A mum-of-three, Demi Agoglia, has been confirmed dead after undergoing cosmetic surgery in Turkey. The 26-year-old complained of chest pains days after the Brazilian butt-lift operation and died on the same day she was set to return home to Salford, Greater Manchester. The British mum was on her way back to the clinic in Istanbul…
The naira has again crashed against the dollar at the official Investor and Exporter window on Tuesday. According to Punch, the naira fell to N1089.51/$ on the official market. The currency fell by 27.19 per cent from the N856.57/$ it closed on Monday, according to data from the FMDQ Securities Exchange. On Tuesday, the…
Nigerian billionaire, Aliko Dangote has regained his position as the richest person in Africa, according to Forbes and Bloomberg, dethroning South African business mogul Johann Rupert. The Forbes Daily billionaires ranking platform, which tracks daily changes to the net worth of the most high-net-worth individuals across the world, showed that Dangote’s net worth improved…
The Coalition of Civil Society for Transparency and Accountability has given the Minister of Interior, Mr. Olabunmi Tunji-Ojo 48 hours to resign over his alleged involvement in the over N3 billion fraud in the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. The coalition issued the ultimatum in a statement signed by its convener,…
Suspected assassins murdered a popular traditional chief in Ogun state, Adeyinka Folarin, the Baasegun of the Itunsokun village in the state, on Monday, January 8. The deceased was murdered in his home in Sagamu by unidentified gunmen suspected to be cultists. Confirming the incident to the Nation, one of the traditional rulers in the state…
Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has commended the release of former President Mohammad Bazoum’s wife and son from house arrest by the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland, the ruling military junta in Niger. Tuggar, who is also the Chairperson of the Mediation and Security Council, said in…
The sum of N57.8 billion was allocated by the Tinubu-led Federal government for the acquisition of rice intended for distribution to senatorial districts and federal constituencies by senators and members of the House of Representatives. As part of the Christmas/End of Year Palliative Programme, each of the 360 representatives was expected to oversee the distribution…
Nigerian-American professor at the University of Texas, Austine, Moyo Okediji, has recounted how he was robbed on Christmas Day in Ile-Ife, southwest Nigeria. The latest incident comes less than two weeks after Okediji narrated how some Nigerian immigration officers at the Seme border allegedly robbed him of $500 and took his hand luggage with…
President Bola Tinubu has suspended Dr. Betta Edu from office with immediate effect as Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. A statement on Monday afternoon signed by presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, said Tinubu’s decision was in line with the President’s avowed commitment to uphold the highest standards of integrity, transparency, and accountability in the…
One person has been confirmed dead in a fire outbreak at an engine oil depot in Kano. Several buildings housing the facility were also destroyed by the raging fire. The depot is located at Hotoro Eastern bypass. Firefighters from the state fire service rushed to the scene to put out the fire as residents…