The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has slated January 8, 2024, as the start date for the physical and credentials screening of applicants vying for the position of Police Constables in both the General Duty and Specialist Cadres. This was disclosed in a statement signed by its spokesperson, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi, on Sunday. The screening…
Former Governor of Rivers State and FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike has urged those who do not want to be betrayed to desist from venturing into politics. He also stated that those in politics should not bother when they are betrayed rather, they should prepare themselves when it happens. Wike who is currently in a…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has given the sum of US $61.64 million to foreign airlines operating in the country. This move is intended to send the Naira soaring. This targeted dollar release aimed at clearing a portion of the backlog of matured foreign exchange obligations owed to the airlines, is a big step…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Kano State have arrested a 25-year-old man, Alkasim Ya’u, for allegedly stabbing his father to death at Tudun Yola ‘C’, area of Gwale Local Government Area of the state. The NSCDC Corps Commandant, Mohammed Falala, disclosed this in a telephone interview with the News…
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has said the wrong hands are holding Nigeria’s money. Adeboye assured Nigerians that a wind will blow on the naira and wealth will change hands in 2024. He spoke on Sunday during the January 2024 Thanksgiving Service of the church…
The General Hospital in Odan, Lagos, still hasn’t replaced the elevator that led to the tragic death of House Officer Dr. Vwaere Diaso five months ago due to an accident. The PUNCH reports that Diaso was killed after the elevator crashed from the 10th floor to the ground floor of the 131-year-old hospital. A colleague…
Family and friends cried bitterly yesterday as the body of the late former governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, arrived in Nigeria. The late governor’s remains were brought into the country from Germany, where he passed away on December 26, 2023. The atmosphere was filled with grief as the corpse adorned in the Nigerian…
Gistlover, the popular Nigerian microblogging platform, has reacted to the alleged arrest of three of its operators by the Nigerian Police Force. The blog, in a series of posts made via its Instagram page, alleged that those paraded by the police were not its operators, while asking the security operatives to provide evidence to…
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have unleashed a terror attack on the Nahuche community of Bungudu Local Government Area, Zamfara State, killing seven locals and abducted scores. According to a community source, Tasiu Nahuche, the terrorists invaded the village in the wee hours of Wednesday. He explained that the community members were already asleep…
After an undercover journalist, Umar Audu, exposed the detailed process of acquiring a degree from a university in Cotonou, Benin Republic, and the subsequent undetected deployment to Cross Rivers State for the NYSC programme, there has been a significant and strong reaction among Nigerians. The report, which has since gained prominence, led the federal…