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Two months after inferno ravaged the popularly GSM village in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital, one of the traders, identified as Friday Ajeka, who lost all his goods, has committed suicide. The properties worth millions of naira were destroyed following a fire outbreak at the GSM village around Kpata market in Lokoja on September 12,…

  A police operative attached to Otuocha Area Command, Anambra East Local Government Area of Anambra State has shot dead a youth in the area. It was gathered that the youth had a disagreement with the policemen at a checkpoint over N100, during which one of them quickly pulled the trigger and shot him dead….

Following an investigative hearing on the $2 billion renewable energy grants and investments in Nigeria, the House of Representatives Committee on Renewable Energy has invited stakeholders.   The investment, according to the committee, has not had a proportional impact on the nation’s energy security challenges. President Bola Tinubu had in July 2024 stated at the…

Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail of N10 million each to 67 out of the 76 minors arraigned before the court for participating in the August 2024 #EndBadGovernance protests.   Those granted bail, who are below 15 years are expected to present one surety who must be a…

Oil marketers announced on Friday that Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), or petrol, from the Dangote Petroleum Refinery is priced between N1,015 and N1,028 per litre, depending on purchase quantity. In response, marketers are preparing to import petrol and sell it below Dangote’s refinery prices and those of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). Data…

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as the acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS).   This was disclosed in a statement on Wednesday, October 30, by the special adviser to the president on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. According to him, Oluyede will serve as the COAS until the return of…

The Football Association has issued an apology to a Muslim footballer after a referee barred her from playing a match for refusing to wear shorts due to her religious beliefs. British-born Somali football player and coach, Iqra Ismail was meant to play for United Dragons as a half-time substitute in a Greater London Women’s Football…

The apex bank celebrated World Savings Day, yesterday, October 31, in Abuja.   The Acting Head of Consumer Protection Department of CBN, Mr. Ibrahim Yahaya, told journalists at the event, that CBN was committed to savings awareness creation, as according to him, savings provide the necessary pool of funds for investors to borrow from and…

A 29-year-old man, Jeremy Bosman, has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with the de@th of his three-year-old stepson, Charvandre Kieran Everson. The incident reportedly stemmed from Bosman’s violent reaction to the child wetting his bed. According to Mojalefa Senokoatsane, a spokesperson for the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) in the Northern Cape, the…