The court freed Mr Okorocha of the N2.9 billion corruption charges after dismissing the charges filed by the anti-graft agency, citing abuse of the court process. The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, on Friday, discharged a former Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha, of corruption charges filed against him by the Economic…
Netherlands international Jurrien Timber has joined Arsenal from Ajax on a long-term contract. The 22-year-old defender was a key member of the Ajax team, where he made 121 senior appearances in all competitions, winning two league titles and a Dutch Cup during his time with the Amsterdam side. Jurrien joined Ajax’s academy in 2014 with…
Ex-Manchester City star, Benjamin Mendy weeps as he’s cleared of raping woman after re-trial, leaving him a free man but without a club An emotional Benjamin Mendy broke down in tears and said ‘Praise be to God’ after as he was cleared of rape and attempted rape, leaving him a free man. The ex-Manchester City…
Verified Twitter users are finally getting paid for their posts online with one popular profile already paid $100,000 (£76,275). The platform will now ‘help people earn a living directly on Twitter’ as it announced plans to kickstart monetisation features just last night. This scheme is only available to notable Twitter Blue subscribers, as creators will…
The federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has warned that they would reach out to Google to permanently delete digital money lending apps harassing and slandering customers from its Play Store. The announcement was made by Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of FCCPC, Babatunde Irukera, during an interview on Arise TV on Tuesday, July 11….
Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 13 Chinese nationals over offences bordering on illegal mining activities, in Kwara State. The offence is contrary to, and punishable under Section 1(8) (b) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act CAP M17, 1983 The suspects; one female and 12 males…
The Guinness World Records (GWR) has revealed that they have received over 1,500 applications from individuals in Nigeria within two months. The craze of Guinness World Record attempts gained momentum after Nigerian chef, Hilda Baci broke the record for the longest cook-a-thon by an individual in May. After chef Hilda Baci achieved a remarkable feat…
Organizers of the Big Brother Naija, BBNaija , reality TV show have announced that the 8th edition of the show will premiere on Sunday, July 23, 2023. Tagged’ All Star season” the winner of the show will walk away with the grand prize pegged at N120 million Naira among other consolidation prizes. According to the…
….FG plans N8,000 monthly palliative for 12m poor households …NLC, TUC kick, Experts, stakeholders lampoon palliatives plans, suggest alternatives The Senate has approved President Bola Tinubu’s request for $800 million borrowing from the World Bank. The president’s request was in a letter read by Godswill Akpabio, Senate President, at the plenary on Thursday. Tinubu, in…
The Honourable Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adewale Egbedun alongside five other State Assembly Speakers, have been inaugurated into a 6-man Caretaker Committee for the Conference of Speakers of States Legislatures in Nigeria. A statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Olamide Tiamiyu, on Thursday disclosed that…
