Woman, son beat 14-year-old boy to death over missing N1000
A yet-to-be-identified woman and her son, known only as Chukwuemeka, have allegedly beaten a 14-year-old boy named Testimony to death at their home on Delta Street, Ayanre, off Ibiye bus stop, Badagry, Lagos. Our correspondent gathered that the deceased was…
N33bn fraud: Ex-power minister collapses before trial, remanded in prison
A former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, collapsed on Thursday at the Federal High Court in Abuja where he was arraigned for alleged N33bn fraud. Mamman, who served under ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, was led into the dock in drenched clothes,…
Policemen accused of phone theft arrested in Anambra
The Anambra State Police Command said it has identified the officers allegedly fingered in a viral video of telephone theft in a community in Otuocha Local Government Area of the state. In a video that circulated on social media on…
Israel strikes kill 32 in Gaza
Israeli strikes killed another 32 people in the Gaza Strip, the health ministry in the Hamas-ruled Palestinian territory said Friday, more than nine months into Hamas’s war with Israel. Fighting raged from the north to the south of the coastal…
ASUU gives N400,000 scholarship to Ebonyi indigent students
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, on Thursday, gave scholarship grants to two students of the Ebonyi State University Abakaliki, to the tune of N200,000 each. The two beneficiaries, Ms Onwe Emmanuella C. and Chukwuemeka Ogar P. were final-year students…
Senate seeks end to IG, PSC clashes
The Senate on Thursday frowned at unending clashes between the Inspector General of Police and the Chairman of the Police Service Commission over recruitment exercise. It accordingly urged the newly confirmed Chairman of PSC, DIG Hashimu Argungu (retd.), to work…
Nigeria’s health, education spending insufficient, says World Bank report
A new report by the World Bank has revealed that the public expenditure on education and health in Nigeria is inadequate by any standard. The report titled, ‘Human Capital Public Expenditure and Institutional Review’ is an analysis of financing and…
Kenyan President Ruto sacks cabinet after mass protests
Kenyan President William Ruto has sacked all his ministers and the attorney general with “immediate effect” following the deadly protests that led to the withdrawal of an unpopular tax bill last month. Mr Ruto, who was elected in 2022, said…
Senate rejects bill to control, monitor forex market in Nigeria
The Senate on Thursday unanimously rejected a bill which seeks to control and monitor a foreign exchange market in the country. The bill, Foreign Exchange (Control And Monitoring) Bill, 2024 (SB. 353), was sponsored by the Senator representing Niger East,…
Appeal court upholds Ododo’s election as Kogi Governor
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) and its candidate, Murtala Ajaka, lost their legal battle to unseat Governor Ahmed Ododo of Kogi State as the Court of Appeal dismissed their appeal on Thursday. The appellate court, in a unanimous judgement, affirmed…