The Nigeria Police Force has released Adenike Atanda, wife of a senior investigative reporter with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), following her reported detention alongside her nine-month-old baby in the Owutu area of Ikorodu, Lagos State. FIJ reported that Adenike and the infant were released on Monday evening, shortly after police operatives arrested her…
Super Eagles midfielder Alex Iwobi has disclosed why his team’s captain, William Troost-Ekong, abruptly retired from Nigeria’s national team. According to Iwobi, the defender is no longer playing as often as he would want to serve his country. Troost-Ekong announced his departure from the Super Eagles on Thursday, despite being included in the provisional squad…
Former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, has criticised the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, over his choice of words in a congratulatory message to the newly installed Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rasidi Adewolu Ladoja. Obi, in a post on X on Saturday, celebrated the monarch’s ascension as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland, describing it…
Yemi Adaramodu, senate spokesperson, says the federal government did not pay ransom to secure the release of abducted students and other victims in Kebbi and Niger state. Adaramodu spoke on Friday during an interview on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief. On November 23, President Bola Tinubu announced that all the 38 worshippers abducted in Eruku,…
A businessman in the United Kingdom (UK), Peter Etherington, who was said to be in an induced coma, has been ordered to be arrested after a court was told there was no evidence he was in hospital and that he had been seen shopping in Tesco. The 68-year-old was due to appear before Bradford Magistrates’…
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, rejected former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello’s request for the release of his passport to enable him to travel to the United Kingdom (UK) for medical care. Trial judge Emeka Nwite, who oversees Mr Bello’s N80 billion money laundering trial, ruled that the former governor failed to…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has officially expelled former Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, from the party over allegations of anti-party activities. Aregbesola, who governed Osun State for eight years, had formed a faction within the APC known as The Osun Progressives (TOP), now rebranded as the Omoluabi Caucus. The group was accused of contributing…
The Police Command in Ondo State says it has dismantled a notorious sex trafficking syndicate exploiting young women under the guise of job recruitment and social media content creation. This is contained in a statement signed and made available to journalists on Sunday in Akure by Olushola Ayanlade, the command’s spokesperson. Mr Ayanlade said one…
The federal government has commenced N50 electronic levy deductions from transactions of N10,000 and above made by users of financial technology (Fintech) companies, including Opay, Moniepoint, Kuda, and others. The levy, called Electronic Money Transfer Levy (EMTL), introduced under the Finance Act 2020, places a singular and one-off levy of N50 on the recipient of…
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested two principal suspects allegedly involved in the killing of 16 travellers in Uromi, Esan North-East local government area of Edo State last week. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Friday Ituah, announced this in a statement on Tuesday. He said the suspects were apprehended…
