The police in Bauchi state have rescued a 5-year-old boy who was found chained by his father and starved for three days. The rescue came after a tip-off from concerned neighbours in the Gwallagan Mayaka area in Bauchi metropolis. The police got wind of the child abuse on July 3, 2024, when the ward head…
A Nigerian man Anjola Olupitan has been awarded the Guinness World Record for the fastest 10 metres walk on hands with legs behind the head with 12.52 seconds. The attempt was made in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria, on 24 February 2024. This was made by the GWR on X.com on Thursday. GWR wrote, “New record:…
The Federal Government, on Thursday, said no fewer than 10 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, had either experienced various degrees of flooding or recorded casualties as rains intensified. The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof Joseph Utsev, who dropped the hint during a press briefing in Abuja, warned that 21 more states…
US President President Joe Biden is facing pressure from some major Democratic donors as he faces a critical few days in his campaign for re-election. A number of donors are publicly warning they will withhold funds unless Mr Biden is replaced as the party’s candidate following his disastrous debate performance last week. They include Abigail…
Labour has inflicted a massive election injury in the conservatives by winning in a landslide in the UK general election. This means Keir Starmer will be the new prime minister After 14 years, the Conservatives lose power in a catastrophic defeat – they are set for the worst result in their history High-profile Conservative casualties…
Nigeria’s currency the naira has recorded the highest depreciation against the dollar since May 13, 2024. FMDQ data showed that the naira weakened to N1520.24 against the dollar on Thursday from N1512.61. This represents N7.63 depreciation against the dollar compared to the N1512.61 traded the previous day. This is coming despite the increase in FX…
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri says Nigeria has been selected to host the Headquarters of the African Energy Bank. The minister made this known in a statement on Thursday through his official X handle. According to him, the choice of Nigeria is a testament to the country’s leadership and commitment to…
Nigeria’s main opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, says President Bola Tinubu has failed the country PDP noted that Tinubu’s bad leadership had plunged Nigerians into hardship and worsened the precarious economic situation. The opposition party said Tinubu’s administration had failed to address the problems caused by the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari. In…
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has cautioned retirees against donating their pension to churches and mosques in the name of thanksgiving or tithe. Sanwo-Olu said retirees should use their pension to solve their family problems. He said this during the 105 batch of retirement bond certificate presentation ceremony to retirees in the state yesterday….
A magistrate court sitting in the Ogba area of Lagos has asked an online influencer, Suraj Oyewale popularly known as SirJarus to attend counselling sessions at the Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA). The agency is to furnish the court with a report of the sessions on the next adjourned date of September 30th, 2024….
