Illegal mining: Court remands 41 suspects in Oyo state
Jan. 29, 2024 An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan on Monday ordered the remand of 41 illegal miners in Agodi Correctional facility over alleged mining of gold, property worth…
Bolt driver rescues passenger on suicide mission in Calabar
Jan. 29, 2024 A driver with an e-hailing company, Mr. Kingsley Benson, on Monday saved a passenger who was on a suicide mission in Calabar. The driver, who spoke with…
Illicit drugs: NDLEA secures 174 convictions in Adamawa in 2023
Jan. 29, 2023 The Adamawa Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement agency (NDLEA) says it has secured the conviction of 174 drug offenders out of the 365 arrests made…
Oyo PMS chairman not kidnapped, arrested over alleged murder – Police clarifies
Jan. 29, 2024 The Police in Oyo State on Monday dismissed newspaper reports that the Chairman of Oyo State Tipper, Lorry and Quarry Park Management System, Alhaji Akeem Akintola, was…
Unilorin student with CGPA of 4.87 breaks global haircut record
Mr Qudus Owoyemi, a 400-level student of the Department of Statistics, University of Ilorin has set a new world record for the fastest time devoted to completing five skin fade…
NAF air strike eliminate over 30 kidnappers on 15 motorcycles in Kaduna
Jan. 29, 2024 The Air Component of Operation Whirl Punch has eliminated no fewer than 30 terrorists and kidnappers in an air strike along Kwiga-Kampanin Doka axis in Birnin Gwari…
India’s richest man, Ambani, richer than top 20 African billionaires put together
India’s richest man, Billionaire Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani, is far richer than all the top 20 African billionaires put together. Ambani with a networth of $106.2 billion according to Forbes as…
Court adjourns Nnamdi Kanu’s N50bn suit against FG until April 22
Jan. 29, 2024 A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, adjourned a N50 billion suit filed by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), against the…
CBN releases $500m to clear more verified FX liabilities
Jan. 29, 2023 The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has released 500 million dollars to various sectors in its determination to address the backlog of verified foreign exchange…
Nigeria oil enters unclear new era after Shell’s onshore asset sale
Jan. 29, 2024 Shell’s exit from Nigeria’s onshore oil sector highlights risks oil majors face in Africa’s biggest exporter but has raised hopes that local firms could reverse the output…