The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has said she hopes to serve as a case study for young girls, noting that there is a growing lack of such figures in the present generation. Mrs Tinubu made this known on Thursday at the inauguration of the Sen. Oluremi Tinubu Dream Centre at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife,…
Dr Chris Okafor, Televangelist and Founding Pastor of the Mountain of Liberation and Miracle Ministry, has decried what he described as cyberbullying and sought regulation of the nation’s cyberspace. Okafor made the call at a news conference on Thursday in Lagos, calling to explain his displeasure with most bloggers and online influencers in Nigeria. The…
Mexican voice actor of Spider-Man, Alexis Ortega, has died at 38, according to a report on Tuesday by World Dubbing News. In a statement confirming the development, the platform said: ‘We regret to announce the sensitive passing of voice actor Alexis Ortega, we send our condolences to his family, friends, and colleagues in this difficult…
Bandits ambushed a police patrol team on the Guga–Bakori road in Katsina State on Tuesday, killing three officers, including an assistant superintendent of police (ASP), and injuring two others, police authorities have confirmed. The attack occurred around 12:30 p.m. near Guga in Faskari Local Government Area as a five-member team from the 27 Police Mobile…
The Presidency has tackled the former Presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi over recent comments credited to him where he described Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) as a wasteful venture. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Student Engagement, Hon. Sunday Asefon, in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, faulted Obi claims, saying his…
The Federal High Court, Abuja Division, on Thursday, granted an application by a former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, to travel to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, for lesser hajj to observe the last 10 days of Ramadan in the Holy Land. Justice Emeka Nwite granted the application after the ex-governor’s lawyer, Joseph Daudu, SAN, moved…
A Kaduna State High Court sitting in Kafanchan has ordered a farmer, Timothy Ayock, to be remanded in a correctional centre for allegedly raping a widow. Ayock is standing trial on two counts of rape and criminal force, contrary to sections 257 and 237 of the Kaduna State Penalty Code Law, 2017. The state counsel…
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has said the Abuja-Kaduna train service has dropped drastically to a point that a bicycle or a commercial tricycle, better known as Keke Napep, is faster than the train. Akpabio delivered his verdict on Thursday as senators reviewed falling rail services in the country, particularly the popular Abuja-Kaduna-Kano…
Popular comedian Aderombi Adedayo, widely known as Dee One, has been invited by the Lagos State Police Command for questioning over a viral video in which he criticised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration. The invitation, by the Anti Fraud Section of the command, reportedly cites allegations of cyber bullying and the spread of misinformation in…
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old man in connection with alleged bomb threat messages sent to two private schools in the Ikeja Government Reserved Area (GRA). According to Zagazola Makama, a counter insurgency reporter, the suspect was tracked and arrested on January 24 in the Okota area of Lagos State. According to…
