The Anambra Government through the Ministry of Women and Social Welfare has arrested one Esther Obidigwe, Ozioma Obidigwe, and Obuka Obidigwe for allegedly beating the family patriarch The media aide to Women Affairs Commissioner, Chidinma Ikeanyionwu, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, September 4, 2024, said that the trio was arrested after the…
President Bola Tinubu’s administration appears to have upped the petrol price from N650 to N855, according to pump price displays on Tuesday on fuel dispensers at the government NNPC stations. Amid a lingering fuel scarcity and crisis, petrol prices on dispensing machines of government-backed NNPCL stations in Lagos and Abuja on Tuesday showed N855 per…
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday, September 3, met with President Xi Jinping of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, where they are both expected to sign about five Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs). The agreements between the two nations will focus on key areas, including green economy, agriculture, satellite technology development,…
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has finally filed charges against Isaac Bristol, aka PIDOM, the journalist who was detained for 28 days over allegations of being a “leak journalist”. According to court documents obtained by FIJ, PIDOM was charged to the Federal High Court, Abuja on a six-count charge. The charges come after weeks…
The National spokesman for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ibrahim Abdullahi, disclosed this in an interview with Channels Television on Monday, September 2. He said the three opposition candidates in the last elections PDP’s Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party’s Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) would put personal interests…
The Nigeria Police Force has declared a British national, Andrew Wynne (also known as Andrew Povich or Drew Povey) and a Nigerian, Lucky Ehis Obiyan, wanted over an alleged plot to overthrow President Bola Tinubu’s democratically elected government. The spokesman of the force, ASP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this at Force Headquarters, Abuja on Monday, September…
Operatives of the Uyo Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, have arrested forty-eight (48) suspected internet fraudsters in Umudike, Abia State. They were arrested on Friday, August 30, 2024 at different locations within Umudike, following actionable intelligence on their suspected involvement in internet fraud. A statement released by the commission says…
According to the report by the DNA testing centre in Lagos, 27 per cent of paternity tests conducted came back negative, indicating that more than one in four men tested are not the biological fathers of the children in question. The report noted a significant increase in DNA tests for immigration purposes, growing more…
The Toronto Police Service has arrested a Nigerian woman, Amaka Sonnberger, who threatened to poison and kill Yoruba and Edo communities in Canada. A statement The Toronto Police Service has arrested a Nigerian woman, Amaka Sonnberger, who threatened to poison and kill Yoruba and Edo communities in Canada. A statement by Constable Laura Brabant said…
Chidinma is the lady who reached the top 9 in the Miss South Africa 2024 pageant last month and was forced to withdraw after a massive call by South Africans for her to be removed from the pageant due to her mixed heritage. Her father is Nigerian while her mum is Mozambican. Following the controversy,…