The PUNCH reports that a large number of telecommunication subscribers trying to link their National Identification Number and Subscriber Identity Module together were left frustrated on Wednesday as heavy traffic on telecom networks slowed down the process. This is coming after the Federal Government through telecom companies barred Nigerians who had not linked their SIMs…
Maj.-Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, the Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has warned corps members against criticising the policies of President Muhammadu Buhari’s government on social media. Ibrahim on Wednesday gave the warning during the inauguration of the senior staff quarters at the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Ikare-Akoko, Ondo. Ibrahim said, “Let me warn you…
According to a report by SaharaReporters, the Nigeria Police Force in insurgency-ravaged Borno State and the Department of State Services have urged Islamic clerics in the state to use the period of Ramadan fast to preach only unity and peaceful coexistence and shun other commentaries. The Borno State Commissioner of Police, Abdu Umar, gave the…
According to a report by SaharaReporters, the National Administrative Council (NAC) of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has sacked Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya as the Lagos State Chairman of the union. Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo was earlier suspended by the national body of the union on grounds of insubordination and incitement…
According to a report by SaharaReporters, all operations at Medville Global Health Center have been temporarily shut down by Lagos State government. The Executive Secretary of the Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA), Abiola Idowu, disclosed the development in a statement issued on Tuesday. Idowu asserted that the preliminary investigations carried out by the…
A man is lucky to be alive after a huge billboard fell on top of a commercial tricycle commonly called Keke Napep in Ikeja area of Lagos. The incident happened along Kudirat Abiola Way before Oluyole bus stop, Oregun at about 8 am on Wednesday, April 6. No life was lost. The billboard blocked both…
Telecommunication operators have blocked lines of Nigerians yet to link their National Identification Number (NIN) with their SIM. The Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) confirmed this through its Chairman, Gbenga Adebayo, and Head of Operations, Gbolahan Awonuga on Tuesday. They confirmed that operators received a formal directive from the Nigerian Communications Commission…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has demanded the removal of more loan apps from Apple and Google Play Stores. This comes after the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) secured new freezing orders against accounts and financial institutions involved. A statement by the CEO, Babatunde Irukera said the actions were in furtherance of the…
Davido’s father, Deji Adeleke has been accused of allegedly sponsoring the luxury lifestyle of U.S. based Nigerian supermodel and actress, Morey Faith. The allegation was made by gossip blogger, Gistlover. Gistlover wrote; “Hello tueh tueh,All these aspire to perspire gehs, run ooo, all of una go collect woto woto this time around,Faith Morey will you…
Mubarak Bala, a popular Kano-born atheist, has been handed a 24-year jail term after pleading guilty to all the 18-count charges levelled against him. Bala, who is the president of the Humanist Association of Nigeria, was arrested at his home in Kaduna on April 28, 2020, and taken to Kano, where complaints of blasphemy and…
Bandits preying the Abuja-Kaduna Highway have abducted 22 villagers, according to a report by DailyTrust. The report revealed that bandits raided some houses at Anguwar Maji, in Jere town along the Abuja-Kaduna Highway before kidnapping their victims. The attack which took place in the community which shares a boundary with Tafa-Sabon -Wuse in Niger State,…
A fight between Hausa motorcyclists and area boys in Lagos has left one person dead. The incident happened in the Baruwa-Gate area of Ipaja, Lagos State. In an update, the Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command said, “Our officers responded to the violent fights that broke out in Baruwa/Gate area of Ipaja this…
A suspected female fraudster who specialises in swapping people’s ATM cards at ATM points has been arrested. The lady identified as Osasi Chinozom Juliet was arrested by Kano State Police Command. Spokesperson of the command, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, April 4, said the suspect who was found…
A Special Operation Squad set up by the Ogun State police command has arrested 22 suspected cultists following the recent cult clashes which led to the death of 16 persons in Abeokuta, Sagamu and Ilaro areas of the State. After an order from President Muhammadu Buhari that cultists should be suppressed in Ogun, the police…
The news was announced in a regulatory statement on Monday, which led to the rise in shares during pre-market trading. Elon Musk The richest man in the world, Elon Musk has bought a 9.2 percent stake in Twitter. As a result of his purchase, shares of the social media giant soared by about 26% on…
Russia has only admitted 1,351 of its troops have died fighting in Ukraine since Putin invaded on February 24, a fraction of the figure estimated by Ukraine’s armed forces. Russia’s loss in the ongoing war with Ukraine has reportedly claimed 18,300 of its soldiers. This is according to Kyiv estimates. Russia has only admitted 1,351…
Two children lost their lives in a fatal motor accident that occurred along Ipetu-Ijesa/Ilesa road in Osun State. The accident which involved two vehicles, a truck and a Nissan Premia with registration number, WEN 397 AA, occurred seven kilometres from Iwaraja junction at about 2.44 p.m on Sunday, April 3. The spokesperson of Osun Command of…
Popular businessman, Cubana Chief Priest, is allegedly in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on charges bordering on money laundering and tax fraud. According to a report by Peoples Gazette, the celebrity barman was detained at the Lagos airport on Thursday and the development has since been kept quiet to avoid…
An 80-year-old woman has graduated with a Master of Business Administration. The woman’s granddaughter took to LinkedIn to celebrate her on her convocation day. The granddaughter explained that her grandmother decided to get her MBA to “let her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren know that if she can do, so can we all.”
Names of 398 victims, who boarded the ill-fated Abuja-Kaduna train, have emerged. Recalled that on Monday night, some gunmen suspected to be terrorists bombed the Abuja-Kaduna train between Katari and Rigina axis, leaving hundreds of passengers dead in the attack. We gathered that during the attack, many passengers were said to have been initially kidnapped,…
