Tragedy struck in eastern Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley on Sunday as an Israeli airstrike devastated a family of 17 in the town of Zboud, according to Lebanese media reports. Rescue teams are scrambling to search for potential survivors amidst the rubble. The deadly strike, confirmed by Lebanon’s state news agency NNA, has sent shockwaves through the…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction of one Chima Hyginus Nkwocha, a.k.a “Young Billionaire,” for cheating by impersonation and money laundering. The commission in a statement on Wednesday night, January 8, 2025, said Nkwocha was jailed on Tuesday, December 31, 2024. Nkwocha was arraigned before Justice Emeka Nwite of the…
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Wale Edun, on Wednesday announced that Nigeria is seeking to raise nearly N150bn to fund vaccine procurement for 2025 and 2026. Edun revealed this at the 2025 Joint Annual Review of the Health Sector, themed “All Hands, One Mission: Bringing the Nigerian Health Sector to…
Femi Opesusi, the father of the late Timilehin Opesusi, the 19-year-old who died after ingesting rodent poison following a low score of 146 in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), has said he used money meant for her tertiary education to buried her. In an interview with Channels Television, he recounted the chain of…
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thundery and rainy weather activities across the nation from Monday to Wednesday, warning of possible flash floods in some areas. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja envisaged morning thunderstorms on Monday with moderate rains over parts of Adamawa, Taraba, Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara, Jigawa, Kano, and Katsina…
The Akure Chief Magistrates’ Court, Ondo, has sentenced a herdsman, Dan Bello, to 10 years’ imprisonment for violating the state’s anti-open grazing law. Mr Bello, who was found guilty of destroying farm crops valued at N50 million, was arraigned on a five-count charge before the magistrates’ court. The charge bordered on conspiracy, unlawful grazing, malicious…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, in the early hours of Sunday, 26th October, raided Proxy Night club at 7 Akin Adesola Street, Victoria Island, where a drug party was going on, where over 100 suspects were arrested. Spokesman of the Agency, Femi Babafemi, while making this known, said the suspects arrested…
President Bola Tinubu says he knows what it takes to govern the country and “gather a very good team and build a nation”. Tinubu spoke in Enugu on Saturday during a meeting with stakeholders from the south-east geopolitical zone. The president was in Enugu on his first official visit to inaugurate projects initiated by Peter…
Akon, the internationally renowned R&B singer and producer, is facing a significant legal and financial crisis after his wife filed for divorce following 29 years of marriage. The news has shocked fans globally, particularly after court documents revealed that the singer, known for hits like “Smack That” and “Locked Up,” allegedly only has $10,000 in…
Mrs. Funmilayo Ogunseyi, the mother of Naomi Silekunola, a former wife of the Ooni of Ife, has called on President Bola Tinubu and well-meaning Nigerians to intervene in her daughter’s legal troubles. Silekunola is among three individuals taken before the Iyaganku Magistrate Court in Ibadan in connection with a tragic funfair stampede that resulted in…
