India has finally released a pigeon suspected of spying for China after the bird spent eight months in police custody. The bird was held under lock and key at Bai Sakarbai Dinshaw Petit Hospital for Animals in Mumbai while police carried out an investigation. The pigeon was caught at a port in the financial capital,…
Super Eagles captain, William Troost-Ekong says he nearly stopped playing for Nigeria because of a disagreement he had with Coach Jose Peseiro Speaking ahead of Nigeria’s quarter final match at the ongoing Nations cup, Troost-Ekong said he was not sure of being in the team to Ivory Coast “I was not sure if I was…
The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde has approved the suspension of the traditional ruler of Ido town in Ido Local Government Area of the state, Oba Gbolagade Babalola (Gbadewolu I) as the Onido of Ido. The suspension was announced on Friday, in a letter dated February 2, 2024 and signed by the state Commissioner for…
UN health authorities has revealed that cancer cases are expected to rise around 77 per cent globally by the middle of the century, on Thursday. According to latest figures from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a specialised branch of the UN World Health Organisation (WHO), there are predicted to be more qthan…
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has approved an increase in the import duty rate by 43 percent. Importers and stakeholders in trading woke up on Friday to find the increase in the exchange rate, which before now was set at N951.842 per $1 as of December 2024, taken up to N1356.42. Reacting to the…
Fuji maestro, Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, popularly known by his stage name, K1 De Ultimate, has told President Bola Tinubu that Nigerians are suffering and angry with his government due to the current poor state of the economy. K1 said this in a video recording that surfaced on Thursday during one of his recent stage performances….
The Imo State Police Command has set up an investigation team following Wednesday’s pipeline explosion which killed five persons at Obitti community in the Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of the state. The command spokesperson, Henry Okoye, said the state Commissioner of Police, Aboki Danjuma, had launched a probe into the incident which claimed the lives…
A Delta State House of Assembly candidate, Harrison Gwamnishu, has alleged that three officers of the Rivers State Police Command arrested for kidnapping a man recently were yet to be prosecuted. The officers, ASP Doubara Edonyabo, ASP Talent Mungo, and Inspector Odey Michael, had kidnapped the man in Aba, Abia State, took him to Bayelsa…
The Imo State Commissioner of Police, Aboki Danjuma, has increased police presence in the Owerri West Local Government Area of the state. This is to curb the upsurge in violent crimes like kidnappings, rape, and murder in a forest spanning across the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nekede, Ihiagwa, Avu, and Obinze communities, all in…
Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, has charged private sector players to support government efforts in tackling rising societal ills by investing in children and education. This is as the governor’s smart school initiative received a boost with a donation of sets of school uniforms and other educational materials worth millions of naira from First Choice…
