Naira scarcity: Police arrest 9 over burning of banks in Delta
The Delta State Police Command has taken into custody persons described as “unguided youths/miscreants” following the unrest over naira scarcity. Scores of youths on Wednesday, in opposition to the non-availability…
Auto crash claims six persons, injures nine in Kwara
Six persons perished in a multiple auto crash which occurred on Wednesday on Ilorin-Omu Aran highway in Kwara State. The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Kwara…
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…
BBTitans: Let’s just be cordial for now – Yemi ends relationship with Blue Aiva
Big Brother Titans housemate, Yemi, has finally ended his relationship with fellow housemate, Blue Aiva. This is coming hours after the show host, Ebuka Obi Uchendu, called Yemi out on…
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…