The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has explained why there is recent sharp depreciation of Naira against the United States Dollar. Responding to questions from members of the House of Representatives Committee on Finance during the 2022-2024 MTEF/FSP stakeholders interactive session on Monday August 16, CBN Deputy Governor, Corporate Services, Edward Adamu blamed the depreciation on COVID-19…
BBNaija ”Shine Ya Eye” housemate, KayVee, has withdrawn from the show on medical grounds This comes after his fellow housemates and Nigerians called on the organisers of the reality TV show to take KayVee for psychological evaluation following some ”weird behavior” lately. Head of House, Pere, announced his withdrawal from the show this afternoon.…
Thibaut Courtois has signed a new five-year contract at Real Madrid until 2026. The Belgian goalkeeper has been at the club since making the move from Chelsea in the summer of 2018, and has proved to be one of the best goalkeepers in world football. Real Madrid released a statement on Monday August 16,…
Police in River Cess County, Liberia, have arrested a man identified as Friday Zian alias ‘Bill’ for allegedly killing his church pastor’s 3-year-old daughter following a disagreement over a debt payment. It was gathered that the 23-year-old suspect stabbed the victim, Hannah Pewee, multiple times with a knife on Tuesday night, August 10, at ITI community…
The number of migrants detained at the US-Mexico border in July exceeded 200,000 for the first time in 21 years, government data has revealed.. According to the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), a total of 212,672 migrants were apprehended in July, Its highest level in 21 years including an all-time high of 19,000…
A grandma, aged 61, is engaged to her 24-year-old lover. Cheryl McGregor and Quran McCain, from Rome, Georgia, United States took to Instagram to announce their engagement. They also shared a video of the moment McCain got down on one knee inside a restaurant to ask Cheryl to marry him. “She said yes.…
Five children were killed when a disused grenade they were playing with exploded in Ngala, a community in Borno state on Friday, August 13. According to militiamen in the community, the grenade exploded in the hands of the children while they were playing with it. “The five children picked up the explosive while herding in…
A trigger-happy policeman, Sergeant Adamu Garba, who allegedly shot and killed a young man in Osogbo, state capital of Osun, has been dismissed from the service of the Nigeria Police Force. Adamu with Force No. 467549, was tried in accordance to the Force’s laid down disciplinary procedure by undergoing an orderly trial, which pronounced…
Reno Omoki says he is totally behind the position of clergyman, Bishop David Oyedepo, who says a wife must be subject to her husband. In his post, Reno stated that feminism cannot coexist with Christ’s following. His post reads ”I fully align with Bishop David Oyedepo’s position that a wife is to be subject to…
The police in Lagos state has arrested a man simply identified as Benjamin for allegedly sexually assaulting a three-year-old girl kept in the care of his wife who operates a daycare centre in the Ikorodu area of the state. Punch reports that the little girl had always complained to her mother that a certain ”daddy’ was…
