A 17-year-old boy has been sentenced to life imprisonment. Myglor Yambuya was handed the sentenced after he was convicted of stabbing 16-year-old Renell Charles to death in London. Yambuya of Libra Road, Plaistow, London was sentenced to life imprisonment to serve a minimum term of 20 years, having been convicted of the murder at the…
The late monarch, who reigned for two years, joined his ancestors at the age of 81 on Thursday. The remains of the 42nd Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Mohood Olalekan Balogun, Alli Okunmade II, were on Friday evening laid to rest at his Aliwo ancestral family home in Ibadan, Oyo State. The late monarch, who reigned…
Says the appointment of Transaction Advisers by the DMO is done in accordance with the provisions of the Public Procurement Act, 2007 and is subject to the approval of the Federal Executive Council. The Debt Management Office (DMO) has debunked claims that the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun’s company…
Dear Nigerians, do you know Houthi rebels are the reason you had a poor internet network today? Walk with me as I explain. Before now, a lot of Nigerians probably might not have heard about the Houthi rebels, a ragtag militia, and a religious terrorist group from Yemen. Even though the majority of Nigerians have…
Lady asks Nigerian government to ban DNA test for mental health as her neighbor finds out he is not the father of his two grown daughters he trained to university. The lady took to her Twitter page, @BeniNitq, where she revealed the incidents that occurred in her residential neighborhood. She claimed the father had carried…
It was a shocking and disturbing story that captured the attention of many on social media. A family in Kenya had stayed with a corpse for three weeks with believed that the dead mother would come back to life after prayers. Boniface Mungai, a driver and the son of the lady who was dead shared…
The Public and Private Development Centre, PPDC, and the Incorporated Trustees of the African Centre for Media and Information Literacy had in a separate suit dragged the CBB, and its chairman before a Federal Capital Territory High Court for their refusal to honour a Freedom of Information, FOI, initiative demanding the asset declaration forms of…
MainOne, one of the undersea cable companies affected by service disruptions due to multiple cable cuts, has said it might take between two and three weeks to fix the damaged portions of the cable. In a note shared with Newsmen on Friday, the cable company said some form of seismic activity on the seabed resulted…
President Bola Tnubu has sacked the son in-law of former President Mohammadu Buhari, Junaid Abdullah as the Director-General of the Border Communities Development Agency (BCDA), just under 2 years to wrap up his second four-year term as that Agency’s head. Tinubu in his place, approved the appointment of Dakorinama Alabo George, an ex-Commissioner for Works…
Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command rescued a suspected POS fraudster, Akan Edet, from being set ablaze by a mob at Nsikak Eduok Lane in Uyo, the state capital. The state Commissioner of Police, CP Waheed Ayilara, disclosed this on Friday, March 15, 2024, when he paraded Akan alongside 51 other suspects arrested…
In accordance to the rules guiding Ramadan, there is a seemingly expectation that will impact on the body and skin. Ramadan is a month of physical sacrifice and spiritual repentance, where devoted Muslims refrain from eating and drinking between sunrise and sunset. This act symbolises dedication, reflection and discipline. However, not having enough water, disturbed…
A Nigerian lady who got a job with a real estate company has been relieved of her appointment after a disagreement The lady shared her story on TikTok, saying for all the jobs she did at the company, she was placed on a monthly salary of N70,000 She said trouble started when she was asked…