As Nigerians await the identities of their next ministers, President Bola Tinubu has sent the list of ministerial nominees to some security agencies. Specifically, the president sent the names to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Department of State Services (DSS), and other security agencies. The agencies are now on the verge of completing…
A member of staff of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Gold FM, Ilesa, Osun State, whose name could not be immediately ascertained, has been hospitalised after sustaining an injury in a fire that razed part of the station on Sunday. It was not immediately clear what caused the incident, but sources said loud noise…
A move by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun state to throw the state’s civil service into turmoil have met a brick wall as the Labour leaders turned down a N50 million financial inducement offer from the main opposition party. The APC approached some labour leaders in the state and sought to utilize the…
Aishatu y’an Guru Nahuce, a Nigerian pilgrim from Zamfara State, has reportedly returned $80,000 she found to the owner in Saudi Arabia. Independent Hajj Reporters of Nigeria disclosed this on its Facebook page on Saturday. The platform also shared the picture of pilgrim who hails from from Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara. The post…
Kylian Mbappe has labelled his club Paris St Germain as ‘divisive’, amid a contract standoff between the player and the French champions. Relationship between PSG and Mbappe broke down last month after the French forward said he would not renew his contract which expires at the end of next season, meaning he can leave for…
Popular Actress, Jaiye Kuti has condemned the trends of Nollywood veterans crying for help online. Over the years, many entertainers, especially veterans, have come to the public space to beg for financial assistance to take care of their health, family and other responsibilities. In recent times, Yoruba movie Veterans like Iya Gbonkan, Pariolodo, Lalude, Baba…
The Lagos State Police Command’s Rapid Response Squad has arrested a suspected cultist, recovering one semiautomatic pistol, four live ammunition, and one hat with a cult insignia from him. The police command made this known in a statement signed by the Lagos State Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin. The statement was shared on the…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has emerged as the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). He was elected chair at the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government, taking place in Guinea-Bissau. An elated Tinubu pledged to take democracy seriously, noting that, though tough, it…
The Federal High Court, Abuja, has ordered the disclosure of the spending details of about $5 billion Abacha recovered funds by the governments of former presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, Goodluck Jonathan, and Muhammadu Buhari. The Freedom Of Information suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/407/2020 from which the order emerged was brought before the court by the…
Femi Fani-Kayode, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has compared the activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to those of terrorists. He made the comparison on Friday while reacting to the ongoing one-week sit-at-home being enforced by Simon Ekpa’s faction of the IPOB group, saying the secessionists are not better than…
