The Flying Eagles have defeated Italy in a highly impressive encounter on matchday two of the 2023 FIFA U20 World Cup in Argentina. Salem Fago and Jude Sunday scored their first goals to help Nigeria beat Italy 2-0 in the Group D matchday two clash at the Estadio Malvinas Argentinas …
Read More »“I Don’t Like Sports Betting”: 19-Year-Old Boy Wins N38m With N400, His Father Asks Him to Return Money
A 19-year-old boy reportedly won N38 million from sports betting, but the problem is that his father is not comfortable with it The boy was said to have staked only N400 and was lucky to get the large amount, but his father said betting was wrong In a story that …
Read More »American Girl, 17, Charged With Raping Two Boys Aged 10 And 14
Mississippi girl, 17, is charged with raping two boys aged 10 and 14 in front of other children on Mother’s Day – then getting her MOM , 32, to organize gang to beat-up witnesses who told police Amiracle Morgan, 17, faces charges of sexual battery and rape. Her mother, Raven …
Read More »Assault: Court Dismisses Police Bid To Arraign Seun Kuti
A Chief Magistrate’s Court sitting in the Yaba area of Lagos has dismissed an application by the Nigeria Police Force seeking to arraign Afrobeats singer, Seun Kuti, over alleged assault on a police officer. Magistrate Adeola Olatunbosun adjourned till July 3 to await legal advice from the Office of the …
Read More »Buhari Seeks Approval To Pay $556m, £98m, N226b Judgement Debts, 5 Days To Go
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, has asked the Senate to approve a request to pay the judgement debt in the sum of $566,754,584.31, £98,526,012.00, and N226 billion. The PUNCH reports that the monies were owed by the Federal Government through the issuance of promissory notes. Buhari’s letter of request …
Read More »My Father A Silent Achiever – Buhari’s Daughter
The daughter of outgoing President Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd. ), Mrs. Aisha Hanan, has used social media to honor her dad. On Tuesday, Hanan posted a picture of her father to her Instagram page, describing him as a “silent achiever.” In the penultimate week of his second term, Buhari …
Read More »Federal Government Approves Outstanding Payment Of NSIP
Federal government has approved all outstanding payments for independent monitors, and other beneficiaries of the National Social Investment Programme (NSIP). The minister of humanitarian affairs, disaster management and social development Hajia Sadiya Umaru Farouq disclosed this at the flag-off workshop for independent monitors of the NSIP. Farouq, however, welcomed all …
Read More »Ekiti court dissolves Pastor’s marriage over wife-battering
Ekiti court dissolves Pastor?s marriage over wife-batteringA Customary Court in Ado-Ekiti has dissolved a three-year-old marriage between a man, Pastor Oni Muyiwa and his wife, Alabi Adejoke, over wife-battering and threats to life. Vanguard reports that Muyiwa, a Pastor in one of the popular new-generation churches and a health worker, …
Read More »Seun Kuti released on bail by Lagos police command (video)
Singer Seun Kuti has been released on bail by the Lagos police command. Recall that the embattled Afrobeat star was taken into custody and subsequently arraigned in court for slapping a policeman at Third Mainland. His lawyer who revealed that his bail condition was perfected last Thursday, said he was …
Read More »EFCC arraigns businesswoman Ramalan-Yaro, company for N140bn fraud
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday arraigned Saadatu Ramalan-Yaro, a businesswoman, for the second time in Lagos State, two weeks after her first arraignment. The businesswoman was brought before Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in Abuja on charges of money laundering amounting to over N140 billion. …
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