Teenage pilot dies in Sydney plane crash
A 16-year-old teenager died in a light plane crash in Sydney’s southwest at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday, said the police in the Australian state of New South Wales. The boy, yet to be identified, was the pilot and sole occupant…
President Tinubu has no plan to move FCT to Lagos — Onanuga
President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has denied the allegation that the president is planning to relocate the federal capital territory from Abuja to Lagos. Onanuga, who was reacting to the backlash against the President’s…
US Pastor Admits Stealing $1.3million In Crypto Scheme
A United States-based pastor has claimed God instructed him to steal more than $1million from his Christian community in a cryptocurrency scheme. Eli Regalado and his wife, Kaitlyn, are accused of creating and selling their cryptocurrency, known as “INDXcoin,” to…
Governor Aiyedatiwa Dissolves Ondo Cabinet
The Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has dissolved the State Executive Council, with immediate effect. This comes almost a month after he was inaugurated as the Executive governor of the state, following the death of his principal and former…
Oyo Assembly Confirms Appointments of Adeniran, AbdulRaheem As Board Chairmen
The Oyo State House of Assembly on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Dr. Nureni Aderemi Adeniran as the Executive Chairman, Oyo State Basic Education Board, OYOSUBEB. The House also confirmed the appointment of a former Commissioner for Education, Science and…
DSS ‘Arrests’ Miyetti Allah’s President For Setting Up Vigilante Group
The Department of State Services (DSS) has allegedly arrested the president of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo, over the creation of a vigilante group, Nomad’s Vigilante Group. Though the DSS spokesperson, Dr Peter Afunanya, would not confirm or deny…
Mohbad Father’s Lawyers Ask Coroner To Summon Primeboy, Two Others
Lawyers to Mr Joshua Aloba, the father of late singer, llerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, have written the Coroner inquiring into the controversial death to summon Ayobami Fisayo (popularly known as Spending), Boluwatife Adeyemo (popularly known as Darosha) and…
Tinubu meets U.S. Secretary of State Blinken in Abuja
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu is meeting with the United States, U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken who is on tour of African nations at the Aso Rock presidential villa, Abuja. Minister of Foreign Affairs Yusuf Tuggar received Blinken at the…
IGP orders deployment of 54 ACPs to zones, command nationwide
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr Olukayode Egbetokun, has ordered the deployment of 54 Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs) to police commands and zones nationwide. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said this in a statement on…
Full list: Forbes 2024 top 20 African billionaires
Below is the list of the top 20 richest billionaires in Africa 1. Aliko Dangote – $13.9 billion2. Johann Rupert & family – $10.1 billion3. Nicky Oppenheimer & family – $9.4 billion4. Nassef Sawiris – $8.7 billion5. Mike Adenuga –…