July 16, 2024
Kaduna Reps Member Dies At 39
The House of Representatives has lost another member, Rep. Ekene Abubakar Adams representing Chikun/Kajuru Federal Constituency of Kaduna State. According to a statement by the House Spokesperson, Rep. Akin Rotimi Jr, on Tuesday, Adams died early Tuesday, at the age of 39. The statement reads, “The House of Representatives is saddened to announce the passing […]
BREAKING: Court Gives Judgement on Suit Challenging Arabic Inscriptions On Naira Notes
The Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, has dismissed a case challenging the inclusion of Arabic inscriptions on Nigerian currency. It was reported that the court was presided over by Justice Yellim Bogoro. Chief Malcolm Emokiniovo Omirhobo had brought the case, arguing that the inscriptions violated Nigeria’s secular status. While the court acknowledged Omirhobo’s standing […]
Binance executive, Gambaryan, appears in court on wheelchair
The detained Binance Holdings Limited’s executive, Tigran Gambaryan, was on Tuesday, whisked into Federal High Court in Abuja in a wheelchair. Gambaryan, who was dressed in a black T-shirt with blue jeans trousers, is facing a money laundering charge alongside the cryptocurrency firm. When the matter was called, Gambaryan stood up from the wheelchair and […]
FG repatriates 190 Nigerians from UAE
The Federal Government has repatriated 190 stranded Nigerians from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Bashir Garga, the National Emergency Management Agency’s (NEMA) zonal director in the North Central, on Tuesday in Abuja. He said that the returnees were received at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, […]
Tinubu to make final decision on new minimum wage Thursday
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris has disclosed that President Bola Tinubu may likely take a final decision on the new minimum wage on Thursday this week. He said the President will be meeting with the organised Labour on Thursday before deciding on an amount that would be forwarded to the National Assembly. […]
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Euro 2024: UEFA’s official Team of the Tournament unveiled [Full list]
Players from Spain have dominated UEFA’s Euro 2024 Team of the Tournament, which was published on Tuesday. Rodri, Dani Olmo and Fabian Ruiz are the midfielders included in the squad. The other three La Roja players who made the cut are Nico Williams, Lamine Yamal and Marc Cucurella. England defender Kyle Walker is joined by […]
INEC substitutes Edo LP deputy governorship candidate
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has complied with the judgement of the Federal High Court in Abuja asking it to substitute the deputy governorship candidate of the Labour Party for the September 21 governorship election in Edo state. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun told The […]
BREAKING: Paul Kagame secures 99% votes, wins fourth term as Rwanda president
President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame has won 99.15 percent of the votes from Monday’s presidential election to secure a fourth term in office. Only about 79 percent of ballots have been counted, according to the country’s electoral commission. Authorities said 9.5 million Rwandans registered to vote. The country has a population of 14 million. Kagame’s […]
Pope Francis appoints Irish Archbishop Crotty as Apostolic Nuncio for Nigeria
Pope Francis has appointed Archbishop Michael Francis Crotty as the Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria. This was made known in a statement on Tuesday by His Grace Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji, Archbishop of Owerri, who also serves as the President of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, CBCN. The statement was posted on the Catholic Broadcast Commission, […]
French tourist injured by bear in northern Italy
A French tourist was injured by a bear in north-eastern Italian province of Trentino, local authorities said on Tuesday. The 43-year-old man was injured early in the morning during a walk in the area of Dro, north of Lake Garda, and taken to a hospital in the nearby city of Trento. The man, who suffered […]