The Kano State Police Command has arrested five men for allegedly sodomising a 20-year-old man in Gwale Local Government Area of the state. Spokesperson of the command, DSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, July 22, said the suspects were arrested following a complaint by the victim’s aunt. The…
Activist Deji Adeyanju has taken to Twitter to comment on what he feels the aftermath of the “show of wealth” at the burial ceremony of Obi Cubana’s mother will look like. Deji in a tweet he shared, claimed that Obi Cubana will now be watched every time he’s travelling abroad as a “person of interest”.…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced that it will be announcing its own digital currency on October 1, 2021. Nairametrics reported that the CBN alongside stakeholders picked Independence Day as its launch date. According to the publication, CBN’s IT Director, Rakiya Mohammed at the conclusion of the 306th Banker’s Committee meeting, disclosed that the…
Nigerian singer, Lyta’s baby mama, Kemi Ayorinde has announced that she is free from the Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) she claimed she contracted from him. According to Kemi, she was declared free from the STD which their baby didn’t contract, after 1 year and 7 months.
The Nigerian military has said that it’s not its duty to stop agitations across the country. Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor said this in Owerri, Imo State capital, during an interactive session with retired senior military officers from the South East geo-political zone. Speaking after former Chief of Army Staff, Maj.-Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika…
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that intellectuals and historians should be fair to his administration. The President said this when he received some governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at Daura, his country home. In a statement released by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, Buhari stated that this is important…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has warned shady politicians, Yahoo boys and Nigerians involved in financial crimes to retrace their steps as the eagle eyes are on them. The anti-graft agency gave the warning in a statement posted via its official social media accounts on Friday, July 23. “This na for the shady…
Guinea has pulled out of the Tokyo Olympics, citing a “resurgence of COVID variants”. Guinean Minister of Sports Sanoussy Bantama Sow announced the pullout of five athletes of the country. “Due to the resurgence of COVID-19 variants, the Government, concerned with preserving the health of Guinean athletes, has decided with regret to cancel Guinea’s…
Five passengers have been rescued in Lagos, after a boat they boarded capsized. The boat which left the Five Cowries terminal in Ikoyi area of the state en route Badagry on Friday July 16, developed a technical fault five minutes after if left the terminal. The passengers were rescued and brought back to the terminal safely.…
Oyo State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested two suspects for alleged diversion of petroleum products suspected to be Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol. The suspects, identified as Akeem Adesola, 30, and Benjamin Adeniyi, 29, were nabbed with the truck, a blue Leyland DAF with…
