•Sierra Leone President, Julius Maada Bio Sierra Leone’s minister of energy resigned yesterday, according to the president’s office, against a backdrop of recent interruptions to the country’s electricity supply. The reasons for Alhadji Kanja Sesay’s resignation were not officially explained, and the energy ministry did not respond to a reques...
•Yahaya Bello The American International School of Abuja has paid $760,910.84 to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from the $845,852 school fees allegedly deposited by former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello in respect of five of his children in the school, it was gathered last night. Bello is being prosecuted by the commissi...
•Leicester players celebrate goal Leicester City were promoted to the Premier League yesterday after rivals Leeds United crashed to a shock 4-0 defeat at Queens Park Rangers. The result leaves Leicester top of the Championship with 94 points with two games to play while Leeds stay second on 90 but with just one match left, […]
•Britain’s King Charles III British head of state King Charles III will make a limited return to public duties next week after doctors said they were “very encouraged” by the progress of his treatment for cancer. His first engagement with Queen Camilla would be to a cancer treatment centre on Tuesday. The couple will also […]...
•EFCC Chairman Ola Olukoyede A Kogi State High Court sitting in Lokoja has ordered the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, to appear in court on May 13, 2024, to show cause why an order of committal should not be made against him for allegedly disobeying court order. The EFCC […]
•Jim Ovia President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of the Founder and Chairman of Zenith Bank Plc, Jim Ovia, CFR, as the Chairman of the Board of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). This was announced in a State House Press Release by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief […]
United States President Joe Biden recently signed a bill that could potentially result in the ban of TikTok in the US if its Chinese-owned parent company, ByteDance, fails to sell it within a year. US lawmakers are concerned about the potential national security risks associated with the app, particularly if the Chinese government were to [&he...
•Lagos State Police PRO, SP Benjamin Hundeyin AyBenson, who tweets as @AyBenson, has narrated the alleged ill-mannered acts of some operatives of the Lagos State Police Command attached to the Ogombo Division. He stated these while reacting to the “illegalities” of the operatives when they allegedly beat up a security man at the entrance of [&...
•APC Chairman Ganduje and Governor Yusuf The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, has said the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) led government in Kano State is behind the various protests against him in Abuja. But the state government has denied having a hand in the crisis, reports Daily [&hell...
Members of the organised labour, today, protested and shut down the headquarters of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) over alleged cut of workers’ salaries in the agency by the management of the fund. The aggrieved protesters, led by the President of Trade Union Congress (TUC), Festus Osifo and executive members of the Association of...