U.S. President Joe Biden said Friday, October 4, that he wasn’t confident the US election in November would be peaceful, due to previous comments by Republican party contestant, Donald Trump. “I’m confident it will be free and fair. I don’t know whether it will be peaceful,” Biden told reporters as he made the first…
A high-profile New York attorney has confirmed that he has been hired by the family of late rapper Tupac Shakur to investigate a possible link between his murder and Sean “Diddy” Combs. Combs is currently facing accusations of s£xual assault, r@pe and human trafficking from a number of lawsuits as well as federal charges after a three-count indictment alleges…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disclosed that it sold a total of $543.5 million to authorized dealer banks in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) from September 6 to 30, 2024. The bank stated that this intervention aimed to mitigate market volatility caused by rising demand for foreign exchange (FX), particularly driven…
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has not endorsed former President Donald Trump, the financial giant clarified on Friday, following a false claim by Trump on social media. The denial came after Trump posted on Truth Social, inaccurately stating that Dimon had endorsed him for the 2024 presidential election. “Jamie Dimon has not…
An explosive believed to be dynamite rocked the All Progressives Congress secretariat along Aba Road in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, today October 5, destroying some windows, gates and other parts of the building.Speaking to Channels TV’s correspondent, the Chairman of the faction of APC in Rivers State, Tony Okocha narrated how the incident happened.…
The police in Lagos state have arrested a 30-year-old man identified as Motunrayo Olaniyi, for allegedly st@bbing his newlywed wife, Olajumoke, to d£ath at Amazing Grace Estate, Elepe in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State on Friday, October 4. A statement released by the spokesperson of the command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, says Motunrayo allegedly…
The 30-year-old man who climbed a 33 kv high tension electricity pole in Mayo-Belwa, Adamawa, and said he won’t come down until President Bola Ahmed Tinubu resigns has been admitted to the Yola Psychiatric Hospital for mental examination. Recall that last Friday morning, September 27, Abdullahi Mohammed, from Taraba State, climbed the high-tension electricity…
Iran‘s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has said that Tuesday’s Iranian attack on rival, Israel was the “least punishment.” and that the Islamic Republic will attack Israel again “if needs be.” Iran launched about 200 ballistic missiles toward Israel on Tuesday in what it said was a response to the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan…
Meta CEO, Mark Zuckerberg has surpassed retailer Amazon’s Jeff Bezos as the world’s second richest person. Zuckerberg’s net worth rose to $206 billion on Friday, a new record for him, behind electric car manufacturer Tesla CEO Elon Musk ($256 billion), according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Jeff Bezos came third at $205 billion with a…
The federal government says it has halted Value Added Tax VAT on Diesel, Cooking gas and others in the oil and gas sector. According to a statement by Mohammed Manga, director of information and public relations at the Ministry of Finance, the move is aimed at revitalising Nigeria’s oil and gas sector and also…
