Kehinde Davies, has been arraigned in court for allegedly assaulting his female tenant, Nafisat Sanusi. The incident occurred on April 16, 2023, at No. 17, William Elliot Estate, the Abule Egba area of Lagos. Davies, an auto dealer, was arraigned … Continue reading Landlord faces court arraignment for allegedly beating female tenant
Refugees have fled ongoing violent unrest in Sudan and crossed the border into Ethiopia. The fighting began on April 15 between the army and paramilitary forces, and so far, at least 700 people have been killed, with most of them … Continue reading Refugees flee Sudan as violence continues, seek shelter in Ethiopia
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced that it will be issuing guidelines to promote safe and efficient use of contactless payments in the country, as part of its efforts to modernize and drive the cashless payment policy in … Continue reading CBN to issue guidelines for safe and efficient contactless payments in Nigeria
Gunmen have carried out separate attacks on three communities in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, killing seven people, including a man and his wife. Reports indicate that while four people were killed in Hirnyam village, one was killed … Continue reading Herdsmen kill man, wife, and five others in three communities in Benue
Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has raised concerns over the Federal Government’s borrowing of $800 million from the World Bank to cushion the impact of the proposed fuel subsidy removal in June. The group criticized the government’s decision to … Continue reading CISLAC questions Nigerian government’s $800m World Bank loan for fuel subsidy palliatives
Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, has pledged that Russian forces will be defeated in Ukraine, just as Nazi Germany was beaten in World War II. Speaking in front of a war memorial on Victory in Europe Day, Zelensky likened the “old … Continue reading Zelensky vows to defeat Russia ‘As Nazism Was’
The Ogun State branch of the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers has urged the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, to seek an amendment to the Land Use Act when he takes office. The call was made by the State Chairman, … Continue reading Estate surveyors urge President elect Tinubu to amend land use act in Nigeria
Elon Musk shared a personal aspect of his life with his followers on Twitter over the weekend. Responding to a post suggesting that he came from a wealthy family but experienced financial difficulties, Musk revealed that he had not enjoyed … Continue reading Elon Musk reveals lack of financial support from father after high school
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a warning to the Nigerian public regarding a single batch of falsified Ozempic (Semaglutide) injection pens that have been discovered in the country. Ozempic is an injectable … Continue reading NAFDAC warns public of falsified Ozempic injections in Nigeria
The Federal Government of Nigeria and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have signed a five-year Country Programming Framework (CPF) aimed at enhancing the country’s agricultural sector. The initiative will be financed by the federal, state, … Continue reading Federal Government and FAO sign five-year agreement to boost Nigeria’s agricultural sector with $99.5m
The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA) has requested the Nigerian Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, to provide detailed information regarding the procurement process for the N24.2 billion internet facility project. In March 2023, the Federal Executive … Continue reading Civil society organization requests information from Isa Pantami on N24.2bn internet facility project
Canberra has called for the release of an Australian journalist who has been detained in China for 1,000 days, while expressing concerns about the politically motivated delay of the case. Cheng Lei, a former anchor at Chinese state broadcaster CGTN, … Continue reading Australia expresses deep concerns over detained journalist in China for over 1000 days
An All Progressives Congress (APC) group has called on President-elect Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and the National Working Committee members to prevent one geopolitical zone from producing two presiding officers in either of the two chambers of the 10th Assembly. The … Continue reading APC cautions Tinubu against consensus candidates from one region
Crystal Palace Football Club has vowed to ban a supporter for making a racist gesture towards Tottenham Hotspur’s Son Heung-min. The gesture was seen on video after Son was substituted in the 89th minute of Spurs’ 1-0 win over Palace … Continue reading Crystal Palace to investigate racist gesture towards Son Heung-min
The Kaduna State chapter of the Labour Party (LP) has suspended its senatorial candidates for the 2023 general election and another key member for aligning with the Lamidi Apapa-led faction of the party executive, which the party deemed to be … Continue reading LP suspends senatorial candidates and others over alleged anti-party activities in Kaduna
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has advised travellers using the Lagos-Ibadan expressway to seek alternative routes due to a road traffic crash along the way. The crash, which involved a tanker, occurred in the early hours of Sunday under … Continue reading FRSC issues traffic alert for travellers on Lagos-Ibadan expressway
There was chaos at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) in Abuja when a Max Air airline had a serious incident upon landing and the runway had to be abruptly closed. The incident took place around 2:58 pm and caused … Continue reading Max Air loses landing wheel, causes flight disruption in Abuja
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) recently reported that 1,471 Nigerians who were stranded in Sudan have returned home safely. The returnees arrived in seven batches with the first batch transported by a military jet, while the others were airlifted … Continue reading Sudan crisis forces Nigerian evacuees to sleep on the floor as bullets kill people on beds
Businesses in Nigeria are increasingly turning to the debt capital market as they struggle with rising interest rates, devaluation and inflation. Six firms, including ABC Transport, Ardova and Dangote Cement, have raised a total of NGN364.1bn ($884m) through the market … Continue reading Rising interest rates in Nigeria push businesses towards unconventional debt options
The National Industrial Court of Nigeria in Benin City, Edo State has declared the directive of Governor Godwin Obaseki to suspend trade union activities in tertiary institutions in the state as unconstitutional, illegal, null and void. This ruling came after … Continue reading National Industrial Court declares suspension of trade union activities in Edo State’s tertiary institutions unconstitutional
The pre-hearing for the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal Abuja’s hearing of petitions against the February 25 presidential election results is set to begin today. The Independent National Electoral Commission declared Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress as the winner … Continue reading Pre hearing for Presidential election tribunal commences today
On Friday, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrested a total of 43 individuals, including Tijani Oluwaseun, who claimed to be a police officer serving in Ede, Osun, on charges of internet fraud. The operation took place in Ijebu-Ode … Continue reading 43 suspects, including fake police officer, arrested in Ogun state for internet fraud
Chijioke Onah, a Nigerian scholar based in the United States, has been awarded the 2023 Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellowship. The award, which is a sponsorship grant from the Mellon Foundation and administered by the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS), … Continue reading Enugu-born scholar, Chijioke Onah, wins 2023 Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellowship award
The Minister of Power in Nigeria, Abubakar Aliyu, has claimed that Nigeria has the cheapest cost of electricity in the world. During an interactive session with the Senate committee on power and heads of various agencies in the power sector, … Continue reading Nigeria’s Minister of Power claims the country has the world’s cheapest electricity
Overnight rains caused flooding and landslides in eastern Congo’s South Kivu province that killed at least 176 villagers, according to Thomas Bakenge, a regional government official. He described the scale of destruction as “enormous, beyond words … whole houses were … Continue reading Floods and landslides near Lake Kivu kill 176 villagers in eastern DR Congo
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