A total of eight persons including two children have died after a container fell on a commercial bus in the Ojuelegba area of Lagos State.Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu,Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, who confirmed the incident, said that the truck bearing the container lost control while climbing the bridge.He …

A popular comedy skit maker, Murja Kunya, has been arrested by the police at Tahir Hotel in Kano. The police arrested the Kano-based young lady while trying to book rooms for her guests who came from far and near for her much-publicised birthday bash. In September last year, a Sharia court had …

 Many Nigerian are still stuck with the old naira notes and do not know how to get rid of them.As a result, banks have set up alternative touchpoints for customers to swap old naira notes. Touch points like ATMs, PoS operators and Fastrack mechanisms by banks, are available for cash …

Atiku makes U-turn, follows Tinubu’s stand on new naira noteThe presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, yesterday made a U-turn by adopting the position of the All Progressives Congress (APC)flag bearer, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, in calling for the extension of the Tuesday deadline for the …

A Nigerian national, Valentine Ebuka Ezike, has been arrested during a drug sting in the Philippines. The suspect was nabbed around 9:am on Saturday, January 28, 2023, by agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Regional Office at Block 8 Lot 34,Palmdale Village, Governor’s Hill, Biclatan General Trias 4107 Cavite. …

Outrage As Nigerian University Fixes Exam To Hold A Day To 2023 General Election, Shutting Out Millions Of Students Eligible To Vote Some students at the Federal University of Technology Minna (FUTH) in Niger State have requested that their second-semester examination schedule for the 2020/2021 academic session be rescheduled so that …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced a 10-day extension of the deadline for the use of old naira notes across Nigeria. The CBN governor, who spoke to journalists Sunday morning, said he had the approval of President Muhammadu Buhari for the extension. The new deadline is now 10 February instead of the …

As Nigerians continue to lament the scarcity of the new Naira notes, President Muhammadu Buhari has assured that efforts are ongoing to ensure improved distribution of the new naira notes, just as the President emphasised that the decision to redesign the naira was to address hoarding of illicit funds. The …

In obvious fear of outbreak of protests over the hardship being faced by the people over the redesigned naira note, Kano Government on has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to postpone his scheduled visit to the state. Buhari was expected to be in Kano next Monday and Tuesday to commission some …

The Divisional Police Officer of Jahun Local Government Area, Jigawa State, SP Abubakar Musa has slumped and died in his office. Spokesman of the State police command, DSP. Lawan Shiisu Adamu confirmed the death in a statement issued to newsmen on Saturday. He said the incident happened on Friday night …