Nigerian activist, Aisha Yesufu has vowed that she will always sit down during the rendition of the re-introduced national anthem, ‘Nigeria We Hail Thee’. The socio-political activist has been in the news following a viral video that captured her sitting down while the national anthem was being recited at an event. The video which is…
Donald Trump’s campaign said Friday it had raised nearly $53 million in online small-dollar donations after he was convicted in his New York hush money trial, boasting that the verdict had galvanized his support “like never before.” The record haul was equivalent to more than $2 million raised per hour, it said.Senior campaign aides Chris…
Former United States President Donald Trump has said that he is a political prisoner in a struggling nation, but remains optimistic that his freedom will soon be restored. According to Trump, he will be released and work towards making America great again come November 5th, 2024. Trump who made this known on his website on…
Nigerian activist, Aisha Yesufu, has come under fire from Nigerians on social media after refusing to stand up while the newly adopted national anthem was being rendered. Yesufu’s action was in protest of President Bola Tinubu’s decision to sign the National Anthem Bill 2024 into law, which discarded the “Arise, O compatriot” version and reintroduced…
An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday remanded a couple in a correctional centre for sexually assaulting their 18-year-old niece. Magistrate E.Kubeinje remanded James Uwanah, 31, and Michelle Uwanah, 26, in Kikiri Correctional Centre until June 25, when they will face trial. The couple was charged with conspiracy and sexual assault. The prosecutor, Insp John…
Gospel singer Yinka Ayefele has clarified that he fathered his triplets contrary to what many people think. He explained that though it was rare for people with spinal cord injury to impregnate a woman, but he happens to be one of the few exceptions. He made the clarification during the ‘Curiosity Made Me Ask’ show…
Members of the organised labour, on Friday, declared a nationwide indefinite strike over the Federal Government’s refusal to raise the proposed minimum wage from N60,000. The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, disclosed this at an ongoing press conference in Labour House, Abuja. Ajaero said the strike would begin by midnight on Sunday,…
A 22-year old man, Yusuf Musa, was on Friday, arraigned before a Zuba Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, for allegedly stealing goods worth N500,000. Musa, a wheelbarrow pusher at Zuba Hansel, Abuja, is being charged with theft. The Prosecuting Counsel, Mr Chinedu Ogada, told the court that the complainant, Mrs Ebere Simon of Zuba Electrical Market Abuja,…
Justice H. I. O. Oshomah of the Federal High Court sitting in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, has sentenced 24 internet fraudsters to two years imprisonment for impersonation. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, revealed this in an official statement on their X handle on Friday. They were accused of impersonation with the intent of defrauding…
Traditional birth attendant services, pregnant women shouldn’t take herbal medicines, pregnant woman dies The Ugandan government has issued a ban on services provided by Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs), citing their inadequate skills in managing pregnancy-related complications which have resulted in numerous maternal and newborn deaths. The enforcement of this ban will include severe consequences for…
