On Monday President Bola Tinubu rewarded 24 players on the Super Falcons team with a cash gift of $100,000, a three-bedroom apartment and an honorary national award. The reward from to president to the female football players followed their victory at the 10th Women’s African Cup of Nations tournament in Rabat, Morocco. While some Nigerians…
A wandering elephant from one of the government-reserved forests was said to have attacked and killed a farmer, Musa Kalamu, at Itasin-Imobi in Ijebu East Local Government Area of Ogun State. Our correspondent gathered that the tragic incident occurred on Monday, when the wild elephant attacked and killed Mr. Kalamu. According to local sources, the…
Former Governor of Borno State, Ali Modu Sheriff, has maintained that the newly formed coalition party, African Democratic Congress (ADC), will not stand the test of time. The ADC was recently launched by opposition politicians, including former governors, former ministers and former Vice President Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, who are determined to wrest power from President…
As discussions intensify around the integrity of the 2027 general elections, former political adviser to the Vice President, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has warned that anything short of a transparent electoral process can push the nation towards unprecedented turmoil. Baba-Ahmed took to his verified X account, yesterday, to stress the urgent need for Nigeria’s political leaders…
The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has announced plans to delist 100,000 companies from its register over prolonged inactivity and non-compliance with statutory requirements under the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA). According to a public notice issued by the Commission, the affected companies have been identified as either not carrying on business, inactive for at…
Peter Obi, former Anambra governor and 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has raised alarm over Nigeria’s growing debt profile, warning that the government is mortgaging the future of unborn generations through unsustainable and unaccountable borrowing. In a statement issued on Monday, Obi described as worrisome the Senate’s recent approval of additional external…
Michael Ikuedowoni, 25, lost his life after his girlfriend, Augustina Mowari, allegedly stabbed him following a dispute over infidelity. The tragic incident occurred over the weekend in Okitipupa Local Council of Ondo State when the lady allegedly used a pair of scissors on Michael during a heated argument in their shared apartment. According to sources,…
Delta Police have arrested Merit Alice, a 27-year-old woman who confessed to orchestrating her own kidnapping to enable her repay N3.6 million entrusted by her brother. Alice admitted on Monday that her brother had given her the substantial sum to purchase tricycles but she instead diverted the funds to cover expenses for her bridal shower…
Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has suspended 87 government officials for failing to attend an official function. Those suspended include commissioners, senior special assistants, special assistants, and permanent secretaries. The governor, in a statement on Monday night signed by his spokesperson, Monday Uzor, said they were suspended for failing to attend an important government…
Shock and grief have enveloped residents of the Onigbara River community in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State, following the alleged killing of a man by his own brother during a heated dispute. The suspect, identified simply as Daniel, is accused of fatally attacking his brother, Emmanuel, on Monday evening after an altercation spiralled…