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The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says Nigeria’s inflation rate rose to 33.69 percent in April, as prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages soared. The NBS shared the inflation data in its consumer price index (CPI) report on Wednesday. “Looking at the movement, the April 2024 headline inflation rate showed an increase of 0.49% points…
Chinedu Mmom, commissioner of education in Rivers state, has resigned from his position. Mmom, a loyalist of Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), said his current workspace has become “toxic”. In a letter dated May 15 and addressed to Siminalayi Fubara, governor of the state, the commissioner said there is “loss of…
An unidentified individual has ignited a fire at a mosque in Laraba Abasawa, situated in the Gezawa Local Government Area of Kano State, during the morning prayer session. The distressing incident, which transpired on Wednesday morning, resulted in injuries to worshippers who were present at the time. Witnesses indicated that the attacker employed petrol to…
The Cross River State Government has secured $3.5 billion in funding from Afreximbank in Cairo for the Bakassi Deep Seaport Project. Governor Bassey Edet Otu announced this development via his official X (formerly Twitter) handle on Tuesday. According to Governor Otu, the collaboration between the state government and Afreximbank will foster economic growth and development…
The spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has stated that the police will fish out a nursing mum filmed feeding her baby alcohol. The disturbing video showed the woman who spoke in Yoruba, hailing her baby girl as she gulped the alcohol. Reacting to the video, Adejobi wrote ‘’Another assignment…
Men of the Lagos state police command have arrested singer Portable. The singer was arrested today May 14 following a petition from a car dealer. Portable allegedly purchased a G-Wagon worth N27 million from the car dealer, made a down payment of N14 million and took the vehicle away with the promise to pay the…
The Edo State Government has taken custody of the 4-year-old girl who was allegedly sexualised for content creation by her father. The 28-year-old father had posted sensual pictures and videos of the minor on Instagram which sparked public reaction. Following calls for his arrest and prosecution, the Edo State Police Command, on Sunday, apprehended…
In a surprising turn of events, the Speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly, Abdulmalik Sarkindaji, has withdrawn his support from a controversial wedding ceremony planned for 100 female orphans in his constituency. The girls are said to be orphaned IDPs in Niger State. The decision came after a legal challenge initiated by the…
The Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, has formally reached out to the Inspector General of Police, IGP and filed a request for a legal order to prevent Speaker Abdulmalik Sarkindaji of the Niger State Assembly from overseeing the marriage of 100 orphaned girls. The speaker had revealed his intention to provide marriage support for…
The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has freed a man Idris Musa who was arrested in 2010 by the police over the murder of one Ali Kolo and abandoned in Kirikiri prisons for 14 years without trial. Musa who has since developed mental disorder according to his prison record was first arraigned by the…
A Columbia student has ripped up her diploma during a graduation ceremony, in a pro-Palestinian protest. Tarsis Salome, a Columbia social work graduate, tore up her certificate while on stage, after weeks of protests at the university over investments linked to Israel. Other students zip-tied their hands and showed pro-Palestinian signs. This…
A 32-year-old Nigerian doctor, Uzochukwu Davis Igboanugo, has been killed by a drunk driver in the United States of America. Uzochukwu, the son of prominent Igbo businessman, Chief I.K.B. Igboanugo, the founder of I.K.B Industries Limited, was killed while driving home after work three weeks ago. The grieving father who confirmed the tragic incident in…
The Department of Development Control, under the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has issued a 24-hour demolition notice to the proprietors of 500 unauthorized markets and makeshift structures along the Karmo – Dei-Dei Road corridor in Abuja. Mr. Garba Jibril, Sector Monitor and Assistant Director in the department, who oversaw the operation in Abuja on…
The General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has disclosed how God dealt with some billionaires who questioned his accountability over their tithes. Pastor Adeboye disclosed that four billionaires from one of the branches of RCCG had written to him demanding to know how the ministry spent their tithes. Addressing…
A randy couple have been filmed performing a sex act on a British Airways flight from Heathrow in London to Dublin in full view of passengers. The shocking footage taken on an early morning flight last week shows a woman touching a man under a ‘scarf.’ Farrah, 26, a passenger, was on the…
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has advised Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, not to stop dancing but to ensure that he is also working. Obasanjo gave the advice to Adeleke, nicknamed dancing governor because of his love for dancing, while speaking at the inauguration of a VIP lodge in Osogbo on Sunday, May 12, 2024….
The organised labour will on Monday (today) commence nationwide protests over the electricity tariff hike and removal of subsidy from the power sector by the Federal Government. The National Treasurer of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Olatunji Ambali and the National Deputy President of the Trade Union Congress, Tommy Etim, who confirmed the planned protests to…
American comedian, James Gregory, well-known for regarding himself as “The Funniest Man in America” has passed on at the age of 78. Gregory’s family disclosed that he died on Thursday, May 9 due to cardiac complications. James took up comedy in the early ’80s when he was 36 after years of…
Richard “Rick” Slayman, a 62-year-old man who made history as the first person to receive a genetically edited pig kidney transplant, has died two months after the groundbreaking surgery, according to his family and a statement from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, where he had the transplant. The Boston hospital in a statement issued…
The Duchess of Sussex, Meghan, has expressed excitement after finding out about her Nigerian heritage through a genealogy test. The Duchess disclosed that it’s been “humbling” to find out that she is partly a Nigerian as she met with women in Abuja. Meghan, on her second day in Nigeria, during her first…
A Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Gwagwalada, Abuja, has convicted one Mrs Ramat Mercy Mba, a mother of five, for forging the signature of former President Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief of Staff, the late Abba Kyari. Justice Ibrahim Mohammad however deferred the sentencing of the convict till Thursday, 16th of May, 2024 but directed…
A XEJet Airlines aircraft from Abuja skidded off runway 18L at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja Lagos on Saturday, May 11. The XeJet E145 aircraft with registration number, 5NBZZ, at about 11.29 a.m. veered off the runway into the grass verge at the point of landing. The aircraft had 52 passengers and three…
The International Press Institute (IPI), Nigeria, has issued a statement urging journalists to maintain high standards and avoid spreading misinformation in response to the recent arrests and detentions of journalists. The intervention by IPI led to the release of journalist Ibraheem Mohammed, who had been arrested by the Nasarawa State Police Command for allegedly publishing…
President Bola Tinubu has conveyed heartfelt congratulations to Pa Reuben Fasoranti, the esteemed national leader of the Pan-Yoruba sociocultural group, Afenifere, on the auspicious occasion of his 98th birthday. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, President Tinubu joined a chorus of well-wishers including family, friends, and associates,…
Following an extensive five-day search effort, rescue officials in Lagos State have located the body of Tajudeen Amololo, a drainage worker who tragically lost his life while on duty. The distressing incident occurred as Amololo was engaged in cleaning operations within a drainage system located at the Onipanu Bus Stop in Fadeyi, Lagos. It was…
Korra Obidi gets almost $50k in donations less than 48 hours after opening gofundme to source for legal fees in case against ex-husband. The dancer/singer, Korra Obidi revealed that she needs legal representation to fight her ex-husband Justin Dean after he obtained image rights protection from Meta to stop her from featuring their children on…
Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle have visited the Defence Headquarters in Abuja as part of their tour of Nigeria. The couple was received by military authorities on Friday afternoon in the nation’s seat of power. Earlier, the duo is in Nigeria for the promotion of the Invictus Games – the sporting event Harry…
The Nigeria Police Force has insisted that the arrest of the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) reporter, Mr Daniel Ojukwu, is in strict compliance with legal protocols and procedures. Ojukwu, who spent 10 days in police custody, was arrested for allegedly violating the country’s Cybercrime Act, often criticized as a tool for censorship. The journalist’s…
The Senate has approved the death sentence as a penalty for drug traffickers in the country, as it passes through the third reading, the 2024 NDLEA Act (Amendment) Bill. According to reports the proposal was adopted on Thursday when the Senate dissolved into a committee of the whole for a clause-by-clause consideration of a…
THE Senate has pegged death penalty as punishment for those involved in the manufacture, processing of dangerous drugs and those who engage in trafficking of hard drugs in the country for people to consume. The Senate has also approved fifteeen years imprisonment without the option of fine for those who consume the hard drugs in…
Nollywood actress and media personality, Omotunde Adebowale David, popularly known as Lolo1, says recent data indicated that 80 per cent of gymgoers are professional sex workers. She stated this on the latest episode of the ‘Say My Piece’ podcast. “Stats say that 80% of the people that come to the gym now are career prostitutes,”…
