The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has warned of likely heat stress across the country. The agency in the weather alert accompanied by a pictorial representation of the map of the country marked with five different colours indicated the degree of the heat stress. Kano, Gombe, Sokoto, Yobe and about eight other States in the
Ivory Coast’s biggest city Abidjan with a population of six million has announced a ban on begging in a bid to combat “urban disorder”. “In order to fight against urban disorder — itinerant trade on the main roads, begging in all its forms and the use of handcarts are now formally banned throughout the
The arraignment of Binance Holdings Limited and one of its Senior Executives Tigray Gambaryan has been stalled at the Federal High Court, Abuja. The arraignment could not go on as the second defendant, Gambaryan, has not been served with the charge by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). At the day’s proceedings, his counsel,
Popular cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye aka Bobrisky, has failed to meet the bail conditions granted him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Bobrisky was arrested and detained by the Lagos State Command of the EFCC on Wednesday, over abuse of naira, spraying of naira notes and currency mutilation. The spokesperson for the EFCC, Dele
Some individuals who were kidnapped while traveling along the Evwreni axis of the East-West road, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, actually secured their freedom by paying ransoms to their abductors. It was reliably gathered that one of the victims paid a whopping N8 million, while the least amount paid was N200,000
Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has described the recent increase of electricity tariff by the present government led by President Bola Tinubu as a betrayal of trust given to them by Nigerians. In a statement issued by the forum and signed by the Director Publicity and Advocacy Abdulazeez Suleiman on Thursday, noted with deep concern
Bandits who kidnapped about 61 Kaduna villagers at Budah village in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State three weeks ago have killed five of the victims. Fifty-one other victims were released on Tuesday by their abductors after a ransom payment as well as drugs and motorcycles were collected by the attackers. Daily Trust
The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) BEECROFT has uncovered a building at number 3 Silver Bird road, Ilasun area of Lekki, Lagos, used as an illegal fuel depot. Consequently, five persons, including the suspected leader of the syndicate have been arrested in connection with the illegal activities. The Commander , NNS Beecroft, Commodore Rafiu Oladejo
Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly called Sunday Igboho, on Thursday, instituted a case of alleged defamation of character against the Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams. PUNCH Online reports that Adams had recently, in a leaked audio conversation, alleged that Igboho is an assassin allegedly being used by President Bola Tinubu for dirty
The Association of Resident Doctors, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State, on Thursday, declared that it had never suspended the night shift or embarked on strike as erroneously perceived by members of the public. The PUNCH reports that the Joint Action Committee, a coalition of all hospital unions except the ARD and Medical and
