The Nigerian Police Force has said that many cases of missing young women and girls k!lled for money ritual purposes are connected to hookup culture sweeping across the country. The spokesperson of Ogun State Command, SP Omolola Odutola, revealed this on Wednesday, December 4, 2024, when she was featured on Channels Television’s Morning Brief.…
The MOBO Awards has unveiled nominees across 20 categories for their 2025 edition. Nigerian singers, Asake, Rema, Ayra Starr, Tems, Bnxn, Ruger, Shallipopi, and Odumodublvck were nominated for the 2025 Music of Black Origin Awards. Tems, Ayra Starr, and Asake are nominated in the Best International Act category alongside Beyonce, Glorilla, Kendrick Lamar, Latto, Megan…
Gunmen killed a man identified as Bright Ezechukwu, less than 24 hours to his wedding in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State. According to Daily Trust, Bright had gone to pick up his fiancée, Chinwendu, in Ihiala town, accompanied by his best man and the chief bridesmaid, on November 22, 2024, when the…
The CEO of UnitedHealth’s insurance division has been g%nned down in what police called a “brazen, targeted” attack. Brian Thompson, 50, was repeatedly sh0t by a masked g%nman about 6:46 a.m. on Wednesday morning outside the Hilton hotel in Midtown, said NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch. “Many people passed the suspect, but he appeared to wait…
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, has alleged that there are people benefiting from the insurgent activities of Boko Haram and will not want it to end. The governor, who disclosed this in an interview with BBC Hausa, lamented how some people, whom he claimed were profiting from the Boko Haram insurgency in the Northeast…
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has officially signed the Lagos Electricity Bill into law. The Lagos state Deputy Governor Kadri Hamzat, members of the State assembly, as well as the state executive council members were at the Lagos House Alausa Ikeja for the signing. This was disclosed by Jubril Gawat, the Senior…
The Senate today, Dec. 3, confirmed the nomination of Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede for appointment as Chief of Army Staff. The confirmation followed the consideration of reports by the Chairman of the sense committee on Army, Sen. Yar’ adua, Abdulaziz Musa (Katsina Central). The committee’s recommendations were unanimously adopted by the upper chamber. Lieutenant General…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC has given reasons it did not mention the name of the top government official linked to the 753 forfeited duplexes and other properties in Abuja. The agency had on Monday, December 2, announced that it had secured a landmark judgment for the final forfeiture of an estate…
Former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Pantami, has expressed discomfort with several sections of the proposed tax reform bills. On Thursday, Nov. 28, the Senate passed the bills for a second reading despite resistance to it. The proposed legislation, which seeks to prioritise the location of consumption as the basis for…
Comrade Kaduna Eboigbodin, a former Chairman of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) in Edo State, has tragically passed away following an alleged encounter with police officers at a roadblock in the Upper Sokponba area of Benin City. Vanguard reports that Eboigbodin was reportedly stopped on Monday, December 2, while driving with his wife. According…
