Japanese police said Thursday they had arrested a 75-year-old woman who allegedly confessed to keeping the body of her daughter in a freezer for two decades. Investigators on Tuesday found the body of an adult woman in a deep freezer at the home of Keiko Mori in Ibaraki prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, said a local…
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, says the Federal Government plans to reduce inflation rate to single digits and create more jobs. Edun stated this during a press conference addressed by the Nigerian economic team, as part of activities marking the end of the 2025 International Monetary Fund…
After serving time in prison, Dani Alves has been found not guilty of rape. Life moves on like nothing happened, especially for the woman who destroyed his life. She walks free. Dani lost everything—absolutely everything, including his family. As a man, the game was rigged against him from the start. Once worth $60 million, his…
President Bola Tinubu has dismissed Nkiruka Madueke from her position as the Director General of the Nigeria Climate Change Council (NCCC), a role to which she was appointed in June 2024. The president has appointed Omotenioye Majekodunmi, a climate finance expert, as the new leader of the council. This was disclosed in a statement issued…
A foremost non-govermental organisation, Yiaga Africa, that observed the 21 September Edo State governorship election, says the exercise failed its integrity test. Yiaga said this in a report it released on Monday and shared with P.M News. The report was jointly signed by Dr. Aisha Abdullahi, Yiaga’s Africa Chair of the 2024 Edo Election Mission,…
The former governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State, Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, has defected to the All Progressives Congress. Jandor made the announcement on Monday during a press conference at his office in Ikeja, Lagos, weeks after resigning from the PDP. Jandor cited internal crises and lack of…
The Central Bank of Nigeria has revealed that more than 94 per cent of the cash in circulation in the country is outside the control of deposit banks, marking a significant year-on-year increase of N1.59 trillion in the amount of currency held outside banks. Data from the CBN’s money and credit statistics shows that a…
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 16-year-old boy, Solomon Ibiwoye, after he was found in possession of a firearm in the Ebute-Ero area of the state. Police spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this in an X post on Sunday, commending vigilant residents whose alert led to the arrest. “Kudos to observant Lagosians who…
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Christopher Musa, has said the relentless military onslaught against terrorists in Zamfara State has thrown notorious terrorist kingpin Bello Turji into a desperate scramble for escape. Musa also said the elimination of two of his top commanders, Kachalla Gwammade and Kachalla Shehu on Thursday night has sent shivers down…
President Bola Tinubu has has ordered security operatives to conduct a quick and thorough investigation into the murder of Ms. Somtochukwu Maduagwu, a news anchor with Arise Television News with a view to apprehend the perpetrators and bring them to justice. President Tinubu said this while reacting to the murder of Maduagwu early Monday during…
