Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Wednesday, delivered Nigeriaās national statement, on behalf of President Bola Tinubu, at the ongoing 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. In the speech, Tinubu demanded that the UN include Nigeria as a permanent member. Nigeriaās president also urged countries hosting strategic minerals to fairly benefit from them through…
Abdul Samad Rabiu, president of BUA Group, has predicted that the naira will strengthen to between ā¦1,300 and ā¦1,400 to the dollar by the end of the year. Rabiu stated this while addressing journalists shortly after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Wednesday. Praising what he described as…
Nigerian singer Rudeboy has vowed to go after a lady who accused him of rape on social media, saying she will be used as a scapegoat. The netizen with the X handle @chubbiedivah alleged that the singer raped and coerced his domestic staff while sending his wife and sister-in-law out of the house at the…
A U.S. federal court has handed down a second life sentence to David Deval Martin, 40, of McIntosh County, Oklahoma, for the savage 2013 killing of a Checotah woman he once dated. Martin was convicted by a federal jury in October 2024 of murder in Indian Country after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the…
Life is a journey full of twists and turns; no one knows tomorrow except the Almighty God. The photographs above capture not just moments but destiny itself. Back in 2019, during one of the most defining moments in Oyo State politics, Senator Rasheed Adewolu Ladoja, former Governor of Oyo State, rallied support for Engr. Seyi…
China has announced plans to build Africaās first-ever local insulin production facility in Nigeria, a move that could transform healthcare on the continent and improve access to life-saving diabetes medication. The groundbreaking initiative is expected to not only make insulin more affordable and widely available but also position Nigeria as a pharmaceutical hub for West…
Authorities in Makeni, Sierra Leone have expressed concern after one of the newly installed Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras set up to fight crime in the city was stolen by unknown individuals believed to be professional thieves. The missing camera was located at the busy Koidu/Plaza Junction, an area notorious for criminal activity, including assaults and…
The Federal Government has set October 6, 2025, as the commencement date for mandatory nationwide verification of academic credentials, as part of efforts to curb certificate racketeering and restore integrity to Nigeriaās education system. The directive is contained in a service-wide circular signed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume,…
After serving time in prison, Dani Alves has been found not guilty of rape. Life moves on like nothing happened, especially for the woman who destroyed his life. She walks free. Dani lost everythingāabsolutely everything, including his family. As a man, the game was rigged against him from the start. Once worth $60 million, his…
Operatives of Operation Puff Adder of the Bayelsa State Police Command and Nigerian Immigration Office, Festac Town, Lagos, have rejected a bribe of N4 million from George Idumangi, who has been arrested for the murder of Richard Ekpebu, a Bayelsa estate agent. Idumangi allegedly offered the N4 million bribe to immigration officers so they would…
