Yoruba Nation activist Chief Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, has called on President Bola Tinubu to caution Vice President Kashim Shettima over what he described as unwarranted verbal attacks on Kemi Badenoch, leader of the British Conservative Party. Igboho’s statement, released on Sunday, December 15, followed reports of Shettima’s criticism of Badenoch.…
A British man who developed compulsive gambling and shopping habits after being prescribed medication for restless leg syndrome has received a £70,000 ($88,000) settlement from his doctor, according to his legal representatives. Philip Stevens, 66, from Hampshire, was prescribed Ropinirole—a dopamine antagonist medication—in 2017. However, he was not warned about potential side effects, including…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed death rumors surrounding its chairman, Mahmood Yakubu. In a statement released this afternoon, December 14, the Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi on Saturday said Yakubu is alive. The clarification was necessitated following reports that the INEC Chair had died in London.…
A 67-year-old man, Muhammad Uba and his wife, Fatima Muhammad, 52, have d!ed in a fire outbreak in Kano State. The incident occurred on Friday, December 13, 2024, at Rangaza (Inken) Layin AU area of Ungogo local government area of the state.According to the Kano Fire Service command spokesperson, Saminu Yusif Abdullahi, the control…
Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has revealed that he almost faced challenges with certain individuals in Nigeria after asking for prayers for divine intervention against efforts by powerful cabals allegedly working against the success of private refineries in Nigeria. Speaking during the ongoing annual Holy Ghost…
Lt. Changfe Maigari has made history as the first female pilot in the Nigerian Navy (NN) since its establishment in 1964. Maigari, a native of Langtang North Local Government Area of Plateau State, was born in Kaduna. She is married and has a daughter. Her journey began in 2016 when she graduated from the…
Bandits have k!lled five persons in Kuringafa town, in Kafur Local Government Area of Katsina State. It was gathered that the bandits invaded the town at about 10pm on Thursday night, December 12, 2024 and opened fire on people. According to crisis and conflict journalist, Bakatsine, the bandits also wounded three other people…
President Bola Tinubu will present the N47.9 trillion 2025 budget to the joint assembly of the National Assembly next Tuesday, December 17. This was disclosed by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, during plenary session on Thursday,December 12.Akpabio announced that the budget presentation will take place at the House of Representatives’ chamber.President Tinubu had earlier…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike has vowed to continue the demolition of properties in the nation’s seat of power, saying he won’t be swayed by blackmail. According to him, the structures being demolished by the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) are properties illegally built on government lands. “Let me…
Afe Babalola’s law firm has written a petition to the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee, (LPDC) asking it to strike out the name of Lagos-based legal practitioner, Dele Farotimi, from legal practitioners in Nigeria for allegedly violating certain provisions of the rules of professional conduct for lawyers. The 90-page petition dated December 6, 2024, was signed…
