The federal government has officially ended fuel and foreign exchange subsidies, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy Wale Edun revealed on Thursday. The minister made the announcement during the presentation of the Nigeria Development Update by the World Bank in Abuja. The subsidies, the government said drained the countryās economy to the…
A 100-level student of the Federal University Lokoja, Jeremiah Paul, has narrated how he killed his female colleague, Abigail Damilola, and harvested her body parts for ritual. The suspect, Mr Paul, 21, hails from Awe in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State but was based in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital. The incident happened…
A 56-year-old Islamic cleric, Yahya Nafiu, has confirmed that his wife delivered 11 babies. Yahya, an Ilorin, Kwara State indigene, said that his wife, Latoyossi Alake, a native of Ajasse-Cotonou, gave birth to the 11 babies in a traditional home in Porto-Novo in the Benin Republic between July 7 and August 14, 2024. He, however,…
Pep Guardiola may have a new ‘hateful eight’ after details of Manchester City’s legal battle with the Premier League were released. Following the conclusion of the hearing into Associated Party Transaction rules – regulations introduced in late 2021 following Newcastle United’s takeover and tightened in 2023 – the report has named clubs that submitted evidence…
Chairman of Obio-Akpor Local Government Area (LGA) in Rivers State, Chijioke Ihunwo, has appointed an additional 100 special assistants, just weeks after naming 130 new appointees to his team. I have appointed an additional one hundred persons as Special Assistants to help me achieve my plans for my people,ā Ihunwo announced on X (formerly Twitter)…
The Nigeria Police Force has apprehended an Islamic cleric named Oluwafemi Idris, who was discovered with a gruesome collection of human parts in Ondo State. Authorities, acting on a tip-off, conducted a raid at Idrisās residence in the Akoko area, unearthing a chilling assortment: severed human hands, three kidneys, three hearts, a spine, and even…
The Personal Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on constituency affairs, Hon. Khadijat Kareem Omotayo has called for reflection of Christmas teachings amid the festive season. In his message to Christians faithful, Hon. Khadijat maintained that Christmas teaches positive lessons that must be practiced in our daily lives. She said, “As we celebrate this joyous season…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has refuted claims that recovered stolen assets are being re-looted or misused, insisting that all proceeds from crime recoveries are duly remitted to the Federal Government. The commissionās statement came in response to recent reports by the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, which raised concerns about the alleged…
Vladimir Putin has staged a show of Russia’s nuclear strength by placing a ballistic missile into its launcher shortly Donald Trumpās re-election. The move hints at a World War 3 warning by the Russian leader, who ordered the hulking Yars intercontinental ballistic missile into a silo launcher at Russia’s Kozelsk missile unit in Kaluga. Yars…
The Lagos State Government has finally received the toxicology report for late singer Mohbad, conducted in the United States. Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice Lawal Pedro made this announcement on October 21, 2024, during a press conference commemorating his first year in office. According to Pedro, the delay in the case was due to…