with the political class for support on the bills. An official, who spoke on condition of anonymity […]
Continue ReadingPresident Bola Tinubu arrived in Enugu State, Nigeria, on Saturday in his first visit to the state, where he inaugurated some projects undertaken by Governor Peter Mbah’s administration. A part of the projects included 30 Smart Green Schools, 60 completed Type 2 Primary Health Centres, and 19-kilometre Airport-New Haven–Bisalla and Okpara Square roads built by […]
Continue ReadingSecretary to Ondo State Government (SSG), Hon. Temitayo Oluwatuyi, has passed away. The state Commissioner for Information, ‘Wale Akinlosotu, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday 4th January, 2025. In a statement, Akinlosotu said the deceased was involved in a road accident along the Ife-Ibadan Road on December 15, 2024, after which he was hospitalised. […]
Continue ReadingBishop Shina Olaribigbe of Rapture Empowerment International (REI), Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria, was in the early hours of Thursday stabbed to death while settling a fight between a couple. It was gathered that the woman fighting her husband was attending Olaribigbe’s church located around BCGA Area, where she served as an interpreter. It was also […]
Continue ReadingSelf-proclaimed psychic who claims he foresaw the arrival of Covid-19, has shared his 2025 predictions including a reconciliation between Princes William and Harry, and a chilling World War 3 warning. Nicolas Aujula, 38, a single past life regression therapist and hypnotherapist who lives in south London, is also predicting advancements in lab-grown organs. He said […]
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