Akinwumi Adesina, president of the Africa Development Bank has been cleared of all corruption charges by anindependent review panel led by former president of Ireland, Mary Robinson. Recall that earlier this year, it was alleged that the bank had been tarred by poor governance, impunity, personal enrichment and favouritism under Adesina’s leadership. In spite of Adesina’s insistence of…
Veteran rapper, Ruggedman has narrated how he saved a stranded female traveller who was almost raped by hoodlums dragging her into a dark area. He revealed that the lady who was beaten by the men arrived Nigeria from Ghana two days ago, after a misunderstanding with her sister. According to her, she lost her things, and had to…
The Chairman of Abia state chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Johnson Onuigbo is dead. The close ally of former Governor Theodore Orji, now the current Senator representing Abia central senatorial district, died in the late hours of Monday July 27. His remains has been deposited at an undisclosed mortuary in a hospital in Umuahia.
The United States announced Friday, July 24, that it will not take in any new foreign students seeking online-only study. The policy change was announced in a statement by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This announcement comes after the US rescinded a hotly contested order to expel those already in the US and preparing for online study because…
Barcelona icon, Xavi Hernández has tested positive for Coronavirus but is asymptomatic and currently in self-isolation. The 40-year-old Barcelona and Spain legend, who is the current manager of Al Sadd in Qatar, announced his diagnosis today July 25 on Instagram. He wrote on his page: ‘A few days ago, following the QSL (Qatar Stars League) protocol, I tested positive…
Justice Oluremi Oguntoyinbo of the Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted two men, Uche Johnson and Kingsley Meteke, for producing and distributing substandard engine oil. The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) charged both men with four counts of production, possession, dealing in, and distribution of substandard engine oil. Both men claimed the products were good for public…
Three alleged kidnappers were killed in a gun battle and two of their informants arrested early Saturday morning along Lokoja-Okene highway by a team of hunters and neighborhood watch from Okehi and Adavi LGAs of the state. According to reports, the alleged kidnappers who were planning to stage an attack on road users on the Lokoja-Okene…
A twenty-five-year-old man identified as Ashiru Musa Danrimi allegedly stabbed himself to death with a knife in Kano state after his fiancee abandoned him to get married to another man. According to reports, the deceased who was a member of a Neighborhood watch in Kadawa ward, Ungogo local government area of the state, became frustrated after his fiancee, Umi…
438 new cases of Coronavirus was recorded in Nigeria on Saturday July 25, as confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). A breakdown of the new cases is as follows; Lagos-123, Kaduna-50, Rivers-40, Edo-37, Adamawa-25, Oyo-20, Nasarawa-16, Osun-15, Enugu-15, FCT-14, Ekiti-13, Ondo-13, Ebonyi-11, Katsina-10, Abia-9, Delta-8, Kwara-4, Ogun-3, Cross River-3, Kano-3, Bauchi-3, Yobe-2, Sokoto-1, Niger-1. …
The speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has stated that the insecurity witnessed in the country has made Nigeria uninhabitable for citizens and unattractive to investors. Gbajabiamila said this during a public presentation of the updated legislative agenda of the house of representatives tagged ‘our contract with Nigerians’. The speaker who also noted that…