The minister, in a statement through her Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Nneka Anibeze, described the occurence as “one death, too many”. Hannatu Musawa, the Minister of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy, has expressed sadness over the death of renowned Nollywood actor, John Okafor, popularly known as Mr Ibu. The minister, in a statement…
Currency traders, known as bureau de change (BDC) operators, quoted the buying rate at N1,550 and the selling price at N1,600 — leaving a profit margin of N50. On Friday, the Nigerian currency, Naira, reversed the appreciation trend at the parallel section of the foreign exchange market. The local currency depreciated by N100 or 6.67…
Confirming the incident, the command’s spokesman, Henry Okoye, said the suspect, Francis Marvellous, was arrested by police operatives on convoy patrol, who responded to a distress call from the Chief Security Officer (CSO) of FUTO. The Imo State Police Command has apprehended a 21-year-old 300-level student of Imo State University (IMSU), Francis Marvellous, for the…
She also burnt the girl’s cheeks and bottom with hot iron after claiming the little girl sexually molested her six years old son. The Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) of the Nigeria Police Force has announced its intention to charge Barrister Adachukwu Helen Okafor, the Anambra lawyer who brutally assaulted her 10-year-old maid, with attempted murder…
Akande-Alegbe said that the donation was made under the auspices of the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) response in northeast Nigeria. The Ukrainian government has donated 25,000 tonnes of wheat as emergency food aid to support 1.3 million vulnerable people facing crises in northeast Nigeria, particularly amid escalating inflation and spikes in food prices…
In an interview with journalists on the last moments of the deceased children, 37-year-old Shade appealed to Nigerians to come to her aid. Shade Silifat Abdulkadir, the mother of the three children who tragically suffocated to death in a parked car in Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State, last Sunday, has spoken out about the…
Recall that CBN, in a notice on December 1 last year, signed by the Director of Payments System Management Department, Chibuzo Efobi and Director of Financial Policy and Regulation Department, Haruna Mustapha, asked banks to restrict tier-1 accounts or wallets without NIN or BVN. The Central Bank of Nigeria has remained silent as the deadline…
Jane, who is seeking a divorce, said that her husband is hot-tempered, wicked, and had a bad attitude of getting drunk and following different women or anything under the skirt. On Friday, Mrs Jane Ebi, a businesswoman, dragged her husband, Monday, before a Customary Court in Jikwoyi, near Abuja. She is accusing him of “following…
The state Commissioner of Police, CP, Shawulu Ebenezer Danmamman, who disclosed this while parading the suspects in Minna, said they were intercepted by the military with a truckload of the vandalized items. The military has apprehended at least five individuals suspected of vandalizing railway tracks and sleepers in Sarkin Pawa, Munya Local Government Area of…
He said that the crash involved an unidentified commercial driver of a Mercedes truck with registration number XD131NSH. A solitary accident at Azia Junction, along Owerri-Ihiala Expressway in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra, has resulted in the tragic deaths of a truck driver and his conductor. The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety…
Olawale B said a date has been fixed for Sisi Quadri to travel to the US for a show. Show promoter Olawale B from Fathia Entertainment has revealed that the well-known Nollywood actor, Quadri Oyebanji, also known as Sisi Quadri, passed away subsequent to being granted a visa by the United States. Olawale B said…
He said the suspect was arrested for allegedly lacing a drink and meat with poison, targeting his 35-year-old wife, Zakiya Uzairu, with the intention of inheriting her wealth. A 40-year-old man, Habu Ibrahim, has been arrested by the Jigawa State Police Command over an alleged plan to poison his wife in Danadama village, Sule Tankarkar…