December 17, 2024
EFCC arraigns bankers for ‘selling N500k’ mint notes in Enugu
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Enugu zone, says it has arraigned two bankers for allegedly selling mint naira notes (valued at N500,000) to customers. In a statement on X on Tuesday, the EFCC said the bankers, Ekpe Okoronkwo and Umeonuoha Onyinye, staff of one of the new generation banks. The commission said the […]
‘11 AIGs, 16 CPs’ — PSC promotes senior police officers (Full List)
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has promoted 27 senior officers to various ranks in the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). A statement released on Monday by Ikechukwu Ani, PSC spokesperson, said the promotions were approved after written and oral examinations by the officers. Ani disclosed that 11 commissioners of police were promoted to the rank of […]
The Best FIFA Football Awards 2024 Winners
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Vinicius beats Rodri to win 2024 FIFA men’s player of the year award
Vinicius Junior has been crowned The Best FIFA men’s player of the year. The Brazilian picked up the individual honour ahead of Rodri, Jude Bellingham and other players during the award ceremony held in Doha on Monday night. Rodri had beaten Vinicius to the 2024 Ballon d’Or prize in October. The announcement generated mixed reactions […]
Nigerian Nursing Mother Arrested For Throwing 10-Month-Old Baby Into Delta River Over ‘Fatherless Child’ Comments
It was gathered that she confessed to the crime, telling the police that she threw her child into the river on November 31, 2024, after being mocked by her friends. The Delta State Police Command has arrested a woman, Blessing Ibuku, who is accused of murdering her 10-month-old child, Prevail Jonathan, by throwing the baby […]
Edo Assembly Suspends All LG Chairmen, Deputies
The Edo State House of Assembly, on Tuesday, has suspended all the elected chairmen and vice chairmen of the 18 local government area councils over allegation of ‘misappropriation of funds’. The decision was taken by the House during the plenary after a heated debate. The heads of the various legislative arms of the LGAs have […]
Tinubu Appoints Aisha Garba As UBEC Executive Secretary
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Aisha Garba, an international development specialist as the Executive Secretary of Universal Basic Education (UBEC). Garba, a Senior Education Specialist with the World Bank, brings more than twenty-four years of experience driving impactful programmes in education for human and economic development, working in Nigeria, Ghana, Somalia, Kenya, the USA, and […]
Police Arrest Native Doctor, Mother For Alleged Murder Of 2 Children In Delta
The Delta State Police Command has arrested a woman who allegedly murdered her 10-month-old child, Prevail Jonathan; and a native doctor who was accused of killing an 8-year-old boy, Progress Ifeanyi. Blessing Ibuku who is the mother of the deceased infant confessed that she threw her baby into the river on November 31, 2024. Delta […]
1 Dies As Truck Rams Into Pedestrian In Lagos
A tragic road accident has claimed the life of a yet-to-be-identified pedestrian at the Iyana Ishasi U-turn inward Mile 2, along the Oshodi-Isolo Expressway in Lagos. The accident which involved a fully loaded Howo truck without registration details, occurred in the early hours of Tuesday. LASTMA’s Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, Adebayo Taofiq who […]
Tinubu hosts Ghana’s president-elect, Mahama in Abuja
President Bola Tinubu has on Monday hosted Ghana’s President-elect, John Dramani Mahama, who visited him at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja. This was disclosed by Tinubu’s Senior Special Assistant on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, on Tuesday, December 17. He wrote: “The President-Elect of Ghana, H.E John Dramani Mahama paid a courtesy visit to […]