The outgoing administration of Joe Biden is negotiating with the Taliban, under UN sanctions for terrorism exchange of detained Americans in Afghanistan for at least one profile high prisoner. The administration called for exchange of the prisoner who were allegedly said to have associated with Osama bin Laden, the...
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Justice Kamorudeen Olawoyin of an Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan on Tuesday adjourned ruling on bail application to Monday in the trial over the stampede in Ibadan in December. Ex-Queen Naomi Silekunola, a broadcaster, Oriyomi Hazmat and a school Principal, Abiodun Fasasi are being prosecuted by the...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Ododo has been described as a proactive leader who has learnt well about governance and administration. Special Adviser to Governor Ododo on Media, Ismaila Isah, made this known while featuring on KAFTAN TV’s live programme, “The Polity“, on Tuesday. Isah...
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is set to recommence work on the 3.65-kilometre Borokiri-Okrika Road and three bridges project, which has been abandoned since 2012, an official has said. NDDC’s Executive Director of Finance and Administration, Mr Boma Iyaye, announced this during an interactive forum with some stakeholders...
“Dampyr”, a movie about a human with vampire blood who harnesses his power to confront evil, has topped the Netflix film chart in Nigeria. ‘Ma’, a psychological horror movie, came in at second, while ‘Umjolo: My Beginning, My End!’, a romantic comedy movie, is ranked third on the chart....
The domestic bourse on Tuesday broke its winning streak with a loss of N152 billion, following investors’ sell-offs of Tier-one banking stocks. Notably, losses in Zenith Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA), Access Corporation, Oando Plc, Dangote Sugar, Nigerian Breweries, alongside other declined equities dragged the market down. The...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has disassociated itself from the assault on The Sun Newspaper Correspondent, Mr Ndubuisi Orji, which reportedly happened within the premises of its national headquarters in Abuja. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, at a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja, said that the...
The Federal Government has upgraded the Medium Security Custodial Centres in Kuje and Suleja to improve the living conditions and rehabilitation of inmates. Speaking during the facility tour on Tuesday, the Acting Controller General of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Mr Sylvester Nwakuche, attributed the upgrades to the renewed...
Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior was banned for two La Liga matches on Tuesday after his red card last week against Valencia. The Brazilian winger shoved goalkeeper Stole Dimitrievski in the back of the neck after he had been pushed by the Los Che stopper. Spanish champions Real Madrid...
President Bola Tinubu presented the 2025 budget proposal titled “Budget of Restoration: Securing Peace, Rebuilding Prosperity” to the joint session of the National Assembly on Dec. 18, 2024. While presenting the N49.7 trillion budget proposal, Tinubu said that it aligned with his administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda and underscores its...
Online streaming platform, Spotify, has saidAyo Maff and Tml Vibez are the top Nigerian artistes to watch out for in 2025. Phiona Okumu, Spotify’s Head of Music, Sub-Saharan Africa, said this in a statement on Tuesday. According to Okumu, this is based on the artistes’ ability to infuse Amapiano...
The Nigerian Navy says its personnel deployed around Agbura community in Bayelsa, have rescued nine passengers comprising eight policemen and one civilian. The Director of Naval Information, Commodore Aiwuyor Adams-Aliu, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Adams-Aliu said its personnel also recovered three rifles belonging...
The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) has appealed to Gov. Hope Uzodimma to intervene in the management crisis rocking Benjamin Uwajumogu State College of Education, Ihitte Uboma, Imo. The COEASU Chairman and Secretary in the college, Mr Wilson Amandi and Rev. Fr. Benedict Amuchie, respectively, made the...
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered a temporary forfeiture of 378, 000 US dollars and a Mercedes Benz GLS 600 Maybach to the Federal Government. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling, made the order after Osuobeni Akponimisingha, counsel for the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences...
‘Die with a Smile’ by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars has topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart, with ‘A Bar Song (Tipsy)’ by Shaboozey coming in at second. Billie Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather”, ‘Lose Control’ by Teddy Swins, and “APT.” by Rose and Bruno Mars are third, fourth...
The Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it arrested 18,500 suspected drug traffickers and seized 2.6 million kilograms of illicit drugs in 2024. Chairman of the Agency, retired Brig.-Gen Mohammed Buba Marwa , disclosed this at the inauguration of the NDLEA Central Exhibit Office in Lagos on Tuesday. The...
REMARKS BY H.E. BOLA AHMED TINUBU, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AND SPECIAL GUEST OF HONOUR AT THE SWEARING-IN OF PRESIDENT JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA IN ACCRA JANUARY 7th, 2025. PROTOCOL It is always good when a friend and brother can visit the home of a close neighbour...
The United States (U.S.) has sent 11 Yemeni detainees of the notorious Guantanamo Bay prison to Oman, the Pentagon said on Monday. U.S. Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin informed Congress in September 2023 about his intent to support the repatriation of the 11 detainees following a rigorous review, the...
Ondo State Commissioner of Police, Mr Wilfred Afolabi, has said no fewer than 19 suspects have been arrested in connection to the Owo cult clash which occurred on Monday. Afolabi, the newly-deployed CP, disclosed this on Tuesday in Akure while speaking with newsmen during his resumption as the 45th...
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has mourned the death of the first Professor of “Zwa Tiv,” (Tiv Language) Prof. Kpamor Orkar. This is contained in a statement on Tuesday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Tersoo Kula in Makurdi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Orkar was...