The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has returned $26,000 to Christine Brown, a British national and a victim of internet fraud. The commission in a statement on Tuesday, August 29, 2023, said the Briton was duped of her life savings by an internet fraudster posing as an American entertainer online after she got…
The former head of Gabon’s most powerful security unit, the Gabonese Republican Guard, Brice Nguema has been named transitional president by the coup leaders. According to a statement read on National television on Wednesday, Nguema was appointed chairman of the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions. “General Brice Oligui Nguema was unanimously appointed…
Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau has held a discussion with President Bola Tinubu over the latest coup in Gabon that toppled President Ali Bongo. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, informed journalists about the telephone conversation on Wednesday in Abuja. He said the two leaders’ discussion centred on…
The Lagos State Government has announced that the Blue Line Rail will start commercial operations on Monday, September 4, 2023. The announcement was made by the Managing Director, Lagos State Metropolitan Area Transport Authority, Mrs Abimbola Akinajo at the Blue Rail Line Terminal in Marina. Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, is expected to…
The designer of the Nigerian flag Pa. Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi has died at the age of 87. According to his family, Akinkunmi passed away in the early hours of Tuesday, August 29, after a brief illness. One of his children announced his death on Facebook. “Life is indeed transient; I can say boldly that…
A newborn baby boy was rescued alive three days after he was dumped in a pit toilet by his mother in Otuocha, Anambra East Local Government Area of Anambra State three days after birth. According to the Anambra Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Affairs, the 20-year-old mother, Nwaedoka Chidimma, from Izzi, Ebonyi…
Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has made it clear that he won’t beg the Nigerian government for his release. In a recent statement, Kanu said he doesn’t want his lawyers, family, or Igbo elders to plead for his freedom either. This decision is based on his belief that…
Babagana Zulum, the Governor of Borno State, has said no government can provide food to its entire communities. The governor stated this while supervising the distribution of food items to 18,000 heads of households at Damboa Local Government Area on Monday. Zulum noted that his government has identified and selected the most vulnerable citizens…
The Delta State Police Command has arrested 67 ‘gay suspects’ in the Ekpan area of the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe, made this known in a tweet on Tuesday. Sharing photos of the suspects on his X page, Edafe wrote, “Delta State Police Command has arrested 67 gay suspects at a…
President Bola Tinubu has unveiled an 8-point agenda he hopes to achieve at the end of his administration. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Wale Edun, presented the “Roadmap for the Economy” which was considered at the maiden Federal Executive Council meeting held yesterday, August 28. Edun said the agenda includes…