Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has accused several governors within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of playing both sides in their dealings with President Bola Tinubu. According to Wike, these governors express support for the president in private while publicly taking a different stance. ‘ Wike, the former governor of…
The family of Kogi based journalist, Mohammed Bashir, and nine others kidnapped two weeks ago in a Kaduna State have regained their freedom. Bashir’s wife, Aminat Shana, his two daughters, Aisha and Hajara, were kidnapped alongside their family members in August 2024. The journalist, a correspondent with the Nigeria Telegraph, confirmed the development in…
The Plateau State Command has arrested three ‘one chance’ robbery suspects disguised as commercial tricycle drivers. The spokesperson of the command, DSP Alfred Alabo, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, August 30, 2024, said the suspects hypnotised the victims before robbing them of their belongings. “The Plateau State Command under the able leadership…
Cristiano Ronaldo has revealed the one goal he wants to achieve before he retiring from football. Speaking with former footballer Rio Ferdinand in a new video on his YouTube channel, the Portuguese superstar highlighted his desire to reach 1000 goals, a feat only a few players have ever achieved. Ronaldo netted the 899th goal of his career in Al-Nassr’s win…
The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, have called on President Bola Tinubu to fulfil his promise of providing buses for student unions in the country. The Zonal Coordinators of the group, Comrades Bilal Lawal Kurfi, Northwest, Daniel Friday Egga, Zone C, Alao John, Zone D, Bappa Hassan Adam, Zone E and Chidi Nzekwe,…
The police in Lagos state have arrested three suspected kidnappers after they collected N3 million ransom from their victim’s family. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday, August 28. Hundeyin said that the Isashi Police Division received a call from a concerned…
The police in Lagos on Wednesday, August 28, arraigned a 38-year old man, Lucky Ugwauka, in Badagry for allegedly def!ling his 10-year-old daughter. Ugwauka, whose address was not provided, is charged with defilement, before a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court, NAN reports. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The prosecutor, Insp…
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kogi State, Usman Austin Okai, has said that it’s demeaning and disrespectful for a man to kneel to propose to a woman. “Never raise a son to go on a knee for any woman to propose marriage,” he wrote in a Facebook post on Wednesday.…
A popular K-pop star has been ousted from his group after being accused of an unspecified s3xual crime, his label has announced. Taeil, a member of the boyband NCT, is reportedly being investigated by police. His agency, SM Entertainment, released a statement on X, saying Taeil will depart leave band after learning he has been ‘accused in…
Governor Kabiru Abba Yusuf of Kano State has issued a decisive directive to the Accountant-General to close all bank accounts held by the state’s ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) with immediate effect. The announcement was made during an ongoing meeting at the Government House, which included the Chairman of the Kano State Internal Revenue…
