The Niger State Police Command has arrested a 17-year-old boy for robbing a POS attendant in Minna. The spokesperson of the command, SP Wasiu Abiodun, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, said the suspect, Wisdom Danjuma, went to a POS shop, pulled out a long sharp knife, intimidated the attendant…
Ellen DeGeneres is addressing her controversial fall from grace in a bold new way — through comedy. In the first trailer for her upcoming Netflix stand-up special, For Your Approval, Ellen takes aim at the backlash that saw her exiled from Hollywood after her talk show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, was hit with allegations of…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has expressed concerns over the country’s foreign exchange reserves, citing potential risks stemming from the removal of the petrol subsidy and lower crude oil earnings. As of September 12, 2024, Nigeria’s external reserves stood at $36.08 billion, according to CBN data. In its newly published ‘Monetary, Credit, Foreign…
A new Commissioner of Police, CP Ishola Olanrewaju Olawale, psc+, mnips has assumed duty as the 40th Commissioner of Police at the Lagos State Command. He takes over from CP Adegoke Fayoade, who has been promoted to the rank of Assistant Inspector-General of Police and since redeployed as AIG Zone 2 Headquarters, Onikan, Lagos.…
Bala Mohammed, the governor of Bauchi State, has responded to threats made by Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), stating that Bauchi has enough resources to handle any challenges. Wike had previously threatened to “put fire” in the states of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors supporting Siminalayi Fubara, the governor…
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has shut down an illegal factory producing counterfeit cosmetic products at Benue Plaza, Trade Fair Complex in Lagos State. Disclosing this in a post shared on its X handle on Tuesday, September 17, the agency said the factory was shut down after its operatives…
Rivers State Governor Siminialayi Fubara has suspended Otonye Briggs, the Local Government Committee Chairman of Akuku-Toru, with immediate effect. The announcement was made on Tuesday, September 17, in a statement signed by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Nelson Chukwudi. In the directive, Governor Fubara appointed Bitebobo Nelson Amieye as the caretaker committee chairman…
Superstar footballer, Cristiano Ronaldo has suffered a viral infection. Saudi Pro League side, Al Nassr confirmed this in a statement. The Saudi Pro League side revealed this in a statement, saying the Portuguese star will miss Al Nassr’s Asian Champions League opener this week at Iraq’s Al Shorta. The statement read: “Al-Nassr captain Cristiano…
Matthew Hassan-Kukah, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto and a co-convener of the National Peace Committee, has disclosed that President Bola Tinubu did not sign the peace accord ahead of the 2023 elections. His statement comes amid the ongoing controversy over the refusal of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to sign a similar…
Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume, representing Borno South, has called on the federal government to dredge communities affected by recent flooding in Borno State to ease the water flow and facilitate the rescue of residents trapped by the disaster. In a statement issued on Monday, September 16, in Abuja, Ndume expressed concern that many residents…
