President Joe Biden on Tuesday February 1, signed three executive orders aimed at reversing former President Donald Trump’s hard-line immigration policies including establishing a task force designed to reunite families separated at the US-Mexico border. He signed orders on family separation, border security, and legal immigration. This brings to nine the number of executive…
A young barber from Benue State identified as Elijah Ode has been reportedly arrested in Kano for blasphemy. According to a Benue activist, Smith Akoko, the young man, who is also a student, was arrested last Wednesday, after two of his customers were caught with hairstyles deemed blasphemous to the Islamic religion. His cousin, Sunday…
Manchester United football club of England on Tuesday, February 2, won against Southampton with a heavy 9-0 scoreline, the first time the club will win another club with over 4 goals in the league since Sir Alex Ferguson retired in 2013. The match was a contest for less than two minutes as visiting midfielder Alexandre…
1634 new cases of COVID19 have been recorded in Nigeria. According to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC, Lagos recorded 440 fresh cases of the viral disease while the FCT recorded 158 new cases. Other states with fresh cases include Anambra-160, Rivers-134, Abia-103, Oyo-90, Enugu-81, Osun-73, Gombe-54, Kwara-50, Ogun-32, Plateau-32, Akwa Ibom-31, Ondo-24, Borno-23,…
A 12-year-old girl, Omowunmi Yusuf , a resident of Owotu in Ikorodu area of Lagos State, has been declared missing by her family. The girl was said to have left home on Sunday, January 31, 2021, and has not been seen since then. A post by a family friend, Babatunde Adedeji Afonrinwo, called…
Fourteen suspected internet fraudsters including two young women have been arrested by police in Niger State. Spokesperson of the command, ASP Wasiu Abiodun, who confirmed this in a statement on Tuesday February 1, said the suspects were arrested by police operatives attached to Tundun-Wada Division on January 30, based on credible information. He…
The Public Affairs Section of the US Mission Nigeria has called for application from qualified Nigerians wishing to teach Hausa or Yoruba languages and cultures to American students in US universities and colleges. The FLTA program allows foreign teachers to teach foreign languages and culture to American students in universities and colleges while also…
The world’s richest man, Jeff Bezos will step down as Amazon CEO later this year and transition to the role of executive chair, the company has announced. According to the February 2 announcement, Bezos will be replaced by Andy Jassy. Bezos has been Amazon’s CEO since its founding in 1995 and grew the company…
Ubi Franklin and Lilian Esoro’s marriage has been officially dissolved. The entrepreneur and actress’ marriage was dissolved on Thursday January 28th at an Abuja High Court. The two got married in November 2015 and separated about a year after. Lilian first filed for divorce in a Lagos High Court and it was denied and Ubi…
The Ogun State Police Command has summoned a hotelier after guests found cameras hidden in guest rooms. The police said it has commenced investigation into the actions of Pavillion Hotel, located in Ayepe, in the Odogbolu area of the state. This comes after a number of actors and actresses called for an investigation after…
