A man simply identified as Talabi Adeniyi (T.Fire) has alleged that he was humiliated by the staff of MRS Filling Station, Alapere. Giving his account on X (formerly Twitter), he said the incident happened on December 4. He wrote: I was assaulted and extorted tonight at the MRS Filling Station, Alapere Estate, Lagos — and…
United States President Joe Biden on Wednesday called President-elect Donald Trump to congratulate him on his victory against the Vice President Kamala Harris in the election. President Biden also extended an invitation for Trump to visit the White House. The 81-year-old president, who watched the unexpected election results unfold from the White House on Tuesday…
Italian referee, Fabio Maresca has been suspended from officiating UEFA Champions League (UCL) games after allegedly threatening to kill a player. Maresca also faces a potential one-month suspension from Italian Serie A refereeing duties. According to Corriere della Sera, the incident happened in the face-off between Kuwait SC and Al-Arabi when Maresca was confronted by…
Oyo State Rule of Law Enforcement Authority has confirmed the arrest of herders with an unspecified number of rams for allegedly grazing on 5.4 acres of cassava farmland at Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority Land, Nikko, Iseyin. The OYRLEA Public Relations Officer, Opeyemi Ogunniyi, disclosed this in a statement made available to the newsmen in…
Vice Admiral Ibok-Ette Ibas (rtd), the Sole Administrator of Rivers State has warned troublemakers in the state to reconsider any action that would be inimical to the peace, progress and economic stability of the state. Ibas said that his acceptance to become the administrator of Rivers state was not born out of personal ambition but…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has introduced new Automated Teller Machine (ATM) transaction fees for banks and financial institutions, effective from March 1, 2025. This move according to CNN in a statement signed by John S. Onojah Acting Director, Financial Policy and Regulation Department aims to enhance efficiency and increase the deployment of ATMs…
Two Lagos State House of Assembly members, Lanre Afinni and Sylvester Ogunkelu are facing police interrogation over their alleged involvement in the crisis surrounding the removal of Speaker Mudashiru Obasa. According to reports, Ogunkelu has been detained, while Afinni was granted administrative bail on health grounds on Wednesday. The Lagos Assembly has been embroiled in…
Pioneer National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress and former governor of Osun State, Chief Bisi Akande, on Wednesday described the late former President Muhammadu Buhari as an angel in human flesh, saying his legacy of nation-building would continue to endure. Akande, who led a delegation of political associates to Kaduna to commiserate with the…
Nigeria has signed a Technical Manpower Assistance agreement with the government of Saint Lucia, paving the way for the deployment of skilled Nigerian professionals to the Caribbean nation as part of efforts to deepen South-South cooperation and reconnect with the African diaspora. The agreement was signed on Wednesday in Castries, the capital of Saint Lucia,…
An Upper Area Court in Kubwa, Abuja, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has dissolved the 16-year-old marriage between a woman, Hajarat Isa and her husband, Muhammed Hassan, for lack of love. The judge, Mohammed Wakili dissolved their marriage according to Islamic Law, following Hajarat’s prayer for divorce on the said ground. Wakili ordered that the divorce…
