Patience Umo Eno, the first lady of Akwa Ibom state, has died after an illness. Ini Ememobong, the state commissioner for information, announced the first lady’s passing in a statement issued in the early hours of Friday. The commissioner said the first lady died on Thursday in a hospital in the presence of her family….
Justice Haleemah Salman of the Kwara State High Court has found the five suspects involved in the Offa robbery guilty of illegal possession of firearms, armed robbery, and culpable homicide. Justice Salman in about five hours of judgement she delivered in Ilorin on Thursday stated that these offences are punishable by death and therefore sentenced…
One of the Mbadiwe twins, Ozee has sweet-tongued fellow housemate in the ongoing ninth season of the Big Brother Naija reality TV show themed: ‘No Loose Guard’, Victoria, calling her the Apple of his eyes. Ozee made this confession on Thursday while making breakfast in the kitchen. Victoria walked into Ozee soliloquizing a song with…
The Senate has confirmed Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria. The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced Kekere-Ekun’s confirmation during plenary on Wednesday after she was cleared by voice votes. The new CJN was screened for almost two hours as lawmakers threw various questions at her, particularly on judicial reforms. Kekere-Ekun was…
The Federal Government has approved the increment of corps members’ monthly allowance from N33,000 to N77,000, effective from July 2024. The increment was announced Wednesday evening in a statement posted by the National Youth Service Corps on its official Facebook page. The statement read, “The Federal Government has approved the increment of Corps Members’ monthly…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has given the Federal Government a 14-day ultimatum to resolve several lingering issues. ASUU is seeking the conclusion of the renegotiation of the 2009 FGN/ASUU Agreement based on the Nimi Briggs Committee’s Draft Agreement of 2021, as well as the release of withheld salaries due to the 2022 strike…
A single mother, Rebecca Ako, living in Owenna, Osun State, arrested for spending fake currency, has been paraded by Osun Amotekun Corps. Ako was among suspects nabbed for various offences across the state by Osun Amotekun Corps, paraded by the security organisation. A statement signed by the spokesperson for Osun Amotekun Corps, Yusuf Idowu, obtained…
Donald Trump said on Wednesday that there were “big threats” on his life posed by Iran after the Republican presidential candidate’s campaign team said the United States intelligence warned him of “real and specific” threats from Tehran. “Big threats on my life by Iran. The entire US military is watching and waiting,” Trump wrote on…
Nigerian R&B star, Bankole Wellington, widely known as Banky W, has relocated to the United States with his family. The Empire Mates Entertainment boss revealed the move on Instagram, sharing that he will be pursuing a Master’s degree at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. Alongside a photo of himself, his wife, actress Adesua Etomi-Wellington, and…
A 16-year-old Nigerian, Raheem Animashaun has become the youngest boxer to claim the West African Boxing Union light-welterweight title, defeating Ghana’s Richman Ashelley in the sixth round. Animashaun emerged victorious when Ashelley refused to continue in the seventh round at the National Institute for Sports in Lagos. “My initial plan was to end the fight…
