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Just a few days after it secured a final forfeiture of 753 duplexes and other apartments in Abuja, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has again secured another final forfeiture of a property along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The property is a warehouse measuring 1.925 hectares and situated on Km 8, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, […]
Continue ReadingA stampede in Okija, Anambra State, Nigeria, has claimed the lives of many individuals who went to collect food items. This happened when one of the prominent men in the town of Okija offered food items to residents as Christmas gifts, thereby attracting an overwhelming crowd. The deceased who were mostly women were evacuated to […]
Continue Reading“But she spoke the truth.” That is the most common retort among the diehard fans and devotees of Mrs. Kemi Badenoch — leader of the UK Conservative Party — who has been obsessed with saying nasty things about Nigeria since she made her way into the front row of British politics and started glowing under […]
Continue ReadingJustice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has remanded an activist identified as Olamide Thomas, arraigned for her social media comments against Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Tinubu. On December 13, the activist, who is also a nurse, was arrested and arraigned in Lagos, on a three-count charge bordering on cyberbullying. […]
Continue ReadingAbout ten persons have been confirmed dead in a stampede at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Maitama, Abuja, Nigeria, on Saturday, 21st December 2024, during the distribution of food items to vulnerable and elderly persons. The tragic event, which happened at about 6:30 am, claimed the lives of ten individuals, including four children, and left […]
Continue ReadingNigerian girl, Eniola Shokunbi, a 12-year-old middle school student from Connecticut, United States, has launched an ambitious project to improve the air quality in U.S. schools. Her invention eliminates over 99% of airborne viruses! Eniola Shokunbi was in the fifth grade at Commodore MacDonough STEM Academy in Middletown, Connecticut, United States, when her teacher tasked the class with creating […]
Continue ReadingOleksandr Usyk won his heavyweight championship rematch against Tyson Fury by unanimous decision overnight on Saturday to stay unbeaten across two divisions and cement his place among the greats. The Ukrainian, who forced the pace and repeatedly tagged Fury with his accurate left hook, was awarded the fight 116-112 by all three judges, handing Fury […]
Continue ReadingA Nigerian woman, Oma Jim @omajim, has taken to social media to suggest that some changes should be made to the bride price payment culture. She explained that she is not one of the feminists or those women who call for bride price to be scraped, instead, she wants certain parts of the culture or […]
Continue ReadingSome people suspected to be members of a car-snatching syndicate have shot and killed a lecturer, Dr. Fabian Osita, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria. The incident, it was gathered, occurred on Monday night near the high-tension area in Aroma in Awka, the state capital, as the deceased was driving home from […]
Continue ReadingA High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) sitting in Maitama, Abuja, Nigeria, on Thursday, granted N500m bail to the immediate-past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, who is being tried for alleged N10.4bn fraud. Presiding judge, Justice MaryAnne Anenih ordered the ex-governor to deposit his passport, ruling that he cannot travel out of […]
Continue ReadingEventually, a magistrate court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, has admitted the embattled lawyer and human rights activist, Dele Farotimi to N30 million bail. During the hearing of the bail application on Friday, Magistrate Abayomi Adeosun ruled in favour of Farotimi. In his ruling, the magistrate stated that the bail conditions included two […]
Continue ReadingMost of those who have commented or are commenting on the Dele Farotimi-Afe Babalola saga have not read the book at the heart of the story: Farotimi’s Nigeria and its Criminal Justice System. I have. I bought a digital copy from Amazon last week, and spent four hours slowly reading – more appropriately, perusing – the […]
Continue ReadingMinister of Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has revoked lands belonging to former President, Muhammed Buhari; former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen; Speaker House of Reps, Tajudeen Abbas; the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, and his wife, Regina Akume; and Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani.. 759 other prominent figures and […]
Continue ReadingAbout 35 under-age children have been confirmed dead in a stampede at a funfair held at Islamic High School, Orita Bashorun, Ibadan, Nigeria. A sad incident which happened on Wednesday drew condemnation from many, including the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, who vowed to investigate the circumstances surrounding the tragedy. Makinde also said the state […]
Continue ReadingNigerian medical doctor, Christabel Akinola @drbelswellness, has shared the story of a sad incident that occurred at the hospital where she works while warning parents against being too strict on their kids. She revealed that a child went to play with his brother and he returned home with a cut but lied to his father […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has issued a directive banning arbitrary arrests, harassment of youths, and the checking of mobile phones by police officers across the country. Rising concerns over police misconduct, particularly after recent comments by the United Kingdom opposition leader, Kemi Badenoch, on police abuses in Nigeria, caused the directive. […]
Continue ReadingNigerians who feel slighted by UK Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch’s disparaging comments about their country are free to respond to her in whatever manner suits them. When someone like Badenoch makes denigrating comments about Nigeria, it is its people who suffer the indignity of such talk. A country might be an abstract entity, but […]
Continue ReadingNigerian star and beautiful actress, Bukola Adeeyo is a year older on Wednesday, December 18, 2024. To celebrate her special day, the popular actress shared stunning photos of herself on her Instagram page to the delight of her fans. And captioning the photos, the mother of two wrote: “Happy birthday to me🎂” See more of […]
Continue ReadingA female member of Nigeria’s National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Miss Tayachibiyacha Ebal, serving in Dakingari, Kebbi State, has collapsed and died. Ebal was rushed to the camp clinic at Dakingari after she collapsed and later transferred to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Birnin-Kebbi, where she passed away while receiving medical attention. The incident […]
Continue ReadingIn a chilling report released on Tuesday by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), N2.2 trillion was paid to kidnappers as ransom between May 2023 and April 2024. Titled, ‘The Crime Experienced and Security Perception Survey (CESPS) 2024’, the report revealed that as many as 91 per cent of kidnapping incidents in the country were to extract ransom, while 2.4 per […]
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