Kuje: 421 escapees recaptured, 454 still at large
The Nigerian Correctional Service has recaptured 421 inmates who fled the custody facility in Kuje, Abuja, with 454 are still at large, according to the House of Representatives’ Committee on Correctional Service. This is just as the committee said it had summoned the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola; and Comptroller-General of the NCoS, Haliru Nababa, […]
Trump’s ex-wife, Ivana, dies at 73
Ivana Trump, the first wife of the former President of the United States, Donald Trump, and mother of his three eldest children, has died at the age of 73. Ivana Trump “passed away at her home in New York City,” Donald Trump announced on his social media platform Truth Social on Thursday, without providing the […]
Baba Ijesha bags 16 years jail term
Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court on Thursday sentenced a Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju Omiyinka, aka Baba Ijesha, to 16 years imprisonment. Baba Ijesha is facing six counts of child defilement that include indecent treatment of a child, sexual assault, attempted sexual assault by penetration and sexual assault by penetration. […]
C’Wealth Games: 94 athletes to represent Nigeria
A total of 94 athletes will represent Nigeria at the forthcoming Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. This was revealed in a statement signed by the Director, Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, Manga Mohammed, on Wednesday. “The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development will present 94 athletes and 21 accompanying technical personnel that have qualified […]
Nothing to pass on to my children after office as president – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has told his immediate family, particularly, his children that he is not leaving anything for them to inherit. Buhari, who is expected to bow out of office as President in May 2023, insisted that the only legacy he hopes to bequeath to them is proper education. The President, who was speaking on […]
Twitter sues Elon Musk over $44bn takeover deal
Twitter has taken billionaire Elon Musk to court to try to force him to buy the social media firm, setting up a legal battle with the world’s richest man. It comes after Mr Musk announced he was walking away from his proposed $44bn (£37bn) takeover of Twitter on Friday. He claimed Twitter had not given information about […]
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know this Wednesday morning
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Ahead of the governorship election in Osun State, the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, yesterday, lashed out at the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and Labour Party, LP, in the State, saying they will labour till death. Speaking at the party’s mega rally, […]
Are You Christians Really A Minority In Nigeria?
By Farooq Kperogi The two most disadvantaged groups in Nigeria’s representational politics are northern Christians and Southern Muslims. In Nigeria’s internal geopolitics, these two groups are structurally invisible, politically subjugated, and told to be content with their political and symbolic marginality”. Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a Muslim from Osun/Lagos states, and Yakubu Dogara, a northern Christian […]
CEP Welcomes Former UK Ambassador Edmund Fitton-Brown To Its Advisory Board
(New York, N.Y.) — Today, the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) announced the addition of Ambassador Edmund Fitton-Brown, a former coordinator of the U.N. Security Council’s ISIL (Da’esh), al-Qaida, and Taliban Sanctions Monitoring Team and British diplomat, to its Advisory Board. In his position at the United Nations, Fitton-Brown succeeded CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, and the […]
Directors of 10 banks pocket N6.96bn allowance, compensation
Directors of 10 banks collected N6.96bn sitting allowance and compensation in 2021, according to an analysis of the lenders’ financial results. The amount represents an increase of 3.32 per cent from N6.74bn the directors received in 2020. The 10 banks are: United Bank for Africa Plc, Zenith Bank Plc, FBN Holdings and Guaranty Trust Holding […]