The Police said no ransom was paid to secure the release of the 20 medical students kidnapped in Benue. A statement by the Force Police Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said: “Contrary to some tweets and unconfirmed stories that some money was paid, no kobo was paid to release them. They were actually rescued tactically and…
A Nigerian woman, identified as Oyindamola Akinyera on Instagram, gave birth to a baby girl on a Qatar Airways flight from Lagos to Brazil on Saturday. Akinyera disclosed this in a post on her Instagram page on Wednesday, explaining that she was traveling with her husband, David, to their “honeymoon and baby-moon” destination and had…
The President, Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Association of Nigeria, Mr Festus Osifo, has identified reasons for persistent queues in filling stations across the country. Speaking at the ongoing 2024 PENGASSAN Energy and Labour Summit in Abuja on Thursday, Osifo identified weak and outdated distribution chains as a reason for the queues. “The distribution chain…
The Chief Magistrate of the Iyaganku Family Court in Ibadan Oyo State, Mrs Olabisi Ogunkanmi, on Wednesday, ordered the remand of a tenant, Kareem Mojeed, for allegedly defiling his landlord’s seven-year-old daughter. The court ordered that the defendant be remanded at the Agodi Correctional Centre, pending legal advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions. Mojeed…
President Bola Tinubu will swear in Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as the new Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) on Friday, August 23, following the retirement of Justice Olukayode Ariwoola. The scheduled swearing-in ceremony, which will be held at the Council Chambers of the State House, was announced in a statement issued on Thursday by Special Adviser to…
The Sarkin Kudun Gatawa in Gatawa District of Sokoto state, Alhaji Muhammad Bawa, who was kidnapped 23 days ago has appealed to the Sokoto State Government, Sultanate Council and his relatives to pay ransom for his freedom before the deadline set by his captors. Alhaji Bawa, in a released video clip over the weekend, was…
A former senator who represented Adamawa North Senatorial District, Ishaku Abbo, has claimed that the monthly earnings of senators are only “big on paper” and not enough for the demands and challenges of their office. In an interview on Arise TV on Sunday, Abbo stated that his salary and allowances while serving as a senator totaled N14.4…
A man was killed and seven people were hospitalized with injuries in a shootout in Baltimore on Sunday night, police said. The deceased was described by Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley as a 36-year-old man. The injured included six other men and one woman, who ranged in age from 22 to 45, he said. Some…
The Democratic National Committee projected anti-Trump campaign slogans onto Trump Tower in Chicago on Sunday, one day before the convention kicks off. The messages include “Trump-Vance ‘weird as hell,’” “Harriz Walz fighting for you” and “Project 2025 HQ,” a reference to the controversial conservative policy plans authored by a slew of allies of former President Donald Trump. Trump has disavowed Project…
President Bola Tinubu will travel to France on Monday, the presidency has said. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. He said Tinubu would return to the country after his stay in the European nation. “President Bola Tinubu will embark on a trip…
