The Lagos division of the Federal High Court has fixed Tuesday, July 25, 2023, for the arraignment of suspended former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele. According to reports, Emefiele is facing two counts bordering on possession of a pump action rifle and 123 rounds of live cartridges. The charges were filed by…
Portugal Football star, Cristiano Ronaldo, has become the highest-paid star on the social media app, Instagram. The 38-year-old now rakes in a staggering £1.87 million per sponsored post, compared with American socialite, Kylie Jenner, 25, who earns £1.47 million for each post, Mail Online reports. The former Real Madrid and Manchester United forward often promotes…
The Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Education has increased the school fees of new students into Federal Government Colleges otherwise known as Federal Unity Colleges to ₦100,000. This was contained in a directive from the Office of the Director of Senior Secondary Education Department of the Federal Ministry of Education, reference number ADF/120/DSSE/I,…
A former Aviation Minister, Sen. Stella Oduah, and others on Friday pleaded not guilty to a N5 billion fraud charge preferred against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Oduah and eight others were arraigned before Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court, Abuja, by the EFCC. The News Agency of Nigeria…
A former governor of Delta State, James Ibori, faces a risk of a fresh 10-year jail term over money he is expected to pay following his conviction in a UK court in 2012. The court is set to order the seizure of more than £100 million ($129 million) from the former governor, Channels Television reports….
…As police parades ex-convict, 2 PHCN staff, 17 others for sundry crime A 54-year-old murder suspect, Mr Nkeruewen Etuk, who allegedly beat his girlfriend to death few days ago has revealed that he did that because the lady carelessly burnt his food (rice) and almost set their apartment ablaze. The suspect made the revelation on…
President Bola Tinubu has however promised that his administration will deploy the entire machinery of state power to ensure adequate security of the lives and property of the Nigerian people. He said this on Friday in a speech delivered at the graduation ceremony of the Senior Course 45 of the Command and Staff College in…
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, and the National Commissioners on Friday met to review the post-2023 general elections review meeting in Abuja. The meeting was held at the Abuja Continental Hotel, Abuja. In attendance were collation and returning officers in the February/March general elections. The collation and returning…
The First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has advised female lawmakers in the National Assembly to be teachable and not fight a man who does not see gender when fighting for power. Busola Kukoyi, a media aide to the First Lady, said Mrs Tinubu gave the counsel when female senators and members of the House of Representatives…
The newly sworn-in Commissioner for Environment and sanitation, Hon. Mayowa Adejoorin has disclosed that under his leadership, he is going to mechanize refuse disposal in Osun State. Hon. Adejoorin made this disclosure while featuring on a popular television programme in Osogbo, the state capital. He stated that dredging of waterways are ongoing at Iwo and…
