At least 24 persons have died in Bayelsa State following the outbreak of cholera in 30 communities across the state. It was gathered that about 200 cases were recorded within Southern Ijaw Local Government Area, being the most affected. State Commissioner for Health, Dr Pabara Newton-Igwele, who confirmed the incident, said the state government deployed its…
Chairman, Steering Committee for Nigerian Indigenous Nationalities Alliance for Self-Determination (NINAS) and Treasurer of Ilana Omo Oodua, Otunba Folashade Olukoya, has said nothing and no one could stop self-determination for a sovereign Yoruba nation. “We are already talking to the United Nations on referendum and plebiscite. The UN will do the referendum for us. “What we are working…
Fox News has been slammed with a $1.6billion defamation suit by Dominion Voting Systems, which accused it of peddling false news about the US election. Dominion filed the suit Friday, saying Fox News peddled the false news to boost its ratings. Dominion said Fox News accused it of rigging the 2020 U.S. presidential election against Donald Trump. Fox hosts and guests gave life…
Two students of Government Girls College Sokoto have so far lost their lives following the outbreak of Gastroenteritis at the school. Gastroenteritis, also known as infectious diarrhea and gastro, is inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract—the stomach and intestine. Sokoto State Commissioner for Science and Technology Kulu Haruna confirmed the outbreak of the disease in a press release to newsmen in Sokoto. According to her,…
An Ikeja Special Offences Court has sentenced two men, Tobiloba Ibrahim Bakare and Alimi Seun Sikiru, to three years imprisonment each for hacking the emails of British Airways, Turkish Airways and KLM, and stealing $750,000 and N120million. Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo, who convicted the duo, also forfeited their N204,041,216.82 cash to the federal government, among other…
The Police in Ondo State has arrested a middle-aged man identified as Gbenro Adetunji for allegedly killing his wife, Wayesola, in Ondo City in the state. A source said Adetunji killed his wife by strangulating her at Salvation Army Street, Odojọmu in Ondo last Monday morning. It was gathered that the ugly incident was witnessed…
Dear Hajiya, With gratitude to God for a vacation well spent, I, Babatunde Odesola, Esq., heartily rejoice on the safe return of the First Lady, Hajiya Aisha Buhari, to Nigeria after spending 4,380 hours in the cozy United Arab Emirates city called Dubai, away from the kisses and cuddles of her aged husband, Major General…
Transparency International (TI) says an estimated $5 billion stolen from Nigeria is frozen in accounts in foreign countries. This was disclosed on Monday in Abuja during a media workshop organised by the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), local chapter of TI in Nigeria. Vaclav Prusa, CISLAC policy advisor, said Nigeria is responsible for the…
A Nigerian national and a Trinidadian have been arrested for allegedly smuggling 25 Venezuelan women into Trinidad. A statement issued by Trinidad and Tobago Police on Sunday, March 21, said the 27 persons were arrested by officers of the Inter-Agency Task Force, during an anti-crime exercise conducted at Icacos overnight. The exercise, which was conducted between…
The Central Bank of Nigeria has published a list of the international money transfer operators (IMTOs) approved for diaspora remittances. The bank had earlier introduced a “Naira 4 Dollar Scheme”, an incentive that pays naira to senders and recipients of international money transfers. The incentive will see recipients of diaspora remittances paid N5 for every $1 received…
