A magistrates’ court in Isabo, Abeokuta, on Friday, sentenced a mother and daughter, Falilatu Amidu and Ayisatu Amidu, to six months’ imprisonment each for stealing dry ponmo (cow skin), stock fish and dried meat valued at N1 million. The defendants, who reside at No. 21 Ago-oko area in Abeokuta, Ogun, were convicted on a two-count…
At least 16 travellers from Northern Nigeria were brutally killed in the Udune Efandion community of Uromi, Edo State, after being labelled as kidnappers. It was gathered the incident occurred on Thursday when the victims, reported to be primarily Hausa hunters, were en route from Port Harcourt to Kano for the Sallah festivities. They were…
President Bola Tinubu, has tasked the leaders to come together to make the country working again by adopting the right attitude. He warned the task of transforming the country to prosperous and respectable nation will be a mirage if they don’t. Tinubu spoke Friday at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State during the 19th…
There is a gun battle between soldiers and members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) at Banex Plaza, Abuja. Details of the incident is sketchy at the moment. The clash occurred just hours after the United States Embassy in Nigeria issued a security alert, warning its citizens about planned IMN protests in Abuja and…
The Kano State Police Command has placed a ban on all Durbar activities during the 2025 Eid-El-Fitr Sallah festivities, citing security concerns and the need to maintain public order. The announcement was made by the Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, during a press briefing at the Bompai Police Headquarters, on Friday. CP Bakori…
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has distanced itself from former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, stating that he is not a recognized member of the party. El-Rufai and some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) had left the ruling party for the SDP, citing disagreements with the APC’s current direction. However, the SDP leadership…
The Delta State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Joseph Onojaeme, has ordered the immediate withdrawal of a disciplinary query issued to Osato Edobor, a nursing student at the Delta State College of Nursing Sciences, Agbor. Edobor had been queried after allegedly recording and posting a TikTok video during the official visit of Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator…
Former Brazil and Barcelona Dani Alves defender has won his appeal against a sexual assault conviction as a Spanish court overturned the ruling on Friday. The 40-year-old former right-back was found guilty in February 2024 of assaulting a woman in a Barcelona nightclub on New Year’s Eve in 2022 and was sentenced to four years,…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared Aisha Sulaiman Achimugu, an ally of Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, wanted over allegations of money laundering and criminal conspiracy. Achimugu, who is accused of secretly funnelling funds to opposition leaders Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar during the 2023 elections, was officially declared wanted in a…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has appointed Tony Elumelu, founder and group chair of Heirs Holdings, to its advisory council on entrepreneurship and growth, convened by Kristalina Georgieva, IMF managing director. The entrepreneur’s appointment was announced in a statement on Friday. The IMF advisory council comprises global business leaders, policymakers, and academics, dedicated to identifying…