Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has advocated a single term of six years for elected political office holders across all levels of government in Nigeria, as against the current double term of four years each. He noted that a single term of five or six years was enough for any government to focus and serve […]
By Adam Mosadioluwa The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade, has explained why he has not yet visited the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, clarifying that the delay is due to scheduling and not any disagreement between them. Oba Owoade’s recent visit to the Oluwo of Iwo sparked widespread speculation on social […]
By Richard Ogunsile A faction of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has urged the National Assembly to initiate impeachment proceedings against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu due to alleged conflicts of interest regarding the awarding of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway contract. The leader of the group, Oba Oladipo Olaitan, expressed his disapproval of Tinubu’s recent […]
Ireland on Wednesday deported 35 Nigerians for flouting various immigration offence A statement from the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB), which led the operation, said Immigration officials confirmed that five children and nine women were among those deported. The children removed were all part of family groups. “All individuals were removed on a chartered flight […]
The World Trade Organisation (WTO), has described the legacy of the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, as a source of pride for Nigeria and the African continent. The Director-General (DG) of the World Trade Organisation, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said this in a statement by the AfDB on Thursday.Okonjo-Iweala made […]
Nigerian grandmother, 71, accused of theft, sacked from cleaner job at London university over ‘misplaced bracelet’ A 71-year-old grandmother, Janet Olufunke Damiro is fighting to clear her name after being dismissed from her cleaning job of 13 years at the London School of Economics (LSE), following an allegation that she stole a bracelet. Damiro, a […]
Photos: Check out lifestyle of Nigerian ‘Tech Queen’ arrested by FBI By Rachel Okporu Fadoju The Nigerian tech enthusiast, Sapphire Egemasi, popularly known as ‘tech queen’, projected a lavish lifestyle on social media before her arrest by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the US. Naija News reports that the ‘tech queen’ was arrested […]
By Chris Johnson A Nigerian software programmer and self-styled “Tech Queen”, Sapphire Egemasi, is facing up to 20 years in a U.S. federal prison after her arrest by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in connection with a high-level transnational cyber fraud ring that reportedly siphoned millions from government institutions across the United States. […]
A former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, has claimed that before President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms, Nigeria was spending a staggering $1.5 billion every month to subsidise the naira—money he says was borrowed and “wastefully spent.” “The Federal Government of Nigeria was spending $1.5 billion every month to subsidise the naira. Please assume I’m a liar […]
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested two Saudi-bound pilgrims at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano after they were found to have ingested illicit substances. The NDLEA said the suspects were subsequently placed on excretion observation during which they excreted 45 wraps of cocaine each, bringing the total for […]
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