The United States has frozen the assets and properties of eight Nigerians on suspicion of having ties to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, ISIL, and Boko Haram. The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) at the US Treasury published a more than 3,000-page report over the weekend that included those who had…
The Nigerian Army has said a senior commander of ISWAP identified as Abou Aisha and some Civilian Joint Task Force members were killed as its troops repel multiple attacks by terrorists in Pulka and Mandaragirau in Borno State over the weekend. Sani Uba, a Lieutenant Colonel and spokesperson of Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East)…
Two-time Nigerian national champion and Commonwealth Games medallist Favour Ashe has officially transferred his sporting allegiance from Nigeria to Qatar, becoming the latest high-profile athlete to make the switch. Ashe confirmed the decision in a recent interview with The Guardian, attributing his move to concerns over athlete welfare, inadequate training facilities and what he described…
Media personality Toke Makinwa has stirred fresh debate after revealing why she no longer pays tithes to churches, saying many churches are already financially comfortable. Makinwa made the revelation during a recent interview on WithChude, where she spoke openly about her personal giving philosophy. According to her, most churches she knows are financially strong, noting…
Primate Elijah Ayodele, founder and head of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Oke Afa, Lagos, has inaugurated a mosque he personally built and named after President Bola Tinubu’s late mother, Abibatu Mogaji. The inauguration ceremony took place on Saturday during Ayodele’s annual thanksgiving event at Oke-Afa in Lagos. The event drew dignitaries from religious, traditional, political,…
The Ghanaian authorities are seeking Russia’s assistance to extradite a Russian blogger who used a secret camera to record his sexual adventures with some Ghanaian women without their consent. The man described as a “pick-up artist” in his 30s filmed his sexual activities with the women and posted the explicit content on social media. Ghana’s…
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has defended President Bola Tinubu’s new tax reform laws, saying critics of the policy do not fully understand its provisions. Otti threw his weight behind the reforms, revealing that several elements of the new tax framework reflect arguments he made nearly a decade ago regarding Nigeria’s fiscal direction. “Almost 10…
Hon. Ojotu Ojema, a House of Representatives member from Benue State, has said that juicy jobs and scholarship slots will only be given to Nigerians who belong to the ruling All Progressives Congress, particularly those who have an APC identification card and linked their NIN to it to prove full membership. Speaking at an event…
The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) has responded to Malam Nasir El-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna State, who earlier sought clarification over the alleged importation of a toxic substance from Poland. In a letter to Nuhu Ribadu, National Security Adviser, El-Rufai had said information available to the political opposition leadership showed that there…
The United Nigeria Airline has recorded yet another bird strike, the second within 24 hours, further compounding operational challenges for the carrier and leading to additional flight disruptions across its network. The incident occurred on Sunday, during the take-off of flight UN0519 from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, to Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The…
