The World Bank has approved a $750 million loan to the Federal government which is to be used to improve electricity supply in the country. In a statement released today Wednesday, June 24, the World Bank said the loan is for the power sector recovery operation (PSRO) to achieve financial sustainability and enhance accountability in the […]
A 42-year-old woman, Mrs Olusayo Fagbemi, was hacked to death in front of her house in Sasa, Ojo’o area in Akinyele Local Government Area, Ibadan, Oyo state yesterday June 24. This incident occurred barely 48 hours after a 5-year-old boy was hacked to death by yet-to-be-identified persons in the same Akinyele local government area. According to […]
Manchester United star, Scott McTominay, has signed a new five-year contract at Manchester United to keep him at the club until June 2025, with the option to extend for a further year following his exceptional break out this season. Scott was given his debut by Jose Mourinho in 2017, but is now a key player […]
A Magistrate Court in the Federal Capital Territory has ordered the reopening of the Jabi Lake Mall, which was sealed 10 days ago for hosting a concert by the artiste, Naira Marley. Recall that the June 13 drive-in concert hosted by Naira Marley in the mall was greeted by widespread condemnation on social media after photos […]
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested three brothers identified as Emmanuel Ushie 23; Henry Ushie, 30 and a graduate of Statistics from Anambra State University and Matthew Ushie, 28, and an OND graduate from Federal Polytechnic Oko, for running a fake Frank Mba Foundation bank account with FCMB. A statement released by the spokesperson of the Force, Frank […]
Osagie Ize-Iyamu has emerged the Edo state APC Governorship candidate after the Direct primary conducted today in the State. Senator Hope Uzodinma the Chairman of the Election Committee announced Ize-Iyamu as winner after the primary was concluded. He said Ize-Iyamu pulled a total of 27,838 votes to defeat Dr. Pius Odubu who scored 3,776 and Osaro […]
Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has said that no state in the country is COVID-19 free. Ihekweazu said this today June 22 while speaking at the daily briefing of the presidential task force in Abuja. He said a state can only talk about being COVID-19 free when it is testing and […]
A woman released her birthday photos on Twitter and claims she’s 19 but Twitter users have refused to believe her and they’ve left thousands of comments expressing their shock. The Twitter user shared two photos of herself in just her underwear. In one of the photos, she’s seen posing with inflatable balloons shaped as the […]
Human Rights organization, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has filed a lawsuit against Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and Dr Osagie Ehanire, the Minister of Health, over “their failure to account for the public funds and other resources so far spent and used to combat the spread […]
Nigeria may face petrol scarcity if oil workers make good the threat of withdrawing their services nationwide should the Federal Government insist on registering employees in the oil sector on the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System. The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria and the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural […]