Ace Nollywood actor Chinedu Ikedieze, popularly known as Aki, and his wife, Nneoma Nwaijah, have welcomed a baby boy into their family. The actor shared the joyful news on his Instagram page during the weekend, posting a photo of himself and his wife, alongside an image of their...
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Oyo State Police Command has discovered plots by members of a cult group to cause violence among rival groups in the state. The command’s Spokesman, SP Adewale Osifeso, made the disclosure in a statement made available to newsmen on Sunday in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports...
Indonesian beauty Queen Harashta Zahra has emerged winner of the 2024 Miss Supranational pageant, defeating 67 other contestants from around the world, including Nigerian Sectra Sede. She was crowned the latest Miss Supranational at the grand finale of the 15th edition of the pageant held on Saturday in Nowy...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), has arrested a couple, Mmadu Agbakoba and Ijeoma Agbakoba as well as their associate, for trafficking cocaine worth N2.1 billion. The NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, who disclosed this in a post via...
The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Department (FEMD), has advised residents of FCT, living by riverbanks and waterways to relocate to higher grounds to avoid loss of lives and property in the advent of flood. The acting Director-General of the department, Mrs Florence Wenegieme, gave the advice in...
Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) has congratulated the Muslim community on the commencement of the Islamic New Year 1446 AH. The Chairman of the forum and Governor of Gombe State, Alhaji Inuwa Yahaya, sent the felicitation message in a statement signed by Alhaji Isma’ila Misili, the Director-General, Press...
A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Katsina State says it will not accept any form of injustice in the forthcoming State Congress scheduled for July 27. Dr Mustapha Inuwa, the former Director-General (D-G) of Atiku Abubakar presidential campaign, stated this during a stakeholders’ meeting...
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to urgently address the issue of high cost of food items in the country. Oyintiloye in a chat with newsmen on Sunday in Osogbo, said that Nigerians were hungry and living...
A Civil Society Organization under the umbrella of “Civil Society for Good Government, has has urged all relevant government agencies to expedite action in the ongoing war against corruption by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu led administration. Speaking against the background of the corruption case against a former Kogi...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – A renowned Islamic scholar and leader, Khalifah Aliyu A. Abulfatihi, has urged Nigerians to prioritize prayers for peace, unity, progress, and stability in the country, regardless of their religious, political, ethnic, or regional backgrounds. He made this call while serving as the chairman...
Sokoto State Governor, Ahmad Aliyu, has directed local government Chairmen and Local Government Education Authority officials who tampered with the N30,000 sallah gifts to return the money. The governor gave the directive in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Malam Abubakar Bawa, on Sunday. ‘The...
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, in a landmark judgment, has ordered Ms Sadia Umar-Farouk, former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disasters Management and Social Development to account for payments of N729bn to 24.3 million poor Nigerians for six months. The court also ordered the former minister...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Gunmen have kidnapped two journalists and their families in Kaduna State on Saturday night. The victims were identified as Abdulgafar Alabelewe, Chairman of the Correspondents’ Chapel, Kaduna State NUJ Council, and his three family members, and Abdulraheem Aodo, a correspondent for Blueprint Newspaper,...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said the national grid was restored at about 9.57 p.m. on Saturday after a partial collapse. TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah in a statement in Abuja on Sunday, said there was a partial disturbance of...
A former President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr Takai Shamang has been abducted in his hometown, Biniki, in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna state. Shamang, 78, was also a former President General of the National Union of Electricity and Gas Workers, now National Union of...
Wike Kingibe Fct urged to cooperate together to develop FCT A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mohammed Ndarani, has urged all stakeholders in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), both elected and appointed, to cooperate with one another for the territory’s development. Ndarani made the call in Sunday in Abuja...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has responded swiftly to allegations of corruption made by Ismaila Mustapha, aka Mompha, who is currently facing trial for money laundering and other financial crimes. It would be recalled that Mompha, in a recent outburst, accused EFCC...
By LEO IGWE – The impression that all chaplains must be clerics or faith leaders persists in the minds of many people. A person from a no faith tradition who aspires to be a chaplain is easily accused of acting religious. Faith in god or belief in the supernatural...
By ESTHER ALEXANDER, Abuja – The Palestine Embassy in Nigeria has issued a distress call to the United Nations, the international community, and human rights organizations to intervene immediately to stop the ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people. The Embassy urged the international community to take concrete actions...
The Labour Party’s landslide victory in the Thursday, July 4 British general election could be traced to a combination of factors, including the implosion and poor performance of the Tory/Conservative Party, in power for the past 14 years. But the Labour leader and UK’s 58th Prime Minister Keir Starmer, 61, should...