Alleged Child Bullying: We’re Investigating Mercy Johnson’s Claim, Says Chrisland Chrisland School, a private educational institution in Lagos State, has responded to an ongoing issue that transpired between actress Mercy Johnson-Okojie, her daughter, Purity and a yet-to-be -identified female teacher in Chrisland. In by a member of the school’s advisory board, Akin Fadeyi, said the…
The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor, Karim A. Khan, is seeking the authorisation to investigate the abduction of students in Nigeria. The probe will cover kidnappings in Nigeria’s North, closure of schools, and the persistent failure of the federal and state authorities to end the abduction. The development was announced on Sunday by Socio-Economic Rights…
President Muhammadu Buhari will formally unveil the Nigerian Central Bank Digital Currency, known as the eNaira, on Monday, at the State House, Abuja. The Director, Corporate Communications, CBN, Osita Nwanisobi, said this in a statement on Saturday titled ‘President Buhari to unveil eNaira on Monday, 25 October 2021.’ It revealed that the launch of the…
First Bank Holdings, owners of First Bank Nigeria, has officially acknowledged billionaire, Femi Otedola as its’ major shareholder after he acquired 5.07 percent of the company’s equity stake. FBN Holdings, had earlier denied knowledge of the takeover saying it had not received a notification of a significant holding by Mr Otedola. In a follow-up communication…
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has declared one-week sit-at-home protest from November 5 to November 10, to prevail on the Federal to release its leader, Nnamdi Kanu. The order is coming at a time when Anambra State is preparing for its governorship election, which comes up on November 6. IPOB’s Media and Public Secretary,…
The 19-year-old girl accused of blackmailing a former Permanent Secretary of the Bayelsa State Ministry of Education, Dr Walton Liverpool, with a sex tape was arraigned and photos of her in court have emerged. Miss Charlotte Delhi, 19, allegedly shared a nude video of Dr Walton Liverpool on social media with an intention of extorting…
A 36-year-old man, Abubakar Halilu, has been arrested by the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) for plotting the kidnap and murder of his cousin. According to the police, Halilu lured his cousin, a businesswoman, to a kidnappers’ den at Galadimawa area of Kaduna State and had planned with them to kill her so that he would…
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, says that the state government will pay N190 million to the victims of police brutality as recommended by the Judicial Panel of Inquiry. Obaseki stated this in Benin during a meeting with youths across the 18 local government areas of the state. Obaseki had set up a panel to…
London-based news magazine, The Economist, has described the government of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), as inept and high-handed, adding that he had also failed to tackle corruption. The 178-year-old magazine said this in an editorial titled, ‘The Crime Scene at the Heart of Africa,’ which was published in its October 23, 2021,…
Two little girls have been kidnapped in Ondo State by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers. The two girls of nursery and kindergarten classes were snatched from their mother’s car in Akure, the State capital. The incident occurred at Leo area of Akure metropolis when the victims’ mother was driving into their compound in their ash-colored…