The Super Eagles of Nigeria stand to receive $7 million (approximately N8.9 billion) if they emerge victorious in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations held in Ivory Coast. Nigeria secured their spot in the final of the 34th edition of the AFCON by defeating South Africa at the Stade de la Paix, Bouke, in a…
Declyn ‘Dex’ Lauper, the son of the renowned pop star Cyndi Lauper, has been arrested in New York City on charges related to the possession of a weapon and drugs. Dex, aged 26, was apprehended following a shooting incident in Harlem around 7:15 p.m. in the vicinity of 135 W. 112th St., according to police…
Six suspected armed robbers have been apprehended by operatives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command, as revealed by the command’s spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, in a statement issued on Friday, February 9, 2024. The arrests were carried out by operatives from the Utako Divisional Headquarters. The suspects were found in an unfinished hospital…
In Plateau State, a young graduate named Moses Gyang, along with three other individuals, tragically lost their lives due to a mining pit collapse. Specific details about the incident remain unclear at the time of this report. However, a Facebook post on Thursday, February 8, mentioned that Moses was awaiting NYSC mobilization. Confirmation of the…
On Friday, February 9, a Nigerian woman expressed her satisfaction with the fact that married women are now reciprocating infidelity.
In Lagos, an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court has directed the detention of Mohammed Sanni, a 50-year-old security guard, in the Nigerian Correctional Service facility for allegedly sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl. The Presiding Chief Magistrate, O.A Layinka, refrained from taking Sanni’s plea and instructed that the case file be forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecutions…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) have jointly issued a 14-day ultimatum for a nationwide strike to the Federal Government. This ultimatum comes in response to the government’s failure to fulfill the 16-point agreement reached with organized labour (NLC and TUC) on October 2, 2023. Despite the diligent…
In a ruling on a lawsuit initiated by his wife and mother of his three children, Henry Edet Unung, a resident of Akwa Ibom, has been sentenced to one month in prison by an Akwa Ibom State High Court in Uyo for neglecting his children. Presiding over the case, Justice Ntong Ntong directed the Akwa…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) has refuted rumors of any intention to raise the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly referred to as petrol. In a statement released on Thursday, February 8, the Chief Corporate Communications Officer of NNPCL, Olufemi Soneye, urged Nigerians to refrain from engaging in panic buying of petrol.…
France’s health authorities announced that more than 5,000 individuals succumbed to the summer heat last year, as revealed on Thursday, February 8. Caroline Semaille, director of France’s public health agency, emphasized the widespread impact, stating that “everyone has been affected” while presenting a comprehensive report on heat-related fatalities in the previous year. The summer of…
