The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a man named Tahiru Hamidu for allegedly engaging in unlawful sexual intercourse with a mentally unstable married woman (name withheld) in the Owode community, located in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of the state. The spokesperson for the state police command, Omolola Odutola, confirmed the arrest to our…
Instagram has introduced ‘teen accounts,’ a new feature aimed at enhancing the safety of users under 18 on the platform. Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, made the announcement in a blog post on Tuesday. According to the statement, all accounts of users under 18 will automatically switch to Instagram teen accounts, with…
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a dismissed soldier, Aliyu Adamu, for defrauding three applicants of N200,000 under the guise of helping them secure jobs in the Nigerian Army. The command’s spokesperson, SP Ahmed Muhammed Wakil, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, September 17, 2024. “Operatives attached to ‘B’ Divisional Police Headquarters has…
New agricultural technologies producing up to two to three times more milk and safer milk can prevent 109 children from dying in Nigeria, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania. This came up in the eighth annual Goalkeepers report released Tuesday by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The Goalkeepers report, “A Race to Nourish a Warming World,”…
The Nigeria Hydrological Service Agency (NIHSA) has alerted Nigerians of release water from Lagdo Dam in Cameroon. Lagdo Reservoir is a reservoir located in the Northern Province of Cameroon, on the Benue River, in the Niger basin. The lake covers an area of 586 km2. In a statement on Tuesday, Director General of NIHSA, Umar…
Former Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has finally honoured invitation of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). According to his media office, which announced the development in a statement on Wednesday, the decision was made after consultations with his family, legal team and political allies. In April, the EFCC had declared Bello wanted…
The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the death of one 54-year-old man, identified simply as Benjamin, who took his own life in the Agege area of the State. Spokesperson of the State Police Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed that the incident occurred at about 8 p.m. on Sunday, September 15. He remarked the elder…
By Adam Levy Key Points When Bill Gates became a billionaire in 1987, he was the youngest person to reach that milestone. He reached billionaire status at 23, and 12 years later became the first centibillionaire, achieving a $100 billion net worth well ahead of anyone else. Gates and his then-wife Melinda established a charitable foundation…
Governor Ademola Adeleke has decried the low physical and infrastructure development of Ile Ife, the cradle of Yoruba people, declaring that the source of Yoruba race deserves total upgrade in terms of flyovers, dualised roads and upgraded facilities befitting the cultural capital of Yoruba people. Hosting a delegation of Ife Development Board at the Government…
Comoros President Azali Assoumani on Friday, sustained injures in a knife attack, but his life is not in danger, according to government officials. The attack occurred in Salimani-Itsandra, an area on the outskirts of the capital Moroni, where President Assoumani was attending a funeral. “The head of state was victim of an attack in Salimani-Itsandra,”…
