Kidnappers who abducted a Chinese expatriate, Mr. Sam Xie Wie, and his Nigerian colleague, Mr. David Adenaiye, during an attack on a mining site in Kwara State have demanded a ransom of ₦1 billion for their release. The demand was revealed in a post on Friday by security analyst, Zagazola Makama on his verified X…
Erhriatake Ibori-Suenu, the member of the House of Representatives who represents Ethiope federal constituency of Delta State, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Mrs Ibori-Suenu, daughter of James Ibori, former Delta governor, announced her defection in a letter address to the Speaker, Abbas Tajudeen, and read on…
Prince Al-Waleed bin Khaled bin Talal Al Saud, popularly known as Saudi Arabia’s “Sleeping Prince,” has died at the age of 36, two decades after he fell into a coma following a car accident in London. According to TheSunUK, the royal, who suffered a brain haemorrhage in 2005 while studying at a military college in…
The Federal Government has budgeted N6.21bn for salaries of workers of the moribund Ajaokuta Steel Company next year, according to the proposed 2025 budget. This is an increase of N1.92bn or 44.76 per cent from the N4.29bn allocated in the 2024 budget despite the inability of the company to produce a single sheet of steel…
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has released a list of 75 officials for the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN) but has excluded Nigerian referees, despite the country’s recent improvements in officiating at national and international levels. The CHAN tournament, reserved for players active in domestic leagues, is scheduled to be co-hosted by Kenya, Tanzania,…
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Tuesday sentenced Mamman Ali and Christian Taylor to 14 years’ imprisonment each over a N2.2 billion oil subsidy fraud. Ali, son of a former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ahmadu Ali, and Taylor were charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The EFCC charged…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has revoked 568 lands allocated in Maitama II, Abuja. This decision, announced on Wednesday, affects individuals, companies, and government officials who failed to pay for their Certificates of Occupancy (C-of-O) before the January 15 deadline, Premium Times reports. Prominent names on the list include the Governor of Imo State,…
Actress Regina Daniels’ brother, Sammy West, has been remanded in Keffi prison by a Dutse Magistrate. Sammy was reportedly remanded on Thursday without access to a legal representative. The actress’ eldest brother, @sweezzy1 announced the development in a post shared on his Instagram story on Thursday. While begging the public to help him ask what…
The Federal Government has assured that corps members will receive the backlog of their delayed increased 77,000 monthly allowance. Recall that on the 25th of September, 2024, the federal government announced an increase in the monthly stipend for serving corps members from N33,000 to N77,000, effective from July 2024. However, the new adjustment has yet…
In a significant leadership shake-up at the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL Plc), the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, has reportedly ordered the removal of key members of the executive management team. According to information from an insider who wished to remain anonymous, three top…