By Olawale Akinremi Some stakeholders have called on President Bola Tinubu to save Nigeria’s economy by eradicating the menace of sales of new naira notes in the country. The stakeholders, in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Ibadan, blamed government for not bringing offenders to justice, thus allowing the unwholesome […]
By Adeyemi Adeleye The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party , Mr Peter Obi says President Bola Tinubu must ensure that those culpable in the alleged scandal involving the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu are brought to book. Obi said in a write-up in his X-handle platform on Thursday […]
A budding Ghanaian musician and chef on Wednesday ended her cooking marathon attempt that lasted 227 hours and two seconds, waiting to be recognised by the Guinness World Records. Local media reported on Friday that Failatu Abdul-Razak, a mother of one, began her cooking marathon on New Year’s Day at a hotel in Tamale, […]
By Moses Omorogieva The police is looking into the petition by Nigerian singer and songwriter, Tiwa Savage, over alleged bullying and threat to her life by Grammy nominee, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, made this known on Wednesday in Lagos. ”I can confirm that we received the petition. […]
By Moses Omorogieva The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Gowon Estate Division, in Lagos State, has been removed for allegedly detaining a lawyer who was seeking justice for his client. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the removal in a statement on Wednesday. According to Hundeyin, the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State […]
By Muhammad Nur Tijani The management of Kano Pillars Football Club has appealed to the Nigeria Professional Football League Disciplinary Committee to reconsider its stance on the N12 million fine imposed on the team over alleged misconduct. This is contained in a statement issued by the secretary of the club, Sani Ibrahim, on Tuesday in […]
By Cecilia Ologunagba UN General Assembly Vice President Cheikh Niang of Senegal has urged all warring parties in Gaza to “fully implement” the UN security Council resolution. He also called on the parties to implement the General Assembly resolution of December 12 calling for a ceasefire. Niang, made the call on Tuesday at UN headquarters […]
By Aminu Garko The Vice- Chancellor of Bayero University, Kano, Prof. Sagir Abbas, has dismissed an allegation that the institution has 20 fake professors. In a release he issued on Tuesday, the vice-chancellor described the allegations as malicious and dangerous. “The management of Bayero University, Kano, has noticed the circulation of a fake publication on […]
By Stanley Nwanosike The Police Command in Enugu State has arrested Chekwube Nwobodo, 27, and Ifeanyi Edeh, 30, for alleged armed robbery and burglaries. The suspects were arrested for the alleged crimes committed within the Obinagu-Etiti and Nara-Unateze communities in Nkanu East Local Government Area of the state. The command recovered one locally fabricated pistol […]
The dollar paused its rally on Tuesday, as traders reaffirmed their bets for a slew of Federal Reserve rate cuts this year on the belief that inflation in the U.S. is slowing sufficiently. In cryptocurrencies, bitcoin hovered near its strongest level since April 2022 on growing anticipation of imminent approvals of spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETF). […]