Nollywood Actress Sentenced to Six Months in Prison for Violating Currency Act
Nigerian actress, Oluwadarasimi Omoseyin, has been convicted and sentenced to six months imprisonment for spraying and stepping on the new Naira notes at a social event in Lagos. According to EFCC, in a statement posted yesterday on its official X handle, the actress was sentenced and convicted by Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High […]
Lewis Hamilton To Leave Mercedes And Join Ferrari For 2025 Formula 1 Season
Lewis Hamilton will leave Mercedes and join Ferrari for the 2025 Formula 1 season. Hamilton’s current contract with Mercedes was due to expire at the end of 2025 but he will depart the team after this season and replace Carlos Sainz at Ferrari. The British driver activated a release clause in his Mercedes contract, and […]
US Approves Plan To Strike Iranian Targets In Syria And Iraq
The US has approved plans for a series of strikes on Iranian targets in Syria and Iraq. The strikes will take place over a number of days, officials said, and weather conditions will likely dictate when they are launched. It comes after a drone attack killed three US soldiers in Jordan, close to the Syrian […]
Oyo State Government orders for the reopening of 23 schools across four LGA in the state
The Oyo State Government has ordered the reopening of 23 schools across the Atiba, Afijio, Oyo East and Oyo West Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state. This was after the state’s Deputy Governor, Mr Bayo Lawal, met with several actors in the boundary crisis which had culminated in a 10-year closure of schools in […]
Nwabali Return To Training, Troost-Ekong Still Missing, ahead of face-off against Angola
Victor Osimhen and Stanley Nwabali were both involved in training last night as the Super Eagles intensified preparations for the clash with Angola. Osimhen missed Monday’s training session at the Police College, Cocody, Abidjan, but was back on the grass with his teammates again. Goalkeper Nwabali also trained with his teammates after recovering from a […]
EFCC Uncovers Religious Sect Laundering Money For Terrorists
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has revealed that the anti-graft agency uncovered how a religious sect in Nigeria is “laundering money for terrorists.” This was as he also revealed that another religious body was found to be protecting a money launderer after some money suspected to have been […]
Tech CEOs face tough questions on Child Safety Online
Five CEOs from MAJOR TECH COMPANIES are testifying at a US Senate hearing about the protection of children from online sexual exploitation. Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg and TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew voluntarily agreed to testify. However, leaders of Snap, X (formerly Twitter) and Discord initially refused to attend and were sent government-issued subpoenas. Lawmakers […]
Senate summons CBN Gov on state of economy, Summons Security chiefs, for Stop to Kidnappings, Banditry
The Senate, through its committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions has summoned the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso to appear before it. Chairman of the Committee, Sen. Adetokunbo Abiru made this known while speaking to journalists on Wednesday in Abuja, after a closed-door session, said the CBN Governor is […]
FG appeals to construction workers to shelve plans of embarking on strike, calls for dialogue
The Federal Government has appealed to construction workers in the country to shelve their plan to embark on a nationwide warning strike and allow the resolution of the dispute through dialogue. Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, made the appeal yesterday during a meeting called to resolve the dispute between the workers […]
Kidnappers of Five Pupils from a mission school in Ekiti demands for N100m ransom
Kidnappers of FIVE PUPILS of Apostolic Faith Group of Schools, Emure Ekiti, and four staff members have demanded N100m ransom for the release of the nine victims who were taken away on Monday. The principal of the secondary section of the school, Boje Olanireti, confirmed the ransom demand. The abduction occurred when the school bus […]
