Nigeria now world’s capital of kidnapping — Saraki
Former Senate President and presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Bukola Saraki, has described Nigeria as the world’s capital of kidnapping. Saraki made the description citing the rate at which citizens were kidnapped for ransom in the country. The former Senate President said this in Akure, the Ondo State capital on Monday. Saraki,who was in Akure to woo PDP...
Drinking joint explosion kills 1, injures 5 in Yobe
One person has been killed, while five others were injured, following a drinking joint’s explosion in Gashua in the Bade Local Government Area of Yobe State. The Yobe State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Dungus Abdulkarim, made this known while speaking to newsmen in Damaturu, the state capital on Monday. The police spokesperson disclosed that the explosion occurred in the state...
World’s oldest person dies at 119
A Japanese woman certified the world's oldest person has died at the age of 119, local officials said Monday. Kane Tanaka was born on January 2, 1903, in the southwestern Fukuoka region of Japan, the same year the Wright brothers flew for the first time and Marie Curie became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Tanaka was in relatively...
Russia-Ukraine war: Latest developments
Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine: Putin congratulates Macron Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulates French President Emmanuel Macron on his re-election following a run-off with far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, seen as closer to Moscow. "I sincerely wish you success in your state activities, as well as good health and well-being," Putin says in a telegram to the...
Alaafin of Oyo unfulfilled plans
The Alaafin of Oyo, late Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, who joined his ancestors on Friday, had many plans shattered by his demise, reports have emerged. Oba Adeyemi had died in the late hours of Friday at the Afe Babalola University Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital. The revered Yoruba monarch, who died at the age of 83, reigned for...
EFCC arrests fraudster who duped Emir N33.3m
A member of a syndicate, Fidelis Poor, who allegedly connived to defraud a first class traditional ruler in Kwara State, His Royal Highness Idris Sero Abubakar, to the tune of N33,399,999. The scammer was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Fidelis, 30, who hails from Stwue in Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue State alongside other suspects (still at...
Fidelity Bank offers lifeline to private schools
Fidelity Bank Plc has introduced a bouquet of products designed to help schools run profitably and seamlessly. Specifically targeted at privately-run primary, secondary and tertiary educational institutions in the country, the collection of products include financial and non-financial products put together to help schools enhance the quality of services they render, scale their operations and increase revenue. In a chat with...
2023: Northern elders disown Saraki, Bala as consensus candidates
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has distanced itself from the report which endorsed a former Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, and Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed, as the North’s consensus presidential candidates for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). A committee chaired by NEF leader, Prof. Ango Abdullahi, had in a report said that a former military President, Gen. Ibrahim...
Again, INEC raises security concerns over conduct of 2023 polls
Disturbed by prevailing insecurity in the country, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has again expressed concerns over the conduct of the 2023 general election. INEC, while noting that 42 of its facilities have been attacked in 14 states across the country, said the prevailing security threats to the electoral process were more than those of the 2019 general election. It...
Ex-Gov Gbenga Daniel recounts 11-year EFCC trial ordeal
A former Governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, on Sunday, said he had forgiven those behind his corruption trial by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) which lasted for 11 years. Daniel, who spoke with reporters at the sidelines of the maiden edition of Asiwaju of Remo Christians Choir Festival and Special Thanksgiving Service held at the Abraham's...
