Fourteen suspected internet fraudsters including two young women have been arrested by police in Niger State. Spokesperson of the command, ASP Wasiu Abiodun, who confirmed this in a statement on Tuesday February 1, said the suspects were arrested by police operatives attached to Tundun-Wada Division on January 30, based on credible information. He…
The Public Affairs Section of the US Mission Nigeria has called for application from qualified Nigerians wishing to teach Hausa or Yoruba languages and cultures to American students in US universities and colleges. The FLTA program allows foreign teachers to teach foreign languages and culture to American students in universities and colleges while also…
The world’s richest man, Jeff Bezos will step down as Amazon CEO later this year and transition to the role of executive chair, the company has announced. According to the February 2 announcement, Bezos will be replaced by Andy Jassy. Bezos has been Amazon’s CEO since its founding in 1995 and grew the company…
Ubi Franklin and Lilian Esoro’s marriage has been officially dissolved. The entrepreneur and actress’ marriage was dissolved on Thursday January 28th at an Abuja High Court. The two got married in November 2015 and separated about a year after. Lilian first filed for divorce in a Lagos High Court and it was denied and Ubi…
The Ogun State Police Command has summoned a hotelier after guests found cameras hidden in guest rooms. The police said it has commenced investigation into the actions of Pavillion Hotel, located in Ayepe, in the Odogbolu area of the state. This comes after a number of actors and actresses called for an investigation after…
The Federal Government has extended the deadline for the linkage of the National Identity Number (NIN) to Subscriber Identity Modules (SIM) by eight weeks. The Director, Public Affairs, Nigerian Communications Commission, Ikechukwu Adinde disclosed this in a statement released this morning February 2. According to the statement, Nigerians have till April 6 to link their…
The Lagos-Ibadan Rail line has officially been connected to the Apapa port complex in Lagos. China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) made the announcement on Monday February 1. The statement read; “On the morning of Jan. 25, 2021, with the successful pouring of the last 25-meter monolithic track bed superstructure of Apapa Port Break…
The Ogun state government has faulted claims of inviting popular Yoruba activist, Sunday Igboho to help curb insecurity in the state. Recall that the activist who arrived Ogun state yesterday, had hinted on being invited by Governor Dapo Abiodun. However reacting to this, Ogun state commissioner for information and strategy, Abdulwaheed Odusile affirmed that…
The Unlawful Societies and Cultism (Prohibition) Bill 2020 which also prescribes ‘punishment’ for parents of convicted cultists, has been passed by the Lagos state House of Assembly. The bill which will be sent to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for his assent, was passed during plenary session on Monday February 1. Though it is unclear the punishment parents…
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has described Nigerians calling for the probe of the immediate past service chiefs as unpatriotic. Mohammed express his displeasure about the calls by the Nigerians when he spoke during a Radio Nigeria programme, Politics Nationwide, on Tuesday morning February 2. Last week, President Buhari had appointed four…
