After pummelling the south-east, it began moving over the Appalachian mountains and affecting states like Tennessee and Virginia. At least 20 people died after Hurricane Helene slammed into the south-eastern United States as a dangerous Category 4 storm, before later weakening to a tropical depression by Friday afternoon. The deaths were reported in US media…
Both the Houthi and Hezbollah militias are part of Iran’s so-called “axis of resistance” which includes proxy groups in Lebanon, Gaza, Iraq, Yemen and elsewhere. Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militia on Friday condemned the Israeli attack on the headquarters of the Hezbollah militia in a Beirut suburb, saying it “opens the door to an open war.”…
The director-general added that the same report also shared that women accounted for 39% of all workers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) on Friday said that reports had shown that younger female entrepreneurs are more educated than their male counterparts. The Director-General, NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa, said…
A trending audio conversation suggested that Bobrisky paid ₦15m to to some unnamed officers of the EFCC to drop money laundering charges against him. The House of Representatives has made good of its resolution to investigate bribery allegations against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) by inviting the commission’s Chairman, Ola Olukoyede. In a…
Meanwhile, at the Investor’s and Exporter’s (I&E) window, the naira traded between ₦1,691 and ₦1,530 against the dollar. The Naira on Friday appreciated at the official market, trading at ₦1,540.78 to the dollar. Data from the official trading platform of the FMDQ Exchange, a platform that oversees the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM), revealed…
The envoy said that preparation had been put in place to commemorate the Jewish New Year and assured that Israel would continue to stand with Nigeria and its people. The Embassy of Israel in Nigeria has donated 10 portable Industrial Water Purifying machines to the Borno Government to assist victims of flood in the state….
EFCC sources said no less than 15-count charges have been filed against the former Governor and he would be arraigned in court soon. Men of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested the immediate past Governor of Taraba State, Darius Ishaku, over the allegation of ₦27 billion fraud. Ishaku was elected into office…
The police boss said that the command would live up to its mandate of ensuring that no group or individual would be allowed to create chaos or destroy property in the state. The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Olanrewaju Ishola, has warned intending protesters against unlawful acts during the planned protest. He gave the warning…
Tunji-Ojo said that the innovation was to ensure that Nigerians no longer have to endure the stress of travelling long distances or waiting in long queues all in the name passport. The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) cleared over 204,332 backlog of passports in 10 months. The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made this known…
The police boss said John served jail terms with the fleeing suspects at Koton-Karfe Prison in Kogi. A 40-year-old ex-convict, Richard John, has been detained for alleged kidnapping and armed robbery in Edo. The ex-convict, alongside other suspects, was arrested for various crimes ranging from robbery, stealing and kidnapping by operatives of the Edo Command…
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