A 25-year-old woman, Zainab Musa, on Wednesday, returned the N100,000 bride price she received from her husband, Musa Sani, in exchange for a divorce at Rigasa Shariâa Court, Kaduna. The woman had earlier prayed that the court should dissolve her two-year-old marriage through the Khulâi (redemption), an Islamic ruling that gives a woman the right…
A 19-year-old girl, Fatimo Agboke, has allegedly stabbed her friend Faruk Azeez to death following a heated argument in the Ijegun area of Lagos on Monday night. The incident occurred around 9:20 PM, and despite efforts to rush the 20-year-old victim, Faruk Azeez, to the hospital, he succumbed to his injuries. According to the Lagos…
A woman simply identified as Ifeoma has reportedly died shortly after sharing her testimony at the Ministry Church in Ejigbo, Lagos State. Ifeoma, 55, was said to have collapsed on the alter of the church while sharing her testimony at about 8.48 am on Sunday, September 8. Confirming the incident the Lagos Police Command spokesperson,…
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun has said Nigeriaâs first-ever foreign-currency domestic bond has secured $900m in subscriptions. While discussing the results of the historic bond issuance on Tuesday, Edun noted that the oversubscription reflects investor confidence in Nigeriaâs economic stability and potential for growth. âThe issuance of this…
More details have emerged on how pressure from Labour, civil society organisations and other bodies, both local and international, forced the government to release the NLC President, Joe Ajaero. Ajaero was arrested and detained by the DSS at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. He was en route to the United Kingdom, UK, where…
Nigeriaâs anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has secured an order from the Federal High Court to freeze N548.6 million in bank accounts belonging to suspected crypto users on platforms like ByBit, KuCoin, and others, based on their alleged role in naira fluctuations. The motion, dated September 3, 2024, which the court…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said that 20 chairmanship aspirants in Kano State have tested positive for multiple drugs during screening for the upcoming local government elections. NDLEAâs Commander in the state, Abubakar Idris Ahmad, said the aspirants presented by the ruling NNPP in the state tested positive for substances including opioids,…
Gunmen, on Saturday, invaded a church, Godâs Doing Healing and Deliverance Ministry, in Orodo, Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State, and left one youth leader, Samuel Ogbonna, dead. Until his death, Ogbonna was the proprietor of Feel at Home, a restaurant/bar located within the environment, and a close aide to the general overseer of…
An Ikeja special offences court has sentenced Marco Ramirez, an American businessman, to 74 years in prison for fraud. Ramirez was convicted on Tuesday on charges preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). EFCC had initially arraigned the convict on a 12-count charge but later re-arraigned him on a 16-count charge…
Super Eagles interim coach, Augustine Eguavoen says he is still in in charge of the three-time African champions. According to OwnGoalNigeria, a sports website, Eguavoen said his assignment was limited to two matches. The Nigerian tactician was quoted to have said he was given a mandate to oversee the Eaglesâ matches against Benin Republic and…
