Gunshots were fired into air at the popular Top Medical junction in Tunga area of Minna, Niger State capital, when protesters attempted to block the road. The Police had earlier fired teargas to disperse the protesters but they attempted to reassemble while aiming at mounting a road block on the ever busy road The policemen…
Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance and a key figure in the global cryptocurrency industry, has been released. He was released from a California correctional facility after serving a four-month sentence for failing to enforce anti-money laundering protocols on his exchange. The 47-year-old, widely known as “CZ,” returned to the US from Dubai earlier this…
The lawmaker representing Badagry Constituency in the House of Representatives, Mr Sesi Whingah, has assured his constituents that Nigeria’s borders will soon be opened for commercial activities by the “current administration” of President Bola Tinubu. Whingah gave the assurance during a Badagry Stakeholders and Youth Engagement organised by his office on Saturday. The News Agency…
The authorities in Finland have frozen the assets of Simon Ekpa, the self-acclaimed Biafran agitator facing allegations of terrorism-related activities, who has been detained for several weeks. The Finnish government also froze the assets of companies associated with Ekpa and four of his accomplices, who are also in remand. Yle, a local newspaper in a…
The Committee on Consequential Adjustments in Salaries for civil servants has agreed that the new minimum wage will be implemented from July 29, 2024. This was stated in a Memorandum of Understanding issued at the end of the committee’s meeting, which was seen by our correspondent in Abuja on Friday. The MoU reads: “The NSIWC…
The Nigerian Police Force has identified most cases of missing young ladies and girls being used for ritual purposes in Nigeria connected to the prevalent hookup culture sweeping across the country. The Public Relations Officer, Ogun State Command, Omolola Odutola who was a special guest on Channels Television’s Morning Brief on Wednesday, to discuss the…
On December 28, 2024, the stage was set for a showdown of intellectual giants at the Federation of Ibarapa Students Association (FIBSA) Week culminated in the Grand Finale of the inter-tertiary institutions debate competition. The event, an unforgettable spectacle of logic, creativity, and oratory brilliance held at the Aridunnu Multipurpose Hall, Igboora. The intellectually charged…
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Wednesday sentenced a man, Bamidele Folorunsho, to 10 years imprisonment for indecently touching a 12-year-old girl’s breast. Justice Rahman Oshodi sentenced Mr Folorunsho after he pleaded guilty to an amended two-count charge of indecent treatment of a child and sexual assault. Mr Folorunsho was, sometime in…
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has constituted a 14-man state Assets Verification Committee to probe the administration of former governor Godwin Obaseki. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Fred Itua, on Sunday in Benin City, indicated that the committee members would be inaugurated on Tuesday, November 26. Mr Itua listed the…
The #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria Organising Committee has demanded the dismissal of the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, in response to the killing of protesters. This demand was made during a candlelight symposium held in honour of the victims at the Rights House in Ikeja, Lagos State, on Friday. Recall that the committee, based at the…