March 5, 2024
Mohbad’s father disowns lawyers appearing in court without consent
Joseph Aloba, father of late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, aka Mohbad, has distanced himself from individuals who claimed to be his lawyers and appeared in court without his consent. Aloba, who made this known in a statement sent on Tuesday, said he did not authorise any legal representation aside from the legal team hired by his […]
Lagos-bound thieves nabbed with Kogi’s 53 stolen transformers
The Governor of Kogi State, Usman Ododo, on Monday, commended security agencies in the state for the recovery of 53 transformers stolen from the National Integrated Power Project facility in the state. He described the security agencies operating in the state as steadfast in discharging their responsibilities. In a statement on Monday by his media […]
Police IG Bans POS Operators From Stations Nationwide
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has banned operators of Point-of-Sale popularly known as POS machines and other electronic mobile money transaction devices within police stations and other police facilities across the country. The IGP who announced the ban on Monday said that the ban became imperative following public outcry on alleged illegal transactions […]
Just In: Osun JUSUN suspends strike, direct members to resume March 11
The Osun state chapter of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has suspended its ongoing strike action, directing members of the union to resume duty on Monday March 11, 2024. This was contained in a statement issued by union’s Chairman, Comr. Oluwagbemiga Eludire obtained by Affairs TV News on Tuesday. Eludire noted that the […]
Court remands suspected killer of Ekiti traditional rulers
An Ekiti State Magistrate’s Court has remanded a 25-year-old man, Babuga Lede, in the correctional centre for allegedly killing two traditional rulers in the state. The traditional rulers, the Elesun of Esun Ekiti, Oba David Babatunde Ogunsakin and the Olumojo of Imojo Ekiti, Oba Samuel Olusola, were killed by the gunmen who accosted them; while […]
Binance Quits Nigeria, To Stop Naira Services March 8
Binance, a cryptocurrency trading platform, has said that it will discontinue all Naira services by March 8, 2024. This is coming on the heels of the recent clampdown on its operations and officials by Nigerian regulators. Recall that the special adviser on Information & Strategy to President Bola Tinubu, Mr Bayo Onanuga, had urged the […]
Reps summon agric, blue economy ministers, allege fraudulent concessions
The House of Representatives has summoned the Minister of Blue Economy Gboyega Oyetola, and his transportation counterpart, Saidu Alkali, over alleged fraudulent concession of some ports’ infrastructure. Also invited for questioning are the Managing Director, Nigeria Ports Authority, Mohammed Koko, the Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprise, Mamman Ahmadu as well as the […]
Bitcoin Hits All-Time High After Collapse Of Crypto Exchange, FTX Trading Ltd
According to CoinMarketCap, the world’s largest cryptocurrency briefly surpassed $68,800 on Tuesday, which is just above Bitcoin’s previous record set back in November 2021. Bitcoin has hit an all-time high less than two years after the collapse of the crypto exchange FTX Trading Limited severely damaged faith in digital currencies and sent prices plunging. According […]