A 42-year-old well-known food vendor in Akure, Happiness Sunday, has been remanded at the Ondo Correctional Centre by an Akure Family Magistrates’ Court following her arraignment in connection with the disappearance of a four-year-old child, Jensita, who was in her custody. Happiness, the owner of Chioma Restaurants in Akure, was charged alongside the child’s mother,…
A Lagos-based man, Dennis Adeniran Adetoye, has been sentenced to one year in prison for visa fraud by a Special Offences Court in Ikeja. The conviction follows his arraignment by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). Adetoye was arrested at the British Deputy High Commission in Lagos after submitting forged documents,…
US President Donald Trump has announced a major reversal of his tariffs on Mexico out of ‘respect’ for the country’s president. On Tuesday, the U.S. imposed 25 percent tariffs on all goods imported from Mexico and Canada, rocketing the country into a trade war. Trump has now announced that Mexico will get a one-month exemption…
Former Ekiti State governor Kayode Fayemi has dismissed a media report claiming that Senator Cyril Fasuyi (APC, Ekiti North) alleged during Wednesday’s Senate plenary that Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan accused Fayemi of s3xual harassment. In a statement issued by Ahmad Sajoh, Head of the Fayemi Media Office, the claim was described as inaccurate and a…
FIFA will pay a total prize money of $1 billion to participants in the Club World Cup taking place in the United States this year, a source close to negotiations told AFP on Wednesday. The figure is significantly more than the prize money offered for either the last men’s or women’s World Cups.World football’s governing…
The Assembly of Councillors in Shira Local Government Area of Bauchi State has removed Chairman Hon. Abdullahi Ibrahim Beli and his Deputy, Hon. Usman Adamu, from office. Their removal followed an investigation by a committee that found them guilty of gross misconduct, financial mismanagement, failure to fulfill their duties, and abuse of office. A resolution,…
On Monday, March 3, Donald Trump warned that the U.S. would “not put up with” Volodymyr Zelensky’s rhetoric much longer, as the former president prepared to meet with his top advisors following a tense confrontation with the Ukrainian leader in the Oval Office. “This is the worst statement Zelensky could have made, and America won’t…
Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have abducted the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at the Nigerian Army University Biu (NAUB) along with other passengers near Kamuya village on the Damaturu-Biu road in Yobe State. University officials confirmed the incident but declined to comment further. A source told Daily Trust that the professor, who had been…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has announced a reduction in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, to N860 per litre. The new price took effect on Monday, March 3. This follows last week’s decision by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery to lower the ex-depot price of petrol from…
The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) has strongly condemned the racist abuse directed at Super Eagles defender Calvin Bassey during Sunday’s FA Cup match against Manchester United. Bassey put his team ahead with a goal at Old Trafford, which was later equalized by Bruno Fernandes. However, it was the West London club that advanced to the…
