The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested popular TikTok personality, Murja Ibrahim Kunya, in Kano over allegations of abusing the Nigerian currency, the naira. A source within the anti-graft agency confirmed Kunya’s arrest to Kano-based Freedom Radio over the weekend, noting that an investigation is currently underway. “The investigation is ongoing, and once…
Suspected Gunmen have attacked a military checkpoint on Amangwu axis of the Amasiri-Owutu-edda highway in Edda Local Government Area of Ebonyi. DSP Joshua Ukandu, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Police Command in the state, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday. Ukandu said the attack occurred in the…
HIV/AIDS is a big health problem in many African countries and the U.S. offers help by giving money through USAID and PEPFAR (President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief). This money helps people get treatment, prevention, and care for HIV/AIDS. The Trump administration has decided to stop sending medicines for HIV, malaria, and tuberculosis and medical…
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…
A middle-ranking civil servant employed by the Kano State government, Malam Aminu Umar Kofar Mazugal from Dala Local Government Area, returned bundles of U.S. dollars’ worth over N40 million that had been mistakenly left behind by a visitor at the Abubakar Imam Urology Centre in Kano. The money belonged to Alhaji Ahmed Mohammed, who accidentally…
Colombian authorities, in collaboration with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), have arrested a suspected Nigerian transnational drug trafficker at the El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, Colombia’s capital. The suspect was identified as Joseph Okparaejesi, alias Alen, in a report on Thursday. Citing intelligence sources, Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake…
In celebration of the 2025 Eid-el-Fitr, Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate for the Labour Party paid a visit to internally displaced persons in their camp in the Durumi area of Abuja. In a post shared on X on Monday, March 31, Obi said he was at the IDP camp to support and share moments…
The Governor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf, has declared a 24-hour curfew in the state after the protest against economic hardship in the state turned violent. This was contained in a statement issued by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Tofa, on Thursday. According to the statement, the decision comes after an Emergency State Security Council meeting…
A high-ranking member of the Nigerian Army during the military years, General Ishola Williams (rtd), says contrary to the disclosure in a recently released book by former Head of State, Gen Ibrahim Babangida, the ex-military general prepared the late General Sani Abacha to take over before his controversial annulment of June 12, 1993. Gen Williams,…
The Federal Government is set to pay the outstanding five-month N35,000 wage award arrears to federal government workers. The Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) made this known in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja. The OAGF explained that the Federal Government had previously paid five months’ wage award to federal…