The Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has said that the integrity of the Nigerian Senate has been totally damaged. Akpabio said this on Tuesday amid the controversy trailing the allegations made by Senator Abdul Ningi, representing Bauchi Central Senatorial District, that the 2024 budget was heavily padded by the Senate President. Senator Ningi in…
At least two children were reportedly killed after hundreds of internally displaced persons’ (IDPs) tents were razed in the Mafa Local Government Area of Borno State. It was learned that the fire incident started at 11:15am in Muna Allamdari IDP camp in Maiduguri. The Director General of the State Emergency Management Agency, Dr Barkindo…
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Tuesday, said his administration has uncovered plans by criminals to attack schools and farm settlements in rural communities in the state. The governor, who raised the alarm in a statement signed by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, said those behind the plot plan to disrupt the implementation of the…
Agboro Omowera, a witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, said that the embattled former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, used his position to award contracts to his wife, Margret, and brother-in-law. Emefiele allegedly approved the payment of the total sum of N97.9m in favour…
A video has captured the moment Afrobeats star, Rema bowed to greet the crown prince of Benin Kingdom, Prince Ezelekhae Ewuare. The remarkable moment Rema met the heir apparent to the Benin throne was caught on video and circulated online. The ‘Calm Down’ singer was seen in the brief video entering the prince’s room,…
Jasmine Okafor, the adopted daughter of late Nollywood actor, John Okafor better known as Mr Ibu has taken to social media to mourn him. In a lengthy post on her Instagram page, she noted how the good deeds she did for him were translated to evil and were paid in hundred folds with…
Nollywood actress, Laide Bakare has come under heavy fire over her comment on singer, Portable’s birthday post. The controversial singer, who turns the big 30 today, had taken to his Instagram page to share dashing photos of himself in Agbada. In his caption, he stated that he is celebrating the gift of life, the…
The Presidency has claimed former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, took billions from foreign reserves without the approval of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari. This was made public by President Bola Tinubu’s spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale. He said Emefiele succeeded in depleting Nigeria’s foreign reserve because he was the then CBN governor…
The Nigerian Breweries has announced an increase in the prices of its products from Friday, March 15, 2024. The company explained that the upward review is necessary considering the continued rising input cost in the country. It stated, “As earlier informed, we will review some of our SKU prices effective Friday, 15th March 2024….
President Bola Tinubu has revealed that he’s capable of ending perennial farmers, herders crisis in the country. He said this on Monday. Tinubu vowed to draw up programmes that would end the crisis within two to three weeks. He spoke during the inauguration of the mechanised agricultural project in Minna, Niger State. The President,…