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The Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation, will be spending N138, 066,187 to combat fake news and print calendars. Part of the sum will also be used to facilitate media appearances for ministers and organise engagement with social media influencers among others. This is contained in the details of the […]
The planned arraignment of the Chairman of Ibeto Energy Development Company, Cletus Ibeto, failed again on Tuesday at the Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja. This is the fourth time the arraignment has failed as the defendant once again failed to show up in court. His legal team, led by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, […]
On Tuesday, a Magistrate court in Ilorin, Kwara State, ordered the remand of Sultan Ojuwoni Atakoro, an Ibadan-based herbalist and social media influencer, and one Olaitan Ibrahim Olalekan at the Correctional Service Centre, Oke-Kura, Ilorin, until January 17, 2024. The Kwara State Police Command charged them before Magistrate Kolawole Aluko with alleged rape and arson. […]
Former Arsenal defender William Gallas has suggested that if the Gunners want to win the Premier League title this season, then their captain, Martin Odegaard, must be on fire for the team. Gallas wants Odegaard to be making a difference in every game for Arsenal just like the club’s former star Dennis Bergkamp and to […]
The Ondo State Government, on Monday, described as baseless the claim by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Kayode Ajulo, that the signature of ailing Governor Rotimi Akeredolu was being forged by some officials. The Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice of the state, Mr Charles Titiloye, described the allegation as baseless and mischievous. Ajulo, who appeared […]
Dr Loretta Oduware Ogboro-Okor, a female aspirant in the Edo 2024 governorship race, has advocated the involvement of women in partisan politics. Loretta, who is seeking the Labour Party ticket to contest for the state’s top job, lamented that a lot of Nigerian women were at the back door during election season. According to the […]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Kaduna State recovered 478 kilogrammes of various illicit drugs in November. This is according to a statement made on Tuesday by the command’s spokeswoman, Shuaibu Yusuf-Omale. According to Yusuf-Omale, cocaine, heroin, cannabis, tramadol, methamphetamine, and other psychotropic substances were among the items collected. Yusuf-Omale further stated that […]
American celebrity couple, Offset and Cardi B have unfollowed each other on Instagram. A check on their respective Instagram pages on Tuesday morning shows that the rappers are no longer following each other on the platform. Cardi B has not yet given reasons for her action and neither has Offset. Newsmen recalls that the couple […]
Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta has said he wants Aaron Ramsdale to stay at the club. The 25-year-old is being linked with a move away from the Emirates in January. Ramsdale has started only one Premier League game since September 3. The England goalkeeper has been replaced as Arsenal’s no.1 by summer loan signing David Raya. […]
A final year student of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Joseph Agabaidu, has been stabbed to death by some assailants while trying to steal his mobile phone. Newsmen learnt that the deceased is a 500-level Geology student of ATBU who hails from Ankpa Local Government Area of Kogi State but is based in Benue […]
