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A new chairman has been appointed in the person of Prince Ntufam Hillard Eta to chair the National Governing Board of the National Youth Service Corps. Eta has previously served as the acting national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) under the past administration of Muhammadu Buhari before his appointment by President Bola […]
A Rev. Fr. in Gambia, Fr. Kelvin Ugwu, has opened up about the controversial issues surrounding embattled Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Daniel Okanatotor Oghenerukevwe, who left the priesthood to chase the love of his life. In a Facebook post on Sunday, Fr. Ugwu revealed that the wedding of the suspended Fr. Oghenerukevwe was […]
In fulfillment of the promise made by the House of Representatives on July 18, 2024, to cut down their monthly salaries by 50 percent in order to use it to address the challenges faced by Nigerians, this will now be done by December 31, 2024. The House has been able to raise the sum of […]
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has delved into the judgment given by a court for sentencing a young man who stole a chicken to death by hanging. The Governor asked for the intervention of the Attorney General of the state to ensure the young man’s freedom before the end of the year 2024. […]
The Nigerian Army has freed one of the people it detained on suspicion of a murder in Okuama, Rivers State. Pa Dennis Okugbaye, who was earlier reported to have died in military detention was released on bail & handed over to Delta Central senator Ede Dafinone. Okugbaye, who is currently in hospital in Port […]
The Managing Director of Divine Kings Pharmaceutical Limited, Kingsley Ekeanyanwu, has been arrested by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration following a report on some suspected substandard Deekins Amoxicillin 500mg capsules. The capsules, which have an adverse effect on patients who used the drug across Nigeria, were swiftly recalled from the market […]
In defending the criticism directed at her by Nigeria, claiming that she has been disrespectful to her heritage, Olukemi Badenoch has stood by her words, stating that she is only telling the truth. Kemi, the newly elected Conservative Party leader, had earlier made statements at events recalling the horrors she experienced while living in […]
A Magistrates’ Court in Jos, Plateau State, has sentenced one Joshua Gowol to prison for six months for stealing herbal medicine. On Wednesday, Magistrate Shawomi Bokkos convicted the 18-year-old trader for stealing after he pleaded guilty. Joshua had earlier stolen from Mary Michael’s shop who reported the incident to the Anglo-Jos Police […]
Three individuals involved in the possession of counterfeit currencies valued at N129,542,826,000, stolen from another dealer, have been arrested by the Kano State Police Command. It was made known on Tuesday by the Command that the counterfeit notes include US dollars ($3,366,000), CFA francs (CFA 51,970,000), and Nigerian naira (N1,443,000). Two of […]
The federal capital territory (FCT) high court has remanded Yahaya Bello, former governor of Kogi, in Kuje correctional centre pending hearing on his bail application. Maryann Anenih, the trial judge, adjourned the N110 billion alleged money laundering case to January 29 and 30; and February 25 and 27. Earlier, the trial judge declined Bello’s bail […]