A Spanish court has ordered Colombian music superstar Shakira to stand trial in a tax fraud case at a date yet to be determined, court documents showed on Tuesday. Prosecutors in Barcelona said in July they would seek a prison sentence of more than eight years against the singer and a fine of nearly […]
Edward Snowden, a former US intelligence contractor, has been granted Russian citizenship. According to the BBC, Snowden was granted Russian citizenship by President Vladimir Putin on Monday. Also, in what appeared to be a Twitter post on the latest development, Snowden shared a picture of himself and his family, adding that he and […]
The governor of Benue state, Samuel Ortom, has disassociated himself from those calling for the removal of Iyorchia Ayu as the national chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). The latest statement by Nathaniel Ikyur, governor Ortom’s chief press secretary contradicts that of Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, and his allies, of which he […]
The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has ordered the closure of a new generation church, The New Jerusalem Deliverance Ministry, Okene for allegedly defrauding members by selling “bulletproof water” and running an unapproved medical facility. The Pastor of the church, Peter Adeiza, is said to have been operating the facility since 2008 while many […]
The Presidential Campaign Council of All Progressives Congress, APC, has postponed their kick-off campaigns slated for Wednesday, 28 September 2022. This was disclosed on Tuesday by the Director-General of the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council, Governor Simon Lalong. According to him, the adjustment of the timetable and schedule of activities is to accommodate growing […]
The federal government has withdrawn the circular directing vice-chancellors to reopen universities for the resumption of lectures. The latest decision was contained in a circular signed by Sam Onazi, director of finance and account of the National Universities Commission (NUC). “I have been directed to withdraw the NUC Circular Ref: NUC/ES/138/Vol.64/135, and dated […]
The national grid crashed to zero megawatts (MW) at 10:51 am on Monday, causing a nationwide outage, Daily Trust reports. The development occurred days after electricity consumers said they had enjoyed improved supply. The national electricity grid as of 10 am on Monday had 3,712MW generated from 21 Generation Companies (GenCos) before it […]
. The death toll has risen to 13 people, including seven children, after a shooting at a school in the city of Izhevsk in central Russia, investigators said Monday. The attack was the latest in a series of school shootings that have shaken Russia in recent years and came with the country on […]
An order has been given by the Federal Government to all vice-chancellors of universities to re-open schools and resume lectures. This order is coming seven months after the lingering strike and the Federal Government suing the Academic Staff Union of Universities in court. However, tired of the lingering strike the Federal Government through […]
The British pound reached an all-time low against the US dollar on Monday. The development is coming less than a week since the pound plummeted to $1.13 — its lowest level since 1985 — before regaining ground. The pound dropped 3.6 per cent on Friday when Kwasi Kwarteng, UK’s finance minister, unveiled historic […]
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