Flash flooding in southwestern Somalia has claimed the lives of more than two dozen people and displaced hundreds of thousands from their homes, an official said, as El Nino downpours lash East Africa. Since the beginning of the month, ferocious rainstorms have hit Somalia and its neighbours Kenya and Ethiopia, triggering landslides and submerging villages…
The German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, has explained why no fewer than 14,000 Nigerians living in the country risk deportation. Scholz said it is attributed to the spike in the number of Nigerians seeking asylum, with a great number of them without identification cards and Nigerians who have behaved well in their country to benefit Nigeria….
…says there must be an end to detention An Abuja High Court sitting at Maitama, on Wednesday, granted bail to the detained Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr. Godwin Emefiele. The court, in a ruling that was delivered by Justice Olukayode Adeniyi, ordered that he should be released to his lawyers. “There…
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said effective application of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is critical in combating financial crimes by enabling real-time surveillance, regulatory compliance, and secure data processing, just as it sought a multidisciplinary and multi-stakeholder collaborations to address issue of illicit financial flows in the country. Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the…
Traders at various markets in Lagos State, particularly Balogun Market in the Lagos Island Local Government Area of the state are lamenting the multiple levies they pay to the government, alleging extortion. Speaking on Tuesday, some traders at the Balogun market claimed that they are compelled to pay N50,000 in six months, while others pay…
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered the restriction of vehicular movement in Kogi, Bayelsa, and Imo states during governorship elections scheduled to hold on November 11, 2023. Addressing a news conference in Abuja, the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi, said the restriction would be effective from 12:01am to 6pm on…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said a total of 137,973 polling and collation agents registered to participate in the November 11, 2023 governorship poll in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states. In a list of polling and collation agents released by the electoral umpire on Tuesday, INEC said at the close of the deadline for…
A pastor identified as Sunday of a Cherubim and Seraphim Church in the Agbado area of Ogun State has been nabbed for alleged fake prophecies and the abduction of a 21-year-old lady identified as Aliu Blessing. The Ogun State Police Command, on Tuesday said the victim had gone to the church to take care of…
Some officials of the Oyo State Fire Services on Tuesday were beaten by a mob during a rescue operation in Ibadan, the state capital. Investigations by our correspondent revealed that the officials were called for a rescue operation at a private residence located at Akingbola, Bodija in the Ibadan North Local Government Area of the…
A soldier, whose identities could not be immediately ascertained, was assaulted and left wounded on Tuesday by some hoodlums led by a man identified simply as Gbedu in Iree, Osun State. The cause of the disagreement between the soldier, who was dressed in military uniform at the time he was attacked, and the hoodlums was…
