Deadline for N500, N1,000 notes stands – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the restoration of the old N200 notes as legal tender. He made this announcement in a national broadcast on Thursday morning. Buhari said, “To further…
Coalition fumes as commercial banks reject old Naira notes
The Coalition of South East Youth Leaders, COSEYL, has condemned the move by commercial banks in the country to reject old Naira notes. Our correspondent earlier gathered that customers who…
Ilorin court jails business man for buying unlicensed minerals
A businessman, Kingsley Ogala, on Tuesday, bagged twelve months imprisonment without option of fine for purchasing minerals without lawful authority. Justice Muhammed Sani of the Federal High Court sitting in…
Gunmen kidnap 15 NYSC members in Anambra
Gunmen, on Tuesday, kidnapped 15 members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, in Anambra State. The corps members were abducted by the hoodlums at a filling station in Ihiala…
Suspected ritualists dismember schoolboy in Adamawa, remove body parts
Suspected ritualists have killed a boy in the Adamawa State capital, Yola, and removed some parts of his body. The lifeless body of the boy was found in Rumde, a…
Nigeria records 17 deaths, 429 suspected cases of Cholera
About 429 suspected cases of cholera, including 17 deaths, have been recorded in 2023 in the country, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has revealed. Cases from about…
Valentine’s Day: NACA warns against indiscriminate s£x among youths
The Director-General, National Agency for the Control of AIDS, NACA, Gambo Aliyu, has warned Nigerians against unusual behaviour on Valentine’s Day that would expose them to contracting deadly diseases like…
Okada ban: Lagos residents allege ‘organised’ exploitation by policemen
Some Lagos residents have alleged exploitation by some policemen who pretend to be riders of commercial motorcycles, popularly called Okada, which have been banned in some parts of the state.…
Fire guts building, destroys property worth millions in Ilorin
Again an early morning fire has destroyed a three-bedroom apartment and three shops in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. The fire incident which occurred at about 03.24 hours at No6…
Two-year-old baby stolen by neighbour sold for N500,000 in Delta
A two-year-old girl, Diamond Miracle has been stolen from her home in Ekete, Udu Local Government Area of Delta State and sold for fifty thousand naira. The incident occurred on…