As Naira scarcity hit harder on Nigerians, one person has been reportedly shot in the Sapon area of Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, following attempts by some persons to rob a branch of the First Bank of Nigeria in the area.The crisis started on Tuesday when some bank customers spent hours at a branch of GTBank in the Asero area...
The South African president, Ramphosa Cyril, has scheduled a meeting with the country's tourism authority, South African Tourism (SAT), over the controversial $51.5m sponsorship deal with English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur.The tourism authority, South Africa Tourism (SAT) have provisionally agreed to a three-year deal shirt sponsorship deal with Tottenham starting at the beginning of the 2023/24 season and...
An operations manager of a leading commercial bank in Abuja central area was on Monday arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Commission, for refusing to load the Automated Teller Machines of the bank despite having ₦29million of the new naira notes in the branch’s vaults.Before he was taken away...
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has appealed to Nigerians to exercise more patience with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in sorting out the new naira scarcity challenge being faced, the situation which has hampered many businesses and domestic needs.The CBN extended the deadline for old naira note swapping till February 10th, 2023, but...
Senegal has continued their dominance of African football as they secured another continental title; Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) by defeating hosts Algeria in a penalty shootout.The home-based Lions of Teranga have never won the title until the 2022 edition.The victory over Algeria saw the West Africans complete the treble in a year that has seen them lift the prestigious...
Foluke Daramola-Salako has revealed that delving into acting was just a means of survival because politics has always been what she loves the most.The actress, in an interview, spoke about her course of study at the university, and her role in the School union, all of which are pointing toward politics.She said, "Acting was a means of survival for...
Yet to be identified Gunmen have murdered Nnaemeka Ugboma, the chairman of Ejemekwuru Customary Court in the Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State.Nnaeke was killed while presiding over a court session, according to a source.The incident brought the court sitting to an abrupt end as lawyers, court staff and litigants fled.CityNews gathered that the killing of the jurist...
The Sharia court in Kano has explained why the 16-year-old marriage between Asiya-Balaraba Ganduje, daughter to the governor of Kano, and Inuwa Uba was dissolved.Delivering a ruling, Abdullahi Halliru, the judge of the upper Sharia court, said the marriage was dissolved through Khul’i (divorce by Islamic means), adding that “the conditions the respondent earlier raised before the court should be...
TikTok skit maker, Murja Ibrahim KunyaFollowing her arrest four days ago, TikTok skit maker, Murja Ibrahim Kunya, who was arraigned at a Shariah court sitting in Filin Hockey area of the Kano metropolis has been ordered to remain in a correctional center.Murja Ibrahim Kunya was arraigned on allegations of defamation of character, vulgarity, public nuisance, and breach of public peace.The defamation...
The Lagos State Police Command through its Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, has revealed why a fraternal institution, Ogboni, leader, Tajudeen Olanrewaju Bakare, was declared wanted.According to Hundeyin, a sting operation was carried out at the residence of Tajudeen where three pumped action rifles were found.The Lagos Command PPRO explained that the sting operation was triggered following the...
A family member of a deceased who was allegedly killed by his apprentice at Imafon community, in the Akure South Local Government Area of Ondo state has narrated how a 20-year-old Josiah Godwin, haked his master, Saviour Joseph, to death before dumping the deceased body into a well.Narrating the incident, the elder brother of the deceased, Mr. Odey Ogbaji,...
A former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, who on Tuesday asked the court to vacate the final forfeiture order granted to EFCC over her assets was to be extradited to Nigeria to face corruption allegations charges, but the Federal Government has not been able to bring her back to face trial.An Assistant Inspector-General of Police and Head of...
Police Arrests Sunday Titus, A Suspect Specialized In Stealing Heavy Generators, 15 Generators Recovered
Delta State Police Command has arrested a 49-year-old suspect, Sunday Titus, who according to the command Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe, specialised in stealing heavy power generating sets from people's homes at night.
The PPRO said he couldn't phantom how the suspect carries out his operations but...
The Federal Government of Nigeria has denied the allegation leveled by Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, that some people are working against Tinubu because they fail to win the APC presidential primaries held in 2022, where senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu emerged as the flag bearer of the All Progressive Congress (APC).Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, alleged that some “elements”...
Hosts Algeria and Senegal are the finalists of the 2022 African Nations Championship, CHAN, currently held in Algeria.The home-based foxes trashed Niger 5-0 in the semi-final on Tuesday, while the Lions of Teranga overcame debutants Madagascar by a goal to nothing.Algeria have maintained a perfect run in the tournament, winning all of their five matches so far.Senegal on the...
Labour Party (LP) Presidential Campaign Council spokesperson, Barrister Kenneth Okonkwo, has urged members of the ruling party, All Progressive Congress (APC) to prevail on the party's presidential candidate, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to step down from the 2023 presidential election race.Okonkwo, a lawyer, and veteran Nollywood actor, while speaking on the recent incident in Kano where some irate youth...
A Nigerian legal practitioner, Barrister Ikechukwu Nwaopara has offered free legal services to Ms. Okoroafor Sharon, a graduating student of Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, Owerri.The Imo Federal Poly had begun an investigation into Sharon's utterances after defending her project where she allegedly stated that she graduated with the help of God and P**sy in a viral video.However, while setting the...
Three security guards have been arrested for gang-raping a lady for four hours after which she was forced to transfer money from her account into a bank account.This was as some Muslim clerics and youths were protesting the alleged rape of another woman inside a mosque in Ibadan.Parading the suspects who gang-raped the lady, the Oyo State Police Command...
Atiku Abubakar (L), Bola Ahmed Tinubu (R)The presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu has warned the people of Uyo in Akwa Ibom against voting for his opponent in the upcoming 2023 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar who is the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party.Tinubu, whilst urging the people to collect their Permanent Voters cards...
Diezani Alison-Madueke, Nigeria's former Minister of Petroleum Resources, has asked a Federal High Court in Abuja to vacate an order granted to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for final forfeiture of her seized assets.In June 2022 A Federal High Court, in Abuja, issued an arrest warrant against the former Minister who was believed to be residing in the UK as...
The management of the Federal Polytechnic Nekede in Imo state has begun an investigation to find the lady in a viral video who claimed she graduated from the institution with the help of God and her private parts.The yet-to-be-identified student had made the video, which was shared on TikTok, after completing her project defense.In the video, the ecstatic student...
Ijeoma Josephina Otabor known popularly as unusual Phyna has opined that the "fake it until you make it” mantra is even more expensive and whilst urging upcoming to maintain a low real life with their resources, she added her two cents on why many marriages in the Nigerian entertainment landscape fail. The reality TV star spoke of the hurdles...
Novak Djokovic beat Stefanos Tsitsipas to win a 10th Australian Open title and equal Rafael Nadal’s 22 Grand Slam crowns on Sunday.The Serb called it “the biggest victory in my life” and would return to world number one as he overcame a hamstring injury and off-court drama to sweep past the Greek third seed 6-3, 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (7/5)...
The Central Bank of Nigeria has extended the deadline for swapping old naira notes till February 10, 2023.The apex bank said it added, “a 10-day extension of the deadline from January 31, 2023, to February 10, 2023, to allow for the collection of more old notes.”This is according to the CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele in a release on Sunday.He...
Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has ordered strippers and pole dancers to be sent to the front line to cheer up his troops and boost morale.The move comes as the Kremlin announces a medal for all Russian soldiers deployed in what he calls the “special military operation”.The senior commanders have been ordered...
A former Nigeria vice president and the Peoples Democratic Party's presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has appealed to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to extend the deadline for the swapping of old naira notes to new ones.Atiku's appeal is coming barely 72 hours before the deadline given by the apex bank for Nigerians to deposit their old notes...
Eedris Abdulkareem publicly appreciated his wife for donating her kidney when the singer undergo Kidney Transplant in late 2022.The Nigerian rapper had a successful kidney transplant surgery, as announced by his management, Lakreem Entertainment.A statement by Myke Pam, on behalf of the management, noted that Eedris' wife, Yetunde, was his kidney donor.See Also:Iyabo Ojo Expresses Disappointment After Princess Comediene...
Former Algerian international Hakim Madane has predicted that an African team will win the World Cup in the next 10-15 years.The former JS Kabylie star who acknowledged that the level of African football is constantly improving added that in the coming years, we will see an African team crowned as World Cup champions.In his words, "Yes, I nominate an...
Islam Is Not Against My Decision To Dump My Ex-Husband, Nor My Marriage To My Daughter's Admirer - Malama Khadija- Hisbah Conducts Nuptial For Woman Who Quits Her Marriage To Marry Her Daughter's Admirer More facts have emerged in the case of a married woman in Rano Local Government Area of Kano State, Malama Khadija, who dissolved her marriage to tie the...
An Islamic teacher, Adam Farouk, has been committed to a life jail term for defiling eight pupils in his class.Farouk defiled the pupils, who were between the ages of six and 11, between November 2018 to February 2019 on Balogun Street, Parkview Estate, Ikoyi, Lagos.The convict was arraigned on eight counts of sexual assault preferred against him by the...
In order to put the recurring fuel scarcity in Nigeria to rest, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the constitution of a 14-man Steering Committee on Petroleum Products Supply and Distribution Management.According to the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources, the move was to find lasting solutions to the disruptions in the supply and distribution of petroleum products across the...
Charles Okocha aka AmoshinePopular content creator, actor, and musician, Charles Okocha, who is known popularly as Amoshine has revealed his reasons for not considering marriage yet.Charles, who is also known as Igwe 2Pac has two children from two baby mamas but he's still taking his time on his marriage decision.The actor said he's happy as a single dad. Speaking...
The Imo State Police Command, having confirmed the beheading of the Sole Administrator of the Ideato North Local Government Area of the state, Chris Ohizu, has said that the criminal act was carried out by suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its affiliate, Eastern Security Network (ESN).Ohizu was kidnapped on Friday alongside two others...
The abducted Sole Administrator of the Ideato North Local Government Area of Imo State, Chris Ohizu, has been beheaded.The council boss was butchered on Sunday after his abductors allegedly received ₦6 million as ransom.
Video of his beheading surfaced online on Sunday, where his killers insisted that there would be no election in the country.A source from the LGA, who...
The Federal Government has accepted the resignation of Hajiya Naja’atu Bala Mohammed as a member of the Police Service Commission (PSC).Her resignation as a Commissioner was confirmed last night by sources in the Police Affairs Ministry.She was representing the Northwestern zone in the commission.According to sources, the ministry, the Federal Government conveyed President Muhammadu Buhari’s appreciation to the commissioner...
The All Progressives Congress has disclosed the reasons why Vice-President Yemi Osibanjo and some other stakeholders in the party are not involved in the campaign of the party’s presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
Since the APC flagged off its presidential campaign in Jos on November 15, 2022, some members of the party, including the Vice President have not been seen...