US judge voids Elon Musk’s $56bn Tesla compensation package
A judge in the US state of Delaware has annulled a $55.8bn (£44bn) pay deal awarded to Elon Musk in 2018 by the electric car company Tesla. The lawsuit was…
JUST IN: Again, Bandits kidnap two sisters in Abuja
Suspected bandits abducted two teenage sisters from the Guita community in Chikakore, Kubwa, Bwari Area Council, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. This occurs just eight days after members of the…
Kidnappers kill 3, abduct 5 in Abuja
Two days after the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, visited Kuje Area Council with a warning for kidnappers and their informants to repent or get killed, the bandits on Monday…
Labourer remanded for raping co-worker to death
A magistrates’ court sitting in Akure, Ondo State, has remanded a 35-year-old man, James Emmanuel, in prison for allegedly raping his co-worker, a 55-year-old woman, Deborah Abiodun, to death…
Mali, Burkina Faso send ‘formal notice’ of withdrawal from ECOWAS
Mali and Burkina Faso have announced that they had sent the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) a “formal notice” of their withdrawal from the regional bloc, with…
Tinubu’s private visit to France exposed Nigeria to ridicule — Falana
Femi Falana, senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has faulted President Bola Tinubu for his trip to France. Last week, Ajuri Ngelale, presidential spokesperson, announced that Tinubu had embarked on…
Female soldier beaten by superiors, sent to psychiatric hospital – Son
A female soldier attached to Ilese Sappers Barracks, Division 2, Ogun State, Lance Corporal Philomena Nnamoko, who alleged that her senior colleagues had been bullying and harassing her following…
Canadian province stops admission of international students for two years
Canada’s province of British Columbia says it is halting the admission of foreign students by new tertiary institutions for two years. CBC reports that Selina Robinson, the post-secondary education…
Naira depreciates further to N1,482/$ at official market
The naira depreciated further to N1,482.57 against the dollar at the official window, also known as the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM), on Tuesday. At the close of…
EFCC witness: N4.6bn ONSA fund was shared to organise prayers for Nigeria against insecurity
Kazeem Yusuf, an officer of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has told a federal capital territory (FCT) high court that N4.6 billion was allegedly diverted to organise…
