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Mass Wedding: Kano Hisbah To Marry Off 50 Journalists
Kano State Hisbah Board has extended a mass wedding invitation to 50 journalists as part of its plan for the second batch of the program. The Commander General, Sheikh Aminu Daurawa stated this while briefing newsmen on the upcoming mass wedding in the state. READ ALSO: I Felt Deep Concern – Ohanaeze President, Iwuanyanwu Reacts To Demolition Of Prince Nicholas’s Property He...
New Naira Policy: Nigerians In Hardship, Lawan Cries Out
The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has bemoaned the poor implementation of the naira redesign which has no doubt brought hardship to millions of Nigerians. Lawan noted that although the policy was laudable its poor implementation had beclouded the merits therein. The Senate president made this known in a statement he personally signed on Thursday where he sued for peace and urged...
Veteran Nollywood Actor, Mr Ibu Is Dead
Mr Ibu, a Nollywood veteran has died, ABN TV reports. The actor whose real name is John Okarfor was 62, According to multiple reports from sources close to him, the veteran comedian passed away at Evercare Hospital. Many fans have shared condolences on X, reminiscing about movies the late actor has featured. Details surrounding the cause of death and the veracity...
Scientists Discover New Specie Of Human Being
Scientists believe they have discovered a new specie of human being after discovering an ancient skull from a youngster who lived up to 300,000 years ago. In 2019, the fossilized remnants of jaw, cranium, and leg bones were unearthed in Hualongdong, China. The individual's facial traits, however, did not match the lineage that split to generate Neanderthals, Denisovans, or humans, leading...
Tinubu Request NASS’ Approval For $2.3bn External Borrowing
President Bola Tinubu has requested the approval of the House of Representatives for new external borrowing and debt refinancing totalling $2.3 billion. The request comes with another for the issuance of a $500 million debut sovereign Sukuk in the international capital market. Contained in a letter read on the floor of the House by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas, the request seeks the...
Ogun Court Orders Woman To Sweep Son’s School For Six Month After She Invaded With Thugs
A Magistrates’ Court in Ota, Ogun on Wednesday ordered a 40-year-old housewife, Biola Joshua, to sweep Iju-Ebiye High School premises for six months for invading her son ‘s school with thugs. The police charged Joshua with conspiracy, assault and breach of peace. Delivering a ruling, Magistrate Shotunde Shotayo ordered the convict to sweep the school from 8 a m. to 11...
Abia Market Leaders, Touts Arrested For Disobeying Gov Otti’s Order
The Abia State Government detained three market leaders and other touts in Aba for breaching the new administration's directive to ban all sorts of levies levied on commercial carriers in the state. The accused were apprehended on Thursday in Aba during a monitoring operation conducted by Deputy Governor Ikechuckwu Emetu. According to reports from the Deputy Governor's office, those arrested were...
TikTok Deletes Over 2 Million Videos In Nigeria
Over 2.1 million videos from Nigeria were taken down by TikTok for breaking community guidelines in the second quarter of 2024. This action is part of the company’s ongoing efforts to enhance content moderation and create a safer platform for users. According to the Community Guidelines Enforcement Report shared on Tuesday, the removed videos represent less than 1 percent of the...
Midnight fire guts Delta State University hostel
A midnight fire, on Friday, gutted a two-storey Post-Graduate Hostel in Campus Three of the Delta State University, Abraka in Ethiope East Council Area of the state. It was learnt that the fire started about 1:04 am, destroying about 10 rooms before help arrived. But there was no casualty recorded in the inferno. It was gathered that the parts of the hostel...
Street Lighting Project Attracted By Dan Okeke In Abia Set For Completion (Photos)
Worried by the state of the Ohafia-Arochukwu Road, the APC House of Representatives candidate for Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency of Abia State in the just concluded elections, Chief Dan Okeke has attracted the lighting of the affected road with solar system. The project which was on Friday flagged off by the NDDC covers from OGS to Army barrack Ebem Ohafia...
