Oyo won’t tolerate thuggery, illegal waste disposal – Makinde
The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Sunday, vowed to deal decisively with all the bad ones, no matter how highly placed in the society, in his second term. He made this known during the thanksgiving church service held at Saint Peter’s Cathedral Church, Aremo in Ibadan, the state capital, in commemoration of his second […]
Kano gov revokes hospital allegedly sold by Ganduje
The Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has revoked the sale of Hasiya Bayero Pediatric Hospital allegedly sold by the previous administration in the State. Yusuf disclosed this in a post on his Twitter handle on Sunday. According to the governor, the revocation was to renovate the medical centre. The hospital has been dedicated to […]
Sit-at-home: Ohanaeze backs Enugu govt
In its bid to help end the sit-at-home in Enugu state, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has thrown its weight behind the efforts of the Enugu State Government to end the sit-at-home menace effective Monday 5th June. The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has thrown its weight behind the efforts of the Enugu State […]
Prince Harry’s many legal battles with the press
Prince Harry has had a turbulent relationship with the media and holds the press responsible for the death of his mother Princes Diana, who died in a Paris car crash in 1997 as she fled from paparazzi. Harry and his wife Meghan in 2020 stepped back from royal duties and relocated to California, in part […]
SGF: Drop N’Assembly leadership ambition, group tells N’Central lawmakers
Following the appointment of a former Governor of Benue State, Senator George Akume, as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, three lawmakers from from the North Central region in the race for National Assembly leadership have been urged to withdraw from the race. The three lawmakers from the North Central in the race […]
Prince Harry to make history with UK court testimony
Prince Harry will become the first senior British royal to give evidence in court for more than a century when he testifies this week against a tabloid newspaper publisher. Harry, 38, is expected to take the witness stand at London’s High Court in a trial considering unlawful information-gathering claims against Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN). King […]
Israelis to rebuild Jewish temple on Al-Aqsa site
With imported sacrificial cows, ancient hymns and growing support, some nationalist Jews hope to rebuild their temple in Jerusalem’s Old City, at a site at the heart of Israeli-Palestinian tensions. In a suburb of Tel Aviv, a group of choristers were getting ready for the moment they will rejoice at the reconstruction of the Jewish […]
Australian convicted of killing children pardoned
An Australian mother jailed for killing her four young children has been pardoned after 20 years behind bars, authorities said Monday, after an inquiry upended the high-profile case. Kathleen Folbigg was dubbed “Australia’s worst female serial killer” after she was convicted in 2003 of murdering three of her children, and the manslaughter of a fourth. […]
Foreign airlines plan meeting with FG over trapped funds
The Switzerland-based global airline body-International Air Transport Association-on Sunday warned that rapidly rising levels of blocked funds were a threat to airline connectivity in Nigeria and some affected countries. IATA disclosed that the industry’s blocked funds had increased by 47 per cent to $2.27bon in April 2023 from $1.55bn in April 2022. “Airlines cannot continue […]
Estate developer in court for duping church of N65m
An estate developer, Kelly Nwogu, was on Friday remanded by the Federal High Court in Lagos for allegedly obtaining N65m from a church under false pretence. The defendant is facing three counts of conspiracy, obtaining by false pretence and fraudulent conversion, preferred against him by the Police Special Fraud Unit. Nwogu was arraigned alongside his […]