Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, have appealed to Nigerians to exercise patience with President Bola Tinubu’s administration, insisting that the economic and political reforms currently causing hardship will ultimately yield prosperity. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday by the Special Assistant to…
A doctor in the United Kingdom abandoned a patient on an operating table under anaesthetic to have sex with a nurse in another room, a medical tribunal has heard. Dr Suhail Anjum, 44, and the unnamed nurse were caught in a “compromising position” by a “shocked” colleague at Tameside Hospital in Greater Manchester. According to…
A 23-year-old man, Ememobong Nyong, has shared the bitter experience of being forcefully subjected to a DNA test by his paternal relatives, which eventually led to his rejection by the only family he had ever known and left him homeless. Nyong, who hails from Akwa Ibom State but currently resides in Lagos, narrated how his…
A bus taking part in wedding celebrations fell into a river in northern Nigeria, killing at least 19 women and children among the passengers, a union official and residents said Sunday. The driver stopped the bus on a bridge that had partially collapsed on Saturday evening but it rolled back into the river, Abubakar Muhammed,…
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has clarified that Nigerians do not need to obtain a separate Tax Identification Number (TIN) to open or operate bank accounts, amid reports suggesting a new requirement from January 2026. Arabinrin Aderonke Atoyebi, Technical Assistant on Broadcast Media to the FIRS Executive Chairman, Zacch Adedeji, explained in a statement…
The Federal Government has raised an alarm that 11 states could face heavy rainfall and possible flooding between Sunday and Thursday. The warning came from the National Flood Early Warning Centre of the Federal Ministry of Environment. According to the notice, the areas at risk include Adamawa State: Ganye, Natubi, Benue State: Abinsi, Agyo, Gogo,…
Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State command have arrested one Joseph Eren, a 37-year-old suspect over the death of his neighbour during a violent altercation in the Ibesikpo Local Government Area of the state. According to the statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Timfon John, on Sunday, the suspect was involved in a heated…
Former world boxing champion Ricky Hatton has died aged 46, Britain’s Press Association news agency reported Sunday. Hatton was found dead at his home in Hyde, northwest England. Greater Manchester Police said they were not treating the death as suspicious. A police spokesperson said: “Officers were called by a member of the public to attend…
Mrs Nonye Soludo, wife of Anambra governor, has denied allegations of infidelity levelled against her by Senator Uche Ekwunife, deputy governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a statement issued on Saturday, Soludo described the allegations as “wilful and malicious” and gave Ekwunife 72 hours to retract them and tender a public apology…
The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi is currently with the Olubadan designate, Oba Rashidi Ladoja at his Bodija private residence in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. He said, “My visit is to congratulate him as the next 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland. My visit is about Nigeria, about selfless…
