Reps grill AMCON, BPE for selling $700m asset for $30m
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Assets has begun investigation into the sales and collapse of the Delta Steel Company (DSC), Aladja, Warri in Delta State. The committee…
South African police arrest Chidimma Adetshina’s mother in identity fraud case
South African authorities have arrested Anabela Rungo, the mother of Chidimma Adetshina, the 2024 Miss Universe Nigeria. Local media report that the arrest took place in Cape Town during…
Shehu Sani, Hunkuyi, Yero join APC as Uba Sani welcomes defectors
Shehu Sani, the former Kaduna senator, has rejoined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Sani was among the defectors announced on Saturday by Uba Sani, governor of Kaduna, at…
Importers abandon Nigerian ports, turn to Togo, Ghana amid rising charges
Importers seeking to send goods to Nigeria are increasingly turning to other West African nations to evade excessive port charges. In less than a month, multiple government agencies, terminal…
Kwara cleric ‘kills’ final-year student met on Facebook
A self-acclaimed cleric, AbdulRahman Bello, has been arrested by the Kwara State Police Command for allegedly killing a student for ritual purposes. The deceased, Lawal Hafsoh Yetunde, was said…
Family marks one-year memorial of Ojougboh with charity outreach
The family of the late chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Dr. Cairo Ojougboh, led by his wife, Bose Ojougboh, marked his one-year memorial anniversary with a series…
Djibouti’s Mahamoud Youssouf elected AU commission chair in tightly contested election
Mahamoud Youssouf, Djibouti’s foreign minister, has been elected as the new chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission. Youssouf won Saturday’s election after seven rounds of voting by the…
Armed robbers invade UI hostel, steal students’ phones, others
Armed robbers on Saturday morning dispossessed students of the University of Ibadan in Oyo State of their valuables worth thousands of naira during a raid on the Awolowo Hall…
Kenya’s Edwin Kibet wins Access Bank Lagos Marathon
Edwin Kibet Koech of Kenya has won the 10th edition of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon. Kibet beat over a hundred elite marathoners on Saturday morning to win…
Court orders Landmark University to pay N1.4m gratuity to ex-lecturer
The National Industrial Court of Nigeria sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital, has ordered Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State to pay Dr. Adebimpe Olukayode, a former lecturer…
