A twenty-five-year-old man identified as Ashiru Musa Danrimi allegedly stabbed himself to death with a knife in Kano state after his fiancee abandoned him to get married to another man. According to reports, the deceased who was a member of a Neighborhood watch in Kadawa ward, Ungogo local government area of the state, became frustrated after his fiancee, Umi…
438 new cases of Coronavirus was recorded in Nigeria on Saturday July 25, as confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). A breakdown of the new cases is as follows; Lagos-123, Kaduna-50, Rivers-40, Edo-37, Adamawa-25, Oyo-20, Nasarawa-16, Osun-15, Enugu-15, FCT-14, Ekiti-13, Ondo-13, Ebonyi-11, Katsina-10, Abia-9, Delta-8, Kwara-4, Ogun-3, Cross River-3, Kano-3, Bauchi-3, Yobe-2, Sokoto-1, Niger-1. …
The speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has stated that the insecurity witnessed in the country has made Nigeria uninhabitable for citizens and unattractive to investors. Gbajabiamila said this during a public presentation of the updated legislative agenda of the house of representatives tagged ‘our contract with Nigerians’. The speaker who also noted that…
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has made a clarification on its plan to impose astamp duty charge on tenancy. FIRS executive chairman, Muhammad Nami who spoke at a webinar organised by OTISVIP, said the six percent stamp duty charge on tenancy previously announced will only apply to tenancy and lease agreements that are above 21 years.…
Archbishop David Irefin of the International Missionary Crusade Fellowship, an affiliate of the Olumba Olumba Obu Brotherhood of the Cross and Star, says all the troubles the human race currently faces is as a result of eating meat and fish. Irefun said this in an interview with the Leadership newspaper. According to him, God never ordered man…
The Nigerian Army’s “Operation Positive Identification” has suffered a setback as a federal high court sitting has ruled that the Nigerian Army lacks the power to implement such programme. Justice Rilwan Aikawa presided over the Fundamental Rights Enforcement suit lawsuit filed by Femi Falana (SAN), against the planned exercise by the Army. The human rights activist who asked the…
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi has stated that it is unfair to address Osun worshippers as idol worshipers. The monarch said this while hosting Osun devotees in his palace as the ancient city celebrated the Osun festival on Sunday July 26. He also noted that the pandemic is still ravaging the country and further urged…
The Abia state police command has arrested a 17-year-old boy identified as Jessy Enogwe for threatening to kidnap a 75-year-old man in his community. The indigene of Egbede Osisioma Ngwa LGA of Abia State who was arrested on July 21 had used his father’s phone to send out threat messages to his victim, asking him to bring him…
Suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu has stated that he will henceforth reply every attack launched against him. Magu who denied misappropriating funds recovered for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in a statement released by his lawyer Wahab Shittu, averred that the allegations he is currently facing were never…
All housemates of the Big Brother Naija reality show will be put up for possible eviction as the show enters its second week. According to the show’s host Ebuka, all housemates will be put up for eviction except the housemate who wins the Head of House challenge today July 27. The Deputy Head of House…