Information Minister Idris to chair IPI Nigeria Conference as other dignitaries confirm attendance
Nigeria's Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, will chair the 2024 conference of the Nigerian chapter of the International Press Institute, scheduled to hold on Wednesday in…
Paternity fraud: UK court reverses ruling, orders deportation of Nigerian
A United Kingdom upper tribunal has reversed a previous ruling that stopped the deportation of 43-year-old Nigerian Olutobi Ogunbawo. The decision comes after his wife, Maria Adesanya, claimed that…
Farotimi brought to court in handcuffs, granted N50m bail
A federal high court in Ekiti has granted Dele Farotimi, a human rights activist, N50 million bail with one surety. On Monday, Babs Olaniyi Kuewumi, the presiding judge, asked…
Speculators will resist naira appreciation, BDC operators warn CBN
Currency traders under the Association of Bureau De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) have issued a warning that foreign exchange speculators may resist the rapid appreciation of the Naira…
CBN forex market reforms spurs naira appreciation
The Central Bank of Nigeria's (CBN) newly implemented foreign exchange market system has been credited with sparking an unprecedented surge in the value of the Naira against major global currencies.…
Atiku, other northerners eyeing presidency in 2027 should wait till 2031, says Akume
George Akume, secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), says northerners nursing presidential ambition in 2027 should wait until 2031. Akume spoke on Sunday during his appearance on…
Jay-Z accused of raping 13-year-old girl with Diddy in civil suit
Musician and producer, Jay-Z, was accused in a lawsuit submitted on Sunday of raping a 13-year-old with hip-hop star Sean Combs in the 2000, court documents show, claims denied…
Trump plans mass deportations, end birthright citizenship
United States President-elect Donald Trump has announced plans to deport all immigrants in the United States illegally over his upcoming four-year term. In an interview aired Sunday on NBC’s Meet…
Nigeria, Chad, Niger begin offensive against Lakurawa terror group
The Nigerian Army and their counterparts in Chad, Niger, and other neighbouring countries have commenced joint patrols to contain cross-border threats posed by the Lakurawa terrorist group according tona…
Keyamo says FCCPC’s statement on Air Peace airfares was careless
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo has criticised a recent statement by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) on Air Peace’s airfares, describing it as…
