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A senator from Delta North who was convicted of money laundering has been taken into custody to begin his prison sentence. The senator, Peter Nwaoboshi, was sentenced to seven years in prison by the Court of Appeal in…
The Nigerian Inspector General of Police (IG), Alkali Usman, has established an Election Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation Team to guarantee the successful deployment of police personnel before, during, and after the…
The Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Drambi Vandi, who is accused of shooting a pregnant woman on Christmas Day in Lagos, allegedly had two of the 25 rounds of ammunition for his AK-47 rifle missing. This…
The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero, has declared that the Congress will be working towards a new national minimum wage with immediate effect. He made the statement in his inauguration…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State has decided to temporarily halt its campaign rallies due to the current cash and fuel crisis in the country. The Chairman of the APC in Ondo, Ade Adetimehin, expressed…
Demonstrators in Ondo State have staged a protest along the Ilesha-Akure-Owo highway, expressing their dissatisfaction with the scarcity of cash and fuel. The protesters created a musical performance and danced on the…
President Muhammadu Buhari has recently a r Federal Polytechnic Orogun in Delta, and Mrs. Ezenuruihe Olachi for Federal Polytechnic Isuochi in Abia, all for a five-year term each starting on January 17th. Two Bursars…
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has assured the public that the 2023 general elections will take place as planned despite recent challenges posed by fuel…
JAMB has cancelled the registrations of 817 candidates for the 2023 UTME due to infractions involving biometric fingerprints. The registrar of JAMB, Prof Is-haq Oloyede, stated that the registrations were invalidated…
The Supreme Court has taken a break to deliberate on a request made by Kaduna, Kogi, and Zamfara States. The states asked the court to prevent the Federal Government from proceeding with its plan to phase out the old…
More search teams and emergency aid from around the world poured into Turkey and Syria yesterday as rescuers working in freezing temperatures dug — sometimes with their bare hands — through the remains of buildings…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has acquitted former Imo Governor Senator Rochas Okorocha and six others from a fraud charge of N3 billion brought against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo has postponed its presidential rally, which was set to take place at Mapo Hall in Ibadan on Tuesday. The postponement was decided by the Governor Simon Lalong-led Presidential…
On Monday, security forces prevented a demonstration in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, protesting the shortage of new naira notes, fuel and electricity. The protesters had gathered in front of the University of…
Over 1,700 people were killed in a powerful earthquake in south-eastern Turkey near the Syrian border. The US Geological Survey reported a 7.8 magnitude tremor near Gaziantep at 04:17 local time (01:17 GMT) at 17.9km…
The Supreme Court ruled in favour of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Yobe North Senatorial District, Ahmad Lawan, in a three-to-two split decision on Monday. The nomination was affirmed for the…
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Usman Baba, has mandated strict adherence to the CBN Act, 2007, which criminalizes the sale and hawking of Naira notes. This directive was confirmed by the Force Public…
Juliette Lamour, an 18-year-old university student from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, recently won a staggering C$48 million ($35.8 million; £29.7 million) in the lottery, becoming the youngest Canadian to ever win such a…
The Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to take urgent steps to address the scarcity of naira notes and petrol price hikes. The petrol crisis and scarcity of naira notes have…
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has ordered the arrest of persons selling or abusing the naira. The Police force said the action is in furtherance of the Federal Government’s policy. The order was given by the Inspector…
