The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested 20 Muslims for eating and drinking in public during the ongoing Ramadan fast. The board also apprehended five persons selling food during the fasting hours, which are from dawn to dusk, BBC reports. Ramadan, observed by Muslims worldwide, is one of the Five Pillars of Islam, requiring fasting…
Zambian police have arrested two men accused of being witch doctors allegedly hired to bewitch President Hakainde Hichilema. Police arrested the suspects in Lusaka, the capital city, and gave their identities as Jasten Mabulesse Candunde, 42, and Leonard Phiri, 43. A police statement issued on Friday said “their purported mission was to use charms to…
There is a massive security presence at the Rivers House of Assembly Quarters in Port Harcourt on Monday where the state lawmakers are expected to have their sitting. The Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly Martin Amaewhule released the notice of the sitting on Monday morning. As of the time of filling this…
There was mild drama during Tuesday’s plenary session in the Nigerian Senate as Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan confronted Senate President Godswill Akpabio after being denied the chance to speak on the issue of abortion. Senator Natasha, visibly displeased, pleaded to be heard, saying, “Mr. Senate President, please may I speak. I’m a woman, and abortion has…
Nigerian singer Habeeb Okikiola Badmus’ girlfriend, Queen Dami, has finally packed out of his house following their recent exchange. It was reported that the Zazu crooner stormed Queen Dami’s TikTok live to rain curses and insults on her. The issue led to her moving out of his house. In a new development, Portable took to…
Some officials of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) have resigned from their positions, citing ongoing challenges within the commission and the recent Supreme Court ruling that nullified the local government elections held on October 5, 2024. The Supreme Court had recently annulled the elections, ruling that they did not comply with electoral guidelines….
Wang Yong, a former vice-chairman of the government of the Xizang autonomous region, has been given a suspended death sentence for taking bribes, a court in Hunan province announced Tuesday. The Chenzhou Intermediate People’s Court sentenced Wang to death for bribery with a two-year reprieve. The court deprived him of his political rights for life…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has said no explosion was recorded at the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC). Olufemi Soneye, the chief corporate communications officer of NNPC Ltd, in a statement on Friday night, made this known in reaction to a report alleging that there was an explosion at the refinery….
The Federal Government, through the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, has announced the approval of a licence for the construction of a new refinery. The approval was given to MRO Energy Limited, an energy company for the construction of a 10,000 Barrels Per Stream Day Refinery at Imode In Ughelli, Delta State, This…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) turned down an N10 million bribe offered to free one Tsolaye Eburajolo. This comes as the operatives recovered 26,250,000 pills of tramadol and 508,400 bottles of codeine-based syrup, with a street value of N16,683,800,000, which were intercepted by NDLEA operatives during a 100% joint examination of…