Kebbi state governor, Nasir Idris has appointed 200 youths of All Progressives Congress (APC) as his Special Assistants. Presenting the offer to the beneficiaries comprising male and females at the APC Secretariat in Birnin Kebbi on Thursday, the party Chairman in Kebbi, Alhaji Abubakar Kana-Zuru, said the party was proud of the governor. The chairman…
Renowned Senior Advocate of Nigeria and founder of Afe Babalola University, Aare Afe Babalola, has disclosed the circumstances surrounding the arrest of the human rights Lawyer, Dele Farotimi. Babalola said that Farotimi defamed him in a recently published book. The accusation stems from a Supreme Court judgment involving a land dispute that spanned over two…
All senators from the south-south geopolitical zone in the 10th Senate have endorsed the tax reform bills currently under consideration by the National Assembly. In a communiqué released in Abuja, the senators also expressed unwavering confidence in Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Their support for the Tax Bills came amid resistance from certain quarters calling for…
A fan of English football club Arsenal has allegedly been shot dead by a security guard while celebrating the team’s 2-0 victory over Manchester United in Uganda. The incident occurred at a restaurant in Lukaya town, about 100 km (62 miles) from the capital Kampala, towards the end of the match, which saw Jurien…
The Rivers State Police Command said it has neutralized a kidnap kingpin, Nkem ThankGod popularly known as 2man. According to press briefing by the state commissioner of police, CP Mustapha Mohammed Bala, 2man was a leader of the Greenlander Cult Group, terrorizing Ahoada East and Ahoada West LGAs. He furthered that 2man met his waterloo…
A fire outbreak at the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA) warehouse in the Idu industrial area of Abuja has destroyed tools worth billions of Naira intended for training beneficiaries of the N-Power initiative. The Minister of State for the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr. Yusuf Sununu, has ordered the formation of…
Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System, a book by Nigerian author and retired lawyer Dele Farotimi, has moved to the top spot on Amazon’s bestseller list in global politics. The book’s sudden popularity followed Mr. Farotimi’s arrest earlier this week on the orders of prominent lawyer and businessman Afe Babalola. The book, published in July…
Taaooma, the Nigerian skit maker, and Abdulazeez ‘Abula’ Greene, her husband, have welcomed their first child together. The couple took to Instagram on Thursday to share a heartwarming video introducing their baby girl. According to the post, the baby girl Amani Korede Makeda Greene was born on November 7, 2024. “Amani Korede Makeda Greene. 7/112024,”…
A fire has engulfed a section of Queen Elizabeth Hall, a female-only hostel for undergraduates at the University of Ibadan (UI). The incident occurred in the early hours of Thursday, although the exact cause of the fire remains unknown as of the time of this report. The blaze primarily affected the offices of the Hall…
Erhriatake Ibori-Suenu, the member of the House of Representatives who represents Ethiope federal constituency of Delta State, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Mrs Ibori-Suenu, daughter of James Ibori, former Delta governor, announced her defection in a letter address to the Speaker, Abbas Tajudeen, and read on…