An officer of the Nigeria Police Force, Rilwan Kasumu, has rejected a N4 million bribe offered by some drug peddlers in the Ilogbo area of Lagos State. Kasumu, a Superintendent of Police, is the officer in charge of Area K, Marogbo, Lagos State command. On Tuesday, the police team arrested Esther Newman Obiekezie at her…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said it is pleased to announce that the interconnect debt dispute between MTN Nigeria Communications Plc. (MTN) and Globacom Limited (Globacom) has been amicably resolved. A statement signed by the Director, Public Affairs, Reuben Muoka, said in accordance with the resolution, the disconnection approval granted to MTN for the disconnection…
Following the outbreak of protests in parts of the country over the rising cost of living, the Federal Government has set the machinery in motion to tackle the economic crisis in the country. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, who spoke to correspondents after the meeting, said government is concerned about the protests,…
There was a mild drama in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, on Tuesday as some women stormed the office of the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company, PHED, protesting the prolonged power outage. The women from the Mile 2 and Mile 3 axis of Diobu, Port Harcourt barricaded the PHED office near the Isaac Boro Park…
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has expressed his strong condemnation towards the recent trend of killing traditional rulers in Nigeria. It will be recalled that some communities have been stripped of their royal fathers recently following an assault by some criminal elements. Three traditional rulers have…
Jimi Solanke, an iconic figure, known for his multifaceted talents, breathed his last on Monday morning after a brief illness while en route to the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital. He was a Nigerian folklore musician, film actor, dramatist, poet, and playwright, renowned for his mastery of storytelling as a cultural custodian who skillfully preserves and promotes…
Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday, February 1, 2024, convicted and sentenced one Oluwadarasimi Omoseyin, an Actress, to six months imprisonment for spraying and stepping on the new Naira Notes at a social event in Lagos. She was first arraigned on February 13, 2023, by the Lagos…
Business Mogul and billionaire, Femi Otedola, has been appointed as the new chairman of First Bank Nigeria (FBN) Holdings’ board of directors. The firm announced this in a corporate filing on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), where it notified investors about the new development. According to FBN Holdings, Otedola, who is also the chairman of…
Armed Fulani herdsmen have again stormed the Palace of the Olu of Ikoro and killed the King, a highly rated Yoruba Oba in Kogi State. The Oba, General Olusegun Aremu (rtd) was killed in the late hours of Thursday in his Palace. His Olori was also assaulted and kidnapped. Ikoro is an ancient town in…
Former President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed that, despite pressure, he deliberately refused to release his West African School Certificate (WASC) in the buildup to the 2015 general elections. Buhari was quoted in Chapter 5 of a book, Working with Buhari – Reflections of Special Adviser, Media & Publicity (2015–2023), published by his former media adviser,…
