A review of Kano State’s budget performance documents reveals that the state spent N60 billion on public debt charges between April and June 2024. This expenditure occurred in the second quarter, despite the fact that only N4.6 billion was allocated…
On Friday, Nonso Ibekwe, a 48-year-old estate agent, appeared before the Ebute-Metta Magistrate Court in Lagos State, charged with defrauding a client, Samuel Ugbo, of N36 million by falsely promising to sell him land. Ibekwe, who allegedly committed the offenses…
The Anambra State Police Command has initiated a manhunt for those responsible for killing and injuring two police officers during an attack on a checkpoint at Omata Junction, Nnewi-Oba Road, in Idemili South Local Government Area. The incident occurred around…
The Nigeria Police Force has intensified its crackdown on nationwide peaceful protests against hunger, hardship, and poor governance under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. On Saturday, police arrested Kunle Wizeman Ajayi, the governorship candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) for…
The Abia State government, represented by Commissioner for Information Prince Okey Kanu, has refuted claims that it received 20 trucks of rice as part of the federal government’s palliative measures. The commissioner stated that no such rice has been received…
The United Kingdom has experienced a significant 35% decline in visa applications over the past year, following the implementation of stricter immigration rules aimed at reducing the influx of foreign nationals. According to Home Office data released on August 8,…
NIPCO Plc has reiterated that the strategic partnership between its wholly owned subsidiary, NIPCO Gas Limited with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to address the infrastructural deficit in the effective utilisation of natural gas as auto fuel will…
By Esther Agbo In response to a recent statement by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has clarified that ita yet to receive the 29 million barrels of crude oil allocated to it.…
Hamas has reported that over 100 Palestinians were killed and dozens injured in an Israeli airstrike on a Gaza school that was housing displaced people. The attack occurred during dawn prayers, according to Hamas’s media office, which added that medics…
On Saturday, thousands of Nigerians took to the streets in Abeokuta, Ogun State, and Akure, Ondo State, for a one-million-man march marking the 10th day of nationwide protests against hunger, hardship, and poor governance under President Bola Tinubu. In both…
