On Monday, February 12th, 2024, the official NAFEM market saw the closing exchange rate between the naira and dollar hit N1,534/$1, marking the weakest performance ever recorded for the naira against the dollar at the end of a market session, according to reports from Nairametrics. Throughout the day, the intra-day high and low values stood…
Thirteen villagers who were abducted 62 days ago from their homes in Unguwar Liman, Gwada ward of Igabi LGA in Kaduna State, have been released from captivity. The captives were among the 30 individuals kidnapped from the community in December 2023. According to reports from Daily Trust, the kidnappers initially received N6.5 million as part…
Reports indicate that bandits have claimed the lives of nine traders along the Jibia/Batsari Road in Katsina State. According to gathered information, the traders were returning home from a local market in Jibia when they encountered the gunmen around 6 p.m. on Sunday, February 11, 2024. The assailants ambushed the traders who were traveling in…
Tragedy struck in Lagos when Barakat Adio, a housewife, lost her life after being stabbed during a dispute with her neighbor, Cynthia Aigbondon, while they were both fetching water at a public tap in the Ajegunle area. Eyewitnesses recounted that the altercation between the deceased and the suspect escalated into a physical confrontation over who…
It was all glams , glamour and glinting as Emmanuel akinjoko ( Geewoo Autos ) and his glowing lover Adesewa kuku walk down the aisle. Wedding is a big moment everyone looks forward for and to this amazing couple it was a memorable moment they will have no choice than to live by all through…
The Federal Government has offered a two million Naira bounty for information leading to the arrest of Mrs. Adachukwu Kukelu Okafor, who allegedly subjected her 10-year-old maid to severe burns on her private parts and body. The case gained attention after a video showing the naked girl with burns on various parts of her body,…
Governors elected under the umbrella of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have drawn parallels between Nigeria and Venezuela, urging President Bola Tinubu’s All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government to avert further deterioration of the country’s economic situation. Venezuela has long grappled with persistent shortages of food and medicine, business closures, high unemployment rates, reduced productivity, human…
The Nigeria Customs Service has seized 52 units of elephant tusks in Mfum, a border town located in the Ikom Local Government Area of Cross River state. Ahmed Waziri, the Area Comptroller of Cross River/CFTZ/Akwa Ibom Command of the NIS, disclosed this during a news conference held in Calabar on Monday, February 12. Waziri revealed…
President Bola Tinubu salutes the Super Eagles of Nigeria for their tenacious performance in the final of the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Côte d’Ivoire. President Tinubu commends the team, the coach, the crew, and the entire management team for their hard work, assiduity, and sacrifice to come this far in the tournament,…
Nigerian politician and businessman, Akin Alabi, disclosed that he returned to live with his parents at the age of 31. He shared this information in response to a tweet from a user who expressed skepticism about a 30-year-old man moving back in with his parents. Akin Alabi replied to the tweet, revealing that he temporarily…
