A Delta State High Court sitting in Kwale has convicted and sentenced two suspects, Joshua Anamali, 25 years old, and Nelson Adoh, 30 years old, to ten years in jail for illegal possession of firearms. The court, presided over by Justice O.F. Enenmo, convicted the duo after finding them guilty of illegally possessing a cut-to-size […]
Popular crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, has been released from prison. Recall that the EFCC had on April 5 secured the conviction of Bobrisky, for mutilating naira notes. Okuneye was charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ,EFCC, on four counts bordering on naira abuse. He pleaded guilty before Justice A.O. Awogboro of […]
The 33 council chairmen in Oyo State have pulled out of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria ,ALGON, over the Supreme Court’s judgment granting fiscal autonomy to local governments across the country. In a communiqué, the chairmen unanimously declared their support for Governor Seyi Makinde. The state ALGON’s Public Relations Officer, Ibrahim Akintayo, described […]
The Nigerian government has issued a travel alert to its citizens planning to visit the UK. This is contained in a statement from the spokesperson to the Minister of Interior, Amb. Eche Abu-Obe. It noted that there is an increased risk of violence and disorder occasioned by the recent riots in the UK and advised Nigerians […]
Making her Olympics debut, Adeshina opened her competition by scaling the 1.83 m mark easily. On her next height, at 1.88 m, she failed on her first attempt but got the job done on her second attempt. At 1.92m, she missed all her attempts as her Paris 2024 Olympics adventure ended in the qualifying round. […]
Some Nigerians had on Thursday begun a nationwide protest dubbed “10 Days of Rage” with the hashtag #EndBadGovernance, highlighting the country’s economic challenges. Before the demonstration, Asari Dokubo, the Niger Delta activist, warned organisers not to bring the protest to the region, claiming their agenda does not address their issues. During a meeting with the […]
Trump’s post came hours after Harris secured the Democratic party’s presidential nomination as party standard bearer in November’s election. Trump’s White House bid was turned upside down on July 21 when President Biden, 81, facing growing concerns about his age and lagging polling numbers, withdrew his candidacy and backed Harris. Recall, Biden bowed out following […]
Audu appealed to citizens in a statement issued by his Special Assistant Media, Lizzy Okoji, in Abuja. He urged protesters to have more patience and trust the ‘Renewed Hope Agenda’ of President Tinubu. According to him, the policies of the current administration encompass strategic plans and policies, that will drive Nigeria to economic prosperity, improved […]
It wasn’t nearly as pretty as the opening 75-54 blowout of Australia, but Ezinne Kalu was the best performer on the day, with the New Jersey-born point guard and three-time AfroBasket champion Ezinne Kalu followed up with her second successive stunning performance in as many outings at the Games. Following their impressive win over the […]
The White House said the US had negotiated the swap with Russia, Germany and three other countries. The deal, negotiated in secrecy for more than a year, involved 26 people, including 16 moving from Russia to the West and eight prisoners, along with two children, in the other direction. The US citizens’ plane landed late on Thursday […]