EFCC nabs arrests Bobrisky for currency mutilation
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested and detained controversial cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye aka Bobrisky, over abuse of naira, spraying of naira notes and […]
Month: April 2024
Meet Senegal’s new President’s wives: Marie Khone and Absa
The newly sworn-in President of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, assumed the country’s highest political office with two first ladies, Marie Khone and Absa. The 44-year-old […]
Syrian bikers defy odds to serve Ramadan meals to those in need
Every evening during Ramadan, members of a motorbike club zip down the streets of Damascus to deliver meals to those in need during the Muslim […]
Sanusi calls for solidarity as Super Falcons gear up for Paris 2024 Qualifier against Banyana
Secretary General of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Mohammed Sanusi has implored Nigerians based in Abuja and its environs to troop out in large numbers […]
Is there hope for the third force?, by Dan Agbese
Peter Obi shook the political establishment in 2022 when he chose to run as presidential candidate of the obscure Labour Party. He captured the imagination […]
Lessons from the Senegalese election, by Nick Dazang
Of the Senegalese presidential election, conducted on 24th March 2024, Malin Bjork, the leader of the European Union Observer Mission remarked that it “took place […]
Police explain inability to arrest crossdressers, cite legal constraints
The Nigeria Police have said that they can’t arrest transvestites because crossdressing isn’t a crime in Nigeria. The Force Police Public Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi […]
Dangote, Otedola, Adenuga, Rabiu secure spots on Forbes billionaires list
Nigerian businessmen – Aliko Dangote, Femi Otedola, Mike Adenuga, and Abdulsamad Rabiu – have been listed in the Forbes 2024 billionaires list. Forbes, on Tuesday, […]
Naira strengthens, dips below 1,280/$ mark in official and parallel markets
The naira began the new month on a bullish note, appreciating to N1,278.58 against the United States dollar from N1,309.39 per dollar recorded last week […]
EPL: West Ham upends Tottenham, Everton triumphs over Newcastle
Tottenham missed the chance to move into the Premier League’s top four after a 1-1 draw at West Ham, while Newcastle were also held 1-1 […]
Wike accuses civil servants of unholy alliance with land grabbers against FCTA
Wike said some of the people calling themselves investors bought hectares of land and start reselling to Abuja residents, with the connivance with with legal and land secretariat.
FCTA reclaims land from encroachers, arrests eight
By Abdullahi Muhammad, Abuja The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has through its Department of Development Control, demolished and reclaimed over 100 hectares of land […]
Governor Ododo breaks fast with Muslim leaders, promises unprecedented investment in agriculture
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has hosted leaders of the Muslim community in Kogi State to the breaking of Ramadan fast at the Government […]
Tragic as DPC takes own life in Oyo
A Deputy Commissioner of Police serving with the Force Criminal and Investigation Department, Alagbon, Lagos State, Gbolahan Oyedemi, on Monday, reportedly committed suicide in his private house in his hometown, Ogbomoso, Oyo State.
Singer Davido reacts to rumour of being arrested in East Africa
Afrobeats star David Adeleke, aka Davido, has debunked rumours that he was arrested in East Africa where he was on tour on April 1, 2024.