Sonia, the daughter of former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu has opened up about her health challenges and how she feels after her parents were handed jail terms. In an interview with BBC, Sonia said it was shocking getting arrested alongside her parents. Commenting on the conviction of her parents for organ trafficking by a…
A building belonging to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Enugu has been gutted by fire. EFCC Head of Media, Wilson Uwujaren who confirmed this in a statement issued on Friday afternoon, May 5, said one of the buildings within the Zonal Command was consumed by the inferno. No life was lost…
A former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu has been jailed in the UK. According to the sentence handed down by a UK court today, he will serve 9 years and eight months in prison. He was jailed for plotting to traffic a young man to the UK to harvest his organ for their sick daughter…
Ajay Banga has been appointed as the President of the World Bank. The World Bank confirmed that Banga, who had a decade-long career in Mastercard, would take over from David Malpass as the next President. The development lender disclosed that Banga would pioneer the institution for five years. The World Bank said it is optimistic…
Popular Nigerian crossdresser, Bobrisky has disclosed that he only cooks with table water. The male barbie made this known during a cooking session on his Snapchat where he showed off his chef skills. While at it, Bobrisky revealed that he only cooks with bottle water and not tap water like many. In his words, “I…
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai Theater Command have rescued two more girls abducted from Chibok Local Government Area, Borno State, by Boko Haram in April 2014. Esther Marcus and Hauwa Malta, both of them 26, were rescued by troops at Lagara, a Boko Haram enclave in Sambisa Forest, on April 21, 2023. These bring the…
The Teachers Registration Council has said that over 90 per cent of private school teachers in South-west states are unqualified. The regulatory body for the teaching profession in Nigeria made the revelation on Thursday. South-West states include: Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Ondo and Ekiti. According to the registrar of the TRCN, Professor Josiah Ajiboye, the…
Lotanna Azuokeke, a student of Bishop Otubelu Juniorate, Trans Ekulu, Enugu, has broken a record in his school. He broke the record by scoring 99 marks in Mathematics and 337 total in the just-concluded Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). This was revealed in a statement issued by Dr Chiwuike Uba the Media Adviser to the…
The Military High Command has warned those planning to scuttle May 29 handover to shelve the idea. It specifically said its officers are on standby to forestall any unwanted happening in the country before, during, and after the transition billed to hold at the end of the month. Director, Defence Media Operation, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami,…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has apprehended 34 suspected internet fraudsters otherwise known as ‘Yahoo boys’ in Oghara, Ethiope West Local Government Area of Delta State. The anti-graft agency noted that the suspects were nabbed in a sting operation. EFCC while confirming the arrest in a statement on its Twitter handle on Wednesday said…