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Month: January 2024

AY Makun’s wife Mabel alleges abuse in cryptic post, social media reacts

Some users have tackled her for the vagueness of her posts. Mabel Makun, the wife of Nigerian comedian AY Makun has fans concerned over her latest Instagram post were she alleges being in a abusive situation. On Thursday, January 18, 2024, Mabel Makun took to her Instagram to state that her life was at stake,…

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Nigeria’s non-oil export stood at 6.685m metric tonnes in 2023- NEPC

The executive director said that the top 20 exporting companies in Nigeria, Indorama-Eleme Fertilizer, and Chemical Limited took the lead with 524,327,305.66 dollars in value. The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) says the volume of Nigeria’s non-oil export in 2023 stood at 6.685 million metric tonnes of exportable products. The Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer (CEO)…

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Police in Kaduna rescue man kidnapped in Abuja, arrest suspect

The spokesman said that the commissioner of police has commended the operatives for the brave feat and tasked them to continuously go after criminal elements in the state. The Police Command in Kaduna State said its operatives have arrested a suspected kidnapper and rescued a victim kidnapped in Abuja. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer,…

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Minister says President Tinubu is committed to enhancing food security

Idris warned beneficiaries not to sell the inputs, saying that the government would punish anyone found trading off the pumps. Senator Abubakar Kyari, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, says President Bola Tinubu is committed to food security in line with his eight-point agenda. Kyari stated this on Thursday in Suru Local Government Area of…

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Nigerians react to Toyin Abraham’s comments on the piracy of ‘Malaika

She expressed having panic attacks after links of the movie on Telegram began to make the rounds. Nigerians are reacting to Toyin Abraham’s latest comment regarding the piracy of her movie, Malaika. On Tuesday, January 16, 2024, the Nigerian Police Force announced the arrest of five people for pirating Abraham’s recently released feature. Following that,…

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BUK admits 200 medical students from Sudan amid ongoing war

Student registration fees had been adjusted to ease financial constraints, while special charges were introduced for students of the College. The Bayero University Kano (BUK), has admitted about 200 medical students on transfer from Sudan, following the ongoing war in the country. Prof. Sagir Adamu, the Vice-Chancellor of BUK, said this at the 4th edition…

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50-year-old woman goes missing after job interview

The mother of five, who’s said to be a chef, went for a job interview in a hotel last year, but never returned home. The family of Njoku in Rivers have been thrown into distress after a 50-year-old woman identified as Ify left her home for a job interview as a chef at Deluxe Premium…

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Wife seeks divorce over husband’s denial of sex, masturbation, abuse

The businesswoman also accused her husband of beating her in the presence of their children. An Abuja-based businesswoman, Doris Unekwu, on Thursday, urged a Customary Court in Jikwoyi, Abuja, to dissolve her marriage on grounds of denial of her conjugal rights. Unekwu, in a divorce petition filed against her estranged husband, Matthias, at the court,…

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Policeman shoots colleague dead while trying to arrest cultists

The officers were trying to effect an arrest on some suspected cultists, when one of them accidentally shot dead the other. A police Inspector identified as Afang Luke has shot dead his colleague, Corporal Chinonso Okafor, in Delta State. It would be recalled that on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, the officers, who were attached to…

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Nigerian electricity regulator halts implementation of tariff increment

The body noted that its new decision comes amid the FG’s decision to consent to the agreement to pay ₦1.6 trillion as subsidies for consumers in 2024 Electricity consumers in Nigeria will now heave a sigh of relief as the electricity regulatory body has shut down the proposed tariff hike in 2024. This development comes…

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