Aminu Rabiu, a businessman with Falala Construction and Interior Decoration Company, Abuja has made a confessional statement how he received money for the renovation of former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, in cash instalments totalling more than N1,000,000,000. Rabiu is seventh prosecution witness brought by the EFCC. The EFCC is prosecuting Ali Bello and Dauda…
Multichoice Nigeria has announced N100 million as the winner prize for the 2024 edition of the Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) reality TV show. Busola Tejumola, executive head of content and West Africa channels at MultiChoice, also disclosed that the show will premiere on Sunday, July 28. In a press briefing on Tuesday, Tejumola said the…
Aloy Ejimakor, lead counsel for the leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has provided an update on the health condition of the detained IPOB leader. Ejimakor disclosed in a tweet on X.com on Tuesday that Kanu was ill and exhibiting shortness of breath and low blood pressure, among others, but was denied…
United States President, Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19. This is according to the president and CEO of UnidosUS, Janet Murguía. I was just on the phone with President Biden. And he shared his deep disappointment at not being able to join us this afternoon. “The president has been at many events as we…
A Nigerian biochemist and auto dealer, Oside Oluwole, popularly known as Khoded, has emerged the new world record holder for the longest videogame marathon. The Guinness World Record, GWR, made the announcement in a post on social media. The 24-year-old Khoded set the record by playing a soccer videogame for 75 hours with over 500…
Nigeria’s Super Falcons fell to a slim 1-0 defeat against Canada in their friendly at the La Quinta Football Centre, Malaga, on Wednesday night. Olympic champions Canada dominated the game and scored the decisive goal in the 18th minute. The Super Falcons had numerous chances to equalise but were let down by their poor finishing….
Governors on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, have taken a definite stand on the protracted political crisis in Rivers State. Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his political godfather, now FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, have been at loggerheads, leading to the factionalization of the State House of Assembly. There have also been concerns over the…
Following the Supreme Court Ruling granting autonomy to Local Councils in Nigeria, some caretaker chairmen of local government council areas in Osun State have resigned their appointments The resignation, is to enable them to adequately prepare for the local government election in the state. Chairman of the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission, OSSIEC, Hashim Abioye,…
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Didi Esther Walson-Jack as Head of the Civil Service of the Federation. Presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngelale said the appointment will take effect from August 14, 2024. “Mrs. Walson-Jack was appointed Federal Permanent Secretary in 2017 and has served in several Ministries. “The new appointee will take…
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court Abuja has dismissed a suit seeking to void the nomination of Olumide Akpata as the candidate of the Labour Party in the September 21 governorship election in Edo State. In a judgement, Justice Omotosho upheld the arguments by Akpata’s lawyer, Johnson Usman, (SAN) that the plaintiffs were…
