Former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh who was found guilty of money laundering earlier today has been handed a 7-year jail sentence. Metuh was found guilty of all the seven-count charges against him including illegally receiving N400m from former National Security Adviser, Dasuki Sambo in November 2014. The PDP former spokesperson was sentenced to seven years…
The wife of the president, Aisha Buhari, has warned that the security problems facing Nigeria may worsen if new strategies and approaches are not adopted to check the rising insecurity in the country. The First Lady speaking at an international conference on state and security held at the Nigeria Defence Academy, Kaduna on Monday, February…
Anne-Marie Imafidon is one of the few geniuses Nigeria is blessed with. Born in 1990, she passed her A-level in computing at the age of 11 and became the youngest girl to ever achieve that feat. At the age of 15, she got in for a degree programme at the University of Oxford. Imafidon currently…
Former Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak, who ruled Egypt for 30-years before he was ousted by the military in 2011, has died at 91. Mubarak passed away at a military hospital following reports he had been taken to an intensive care unit following complications from a surgery he underwent last month. His death was confirmed by…
ran’s deputy health minister, Iraj Harirchi has tested positive for coronavirus, a ministry official said on Tuesday. “The coronavirus test for Mr. Harirchi, the deputy health minister who was on the front lines combating the coronavirus, was positive,” Alireza Vahabzadeh, a media adviser to the health minister, said in a tweet. According to Aljazeera, Harirchi coughed…
The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has announced the extension of the closing date for its West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) school registration. This was contained in a tweet via its official Twitter handle, @waecnigeria, in the morning of Tuesday, February 25. Going by the extension notice released the registration has been extended…
Zamfara State Governor Bello Matawalle has donated N10 million to victims of Yan katako market fire in Gusau. Matawalle, who commiserated with the victims, urged them to consider the disaster as an act of God. “God knows why this happened. I urge you to consider it as a test from our creator, and I pray…
The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, has said he will abide by the suspension given to him by the Osun State Traditional Rulers’ Council last Friday. The monarch was suspended after an emergency meeting by the council presided over by the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi. The council also banned Oluwo from attending…
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has launched ‘Click Credit’, a time loan designed to address the urgent needs of customers whose salary accounts are domiciled with the bank. As a bank backed by a strong retail franchise with over 1,000 business offices serving 19 million customers, UBA has introduced this product in line with…
World Boxing Council champion, Tyson Fury, is said to be considering retirement, after his father, John Fury, told him to retire following his cheering victory over Deontay Wilder. John Fury, a former Heavyweight boxer says he will like his son to walk away from the sport now that he has achieved greatness as talk has…