Amotekun operatives in Osun State have arrested a 23-year-old man, Isaac Okon for alleged human trafficking. According to information made available by the Corps Commander, Brigadier General Bashir Adewinmbi on Saturday, the suspect was arrested on Thursday, February 29, 2024, around 6:45pm with five young boys along Ajebandele, Osun State. General Adewinmbi revealed that…
The Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Igboho, has urged traditional rulers in the Southwest to support him in flushing out criminality and banditry from the region. Igboho said he would collaborate with traditional rulers to put a permanent end to insecurity in the Southwest. In a statement he signed, he lamented…
Vice President Kashim Shettima has praised the emergence of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu as President saying it “is a reward for the purity of his heart.“ Shettima stated this on Friday, March 1 when he hosted a delegation of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC) on a courtesy visit at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. ”The…
Nigerian rapper Folarin Falana, aka Falz has shared a personal story. He revealed that he was once approached to be a sperm donor. He said he declined because the person was close to him and he cannot pretend not to be the father when the baby comes. The ‘Soft Work’ crooner disclosed this while…
Fr. Kelvin Ugwu, a Nigerian Catholic priest, has stated that any Christian who spends time praying for the demise of ‘monitoring spirits’ is futile, as God does not endorse violence or murder. The clergyman had taken to social media to ask what people mean by ‘’monitoring spirit” they pray against. According to him,…
Before his tragic death, billionaire business mogul and former Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings, Dr. Herbert Wigwe, reportedly constructed an elaborate private tomb for himself within his university, according to sources. SaharaReporters had reported that Wigwe who died in a helicopter crash in the United States alongside his wife and son would be…
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 percent to N1,600 per dollar. Currency traders, known as bureau de change (BDC) operators, quoted the buying rate at N1,550 and the selling price at N1,600 —…
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 the country. According to NAN, this is contained in a statement issued by Atinuke Akande-Alegbe, Senior Communications and Public…
The Central Bank of Nigeria has remained silent as the deadline for banks to limit access to customers’ accounts without a Bank Verification Number or National Identity Number has passed. Recall that CBN, in a notice on December 1 last year, signed by the Director of Payments System Management Department, Chibuzo Efobi and Director…
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 LGA. State Police Commissioner, A T. Abdullahi disclosed this in a statement issued to Daily Post. He said the suspect was arrested for allegedly lacing a…