The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Sokoto State Command, has apprehended three suspects connected to the abduction and gang rape of a 15-year-old girl, Amina Abdullahi, in Gantsare village, the Wammako Local Government Area of the state. This is according to a press statement made available to newsmen on Tuesday by the command’s…
Nigerian singer Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has declared that he will support the first presidential candidate who pays him ahead of the 2027 elections. Portable’s remarks come as President Bola Tinubu’s administration faces public criticism over economic hardship and calls for electoral reforms. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has consistently warned that…
Mrs Rifkatu Yakubu, the Bauchi State Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has urged female Corps members to return home to their parents after completing their service. Yakubu, made the call on Thursday in Bauchi during the distribution of National Service certificates to corps members. While specifically addressing the 2024 Batch ‘A’ Stream…
Nigerian-British citizen Kemi Badenoch was elected to replace the former United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as leader of the UK Conservative Party. She is the first person of African origin to lead the Tories. She was described as a right-wing favourite who has railed against identity politics, transgender rights and state spending to rebuild…
The federal government has demonstrated its commitment to achieving a $1 trillion economy by 2030 through the domestic investment summit to actualise the eight-point Renewed Hope Agenda. Jumoke Oduwole, Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment, said this at the Domestic Investment Summit in Abuja on Monday, tagged “Operationalising Nigeria First Policy.’’ Ms Oduwole said the…
The death toll in the Wednesday accident in Ebonyi State involving some prospective members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has risen to four. The corps members were heading to the NYSC orientation camp for their three-week orientation course when the 14-seater bus they were in rammed into a parked truck. They are part…
Former Vice President and 2023 presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has criticized President Bola Tinubu’s policies, accusing him of failing to address the needs of ordinary Nigerians. In a statement issued on Tuesday through his media adviser, Paul Ibe, Atiku condemned the President’s recent remarks during a media chat, particularly his plans to continue borrowing loans…
Nigerian banks have resumed processing international tuition payments from Naira accounts through the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN’s Form A portal. Form A is an application form designed by the Central Bank of Nigeria to pay for service transactions (invisible trade). The form allows customers to purchase forex at the CBN or interbank rate to…
For the shinning streets of Ipesi, there was this notorious figure, Prince Solagbade Amodeni. He was once a local government council chairman, but he became a real master of corruption! He also lobbied to be a commissioner for every government that came after, but each time, they fired him, Mimiko fired him, so did Aketi,…
Tea lovers need to hear this. A single, seemingly harmless cup of tea brewed with a standard tea bag could be exposing your body to billions of microplastics, result of a new study report has warned. Dr. Mark Hyman, a physician and University of Ottawa, says that microplastics, which are plastic fragments smaller than 5mm,…
