A 2-year-old baby, Ivan Onose Omhonrina was shot dead and his younger brother, Eromonsele, sustained injury during a raid on a notorious drug joint by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Delta State. According to Daily Trust, the kids were sh0t at their mother’s shop when NDLEA operatives raided the drug…
Nigerian Air Force fighter jet on Friday, July 14, crashed in Makurdi, Benue State capital. What led to the crash is still unclear, but Punch reported that two personnel of the Nigerian Air Force onboard the jet were ejected unhurt. A source told the publication; “An FT7-NI aircraft crashed today in Makurdi. The cause of…
Despite recent criticisms of plans to increase the price of service charges, the Association of Mobile Money and Bank Agents in Nigeria has said current economic conditions have not prompted point-of-sale operators to reconsider their plans to implement the new framework starting next Monday. This was as it indicated plans to extend the implementation of…
President Bola Tinubu will today travel to Nairobi, Kenya, for the fifth Mid-Year Coordination Meeting (5thMYCM) of the African Union (AU). The President is expected to join Heads of State and Government, Foreign Ministers of the AU Member-States, and high-level dignitaries at the mid-year meeting which will take place on Sunday, July 16. Presidential spokesman,…
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 Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has approved almost half a billion naira to 734 pensioners who are retirees under the old pension scheme, who are Local Government Staff and Primary School teachers. The Governor, according to a statement issued by the Permanent Secretary, Local Government Staff Pension Bureau, Mr Akibu Ibrahim, said that…
Nigerians, and other foreign nationals coming into the United Kingdom will have to pay more for visa applications. Also, the Immigration Health Surcharge paid by immigrants applying for visas will “increase significantly”, the United Kingdom has said. The British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, made the announcement on the increase in visa application fees on Thursday….
