01
FG raises civil servants' salaries by 25% to 30% range ....
The federal government has authorised a salary raise for civil personnel on the six consolidated salary structures ranging from 25 to 35 percent. According to NAN, the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission's (NSIWC) head of press, Emmanuel Njoku, made the announcement about ....

01
Naira appreciates against dollar, trades at N1,320/$ at parallel market ....
In the parallel market yesterday, the value of the Naira increased from N1,340 per dollar on Monday to N1,320 per dollar. In a similar vein, the value of the Naira increased to N1,390.96 per dollar on the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, or NAFEM. The indicated exchange ....

01
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao sentenced to four months imprisonment ....
In the most well-known cryptocurrency case, since Sam Bankman-Fried was imprisoned, the founder of the company Binance was sentenced to four months in US prison on Tuesday after entering a guilty plea to money laundering charges. As part of an agreement with US authorities, Canadian C ....

01
UN Chief Antonio Guterres calls for end to Gaza war ....
Speaking to reporters on Tuesday in New York, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres made a plea to the leaders of Hamas and Israel, who are now engaged in rigorous discussions aimed at reaching a ceasefire accord.He said, “For the sake of the people of Gaza, for the sake of the hostages ....

02
Lagos govt discovers 86 rooms under bridge where tenants pay N250,000 yearly ....
On Wednesday, Tokunbo Wahab, the Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources in Lagos State, announced that the government had found 86 divided apartments measuring 10 by 10 and 12 by 10 under the Dolphin Estate Bridge in Ikoyi, Lagos Island. It is rumoured that tenants pay N ....

02
No UTME result in paper format — JAMB ....
Nigerians have been warned by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board not to trust candidates who display printed result slips because there is now no paper version of the results. In a statement released on Wednesday, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, JAMB's spokesperson, stated that the inf ....

02
Police nab mastermind of Abuja-Kaduna train attack ....
The suspected mastermind of the March 2022 attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train, which resulted in several passenger deaths and numerous kidnappings, has been apprehended, according to a Nigerian Police announcement on Thursday. The mastermind turned out to be Ibrahim Abdullahi, du ....

02
Senate maintains minimum age requirement for admission into higher institutions ....
The statements on raising the age limit to 18 years old were clearly the opinions of specific senators in Nigeria. Whether decreasing or raising the age limit, the Senate emphasised that any changes would need to go through the correct legislative channels. Adeyemi Adaramodu, the chai ....

03
Naira depreciates, trades at N1402.67/$ at foreign exchange market ....
In the international exchange market, the Naira's fall versus the US dollar has resumed. The Naira lost value against the dollar on Thursday, falling to N1402.67 from N1,390.96 on Tuesday, according to FMDQ statistics. In comparison to the N1,390.96 recorded on Tuesday, this in ....

04
Court rules dismissal of pregnant unmarried police officer illegal ....
Regulations 126 and 127 of the Nigerian Police, which permit the termination of an unmarried police officer who becomes pregnant while on duty, have been ruled unlawful by the Court of Appeal in Abuja. In order to make sure that the Police Regulations meet the needs of a contemporary soc ....

04
Nollywood actress Shan George defrauded of N3.6 million ....
Renowned Nollywood actress Shan George had her life savings, totaling N3.6 million, stolen from her Zenith Bank account. On Friday, May 3, George became suspicious when she noticed that a woman named Cecilia Chisgoziem Okoro had taken the aforementioned sum out of her account and transferred ....

04
Thirty students of Kwara Catholic School score above 300 in JAMB ....
Using social media, the administration of Eucharistic Heart of Jesus Model College in Ilorin, Kwara State, has celebrated the achievements of thirty of its students who received scores of 300 or higher in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) this year. The aforementio ....

04
Tinubu to commission three gas processing plants ....
According to the federal government, Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited and its partners will commission three important gas infrastructure projects under President Bola Tinubu's direction. The ANOH gas processing plant (AGPC), the AHL gas processing plant 2, and the A ....

06
Lagos govt to bring down 100 shanties at Adeniji Adele ....
The Lagos state government has announced that it will initiate enforcement action to remove more over one hundred shantytowns from the Adeniji Adele under-bridge area. Tokunbo Wahab, the commissioner for environment and water resources in Lagos, stated in a statement published ....

06
Lagos family disclaims son's marriage to actress Wofai Fada ....
The recent union of Taiwo Cole, the Cole family's son from Victoria Island, Lagos, with well-known actress and comedian Wofai Fada has been openly shunned. Following the internet release of pictures and videos from the traditional wedding ceremony held in Ugep, Cross River State, the ....

06
Electricity tariff slashed for band A customers in Ikeja ....
The power cost for Band A consumers of Ikeja Electric has been reviewed decreased, going from N225 kilowatt hours to N206 kilowatt hours. The distribution business released a notice to the public stating that the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission's (NERC) May 2024 Supplementa ....

07
Voting ends, counting commences in Chad Presidential election ....
In Chad, the presidential election that is meant to bring an end to three years of military rule began counting on Monday night. But it escalated into an extraordinary confrontation between the junta's leader, General Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, and his Prime Minister, Succès M ....

07
FG set to remove naira from P2P platforms ....
The Federal Government declared that it would take the naira off of all peer-to-peer (P2P) exchanges. During a virtual conference with blockchain stakeholders on Monday, Emomotimi Agama, the Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission, disclosed this information.  ....

07
JAMB release 531 withheld 2024 UTME results ....
An additional 531 results of the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, or UTME, have been made public by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, or JAMB. This was stated by board spokesperson Fabian Benjamin in a statement that was released on Tuesday. With the ex ....

08
President Tinubu returns to Nigeria after two weeks outside the country ....
Following a two-week trip overseas, President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria has returned to Abuja. Early on Wednesday morning, Tinubu made his way back to the Aso Rock Villa, his official house in Abuja.In a tweet on Tuesday evening, Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, ....

08
Two students expelled from Ekiti University for bullying colleague ....
Two female students at Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology in Ikere, Ekiti, have been expelled for harassing a fellow student in an online video. BOUESTI Public Relations Officer Mr. Temitope Akinbisoye revealed this in a statement on Tuesday.This was ....

08
EFCC to arraign former aviation minister Sirika, daughter over N2.7 billion fraud ....
On Thursday, Hadi Sirika, the former minister of aviation, together with his daughter Fatimah and two other accused, are scheduled to appear in court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The individuals are accused of contract fraud of N2.7 billion that was discover ....

08
TUC threatens nationwide protest over cybersecurity levy ....
Should the Federal Government fail to revoke the contentious cybersecurity levy that the Central Bank of Nigeria recently imposed, the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has vowed to stage a major protest that will bring down the whole Nigerian economy. In a statement released on Wedne ....

09
Court restricts PDP from removing Umar Damagum as acting chairman ....
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is not allowed to remove Umar Damagum from his position as acting chairman, according to an Abuja federal high court ruling. The lawsuit was filed on May 2 by Zanna Mustapha Gaddama and Umar El-Gash Maina and is designated FCH/ABJ/CS/579/2024. ....

09
Niger begins vaccination against meningitis ....
While over 143 people have died as a result of the current meningitis epidemic in Niger, the World Health Organisation (WHO) is hoping to reverse the contagion curve with a massive vaccination programme that was started in the nation's capital, Niamey. As a seasonal infection of t ....

09
House of Rep orders CBN to halt implementation of cybersecurity levy ....
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has been instructed by the House of Representatives to stop implementing the 0.5% cybercrime fee that would have been applied to bank customers' electronic transactions. As a result, the House instructed the CBN to revoke the current, unclear circular ....

09
Femi Adebayo celebrates father Adebayo Salami on his 72nd birthday ....
On his 72nd birthday, seasoned Nollywood actor Adebayo Salami, well known as Oga Bello, receives a show of affection from his son Femi Adebayo and other notable figures in the film industry. The seasoned actor thanked his Creator on his Instagram page by sharing a timeless birthday pi ....

10
EFCC to arraign 29 Abuja internet fraud suspects ....
Should it be determined that at least 29 individuals detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission were involved in Internet fraud and other connected offences, they would go on trial. This was revealed by the EFCC in a statement that was posted on its Facebook page ....

10
Gunmen attack CUSTEC University in Kogi, abduct students ....
The Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTEC) Osara in Kogi has been attacked by gunmen. According to TheCable, the bandits broke into the campus on Thursday night about nine o'clock. The incident happened in the classroom as pupils were reading for an upcoming e ....

11
Bandits attack Zamfara community, kill 20, abduct two ....
More than twenty persons have been killed in Bilbis, a community in Zamfara State's Tsafe Local Government Area, by armed bandits operating in the Northwest zone. According to information obtained by DAILY POST, over seven community members were taken to Tsafe General Hospital ....

11
Chad’s military ruler Mahamat Déby wins presidential poll ....
Mahamat Déby, the military dictator of Chad, has been formally proclaimed the official victor of the presidential contest, solidifying his hold on power. According to the state electoral commission, which cited interim results, Gen. Déby received 61.3 percent of the vote, while Prim ....

11
EFCC detains 44 suspected online fraudsters in Calabar ....
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Uyo Zonal Command investigators have taken forty-four (44) suspected online scammers into custody. The accused fraudsters were apprehended on Thursday morning during an early-morning sting operation in the Cross River State co ....

11
Missing Lagos drainage worker found dead after five days ....
After several days of diligent searching, the body of a drainage worker who became stuck while removing debris that had closed a tunnel in the Onipanu region of Lagos State has been discovered. In a statement released on Friday, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, the Permanent Secretary ....

13
Nigerian troops rescue nine Kogi University students, 17 in Katsina ....
After numerous effective counterterrorism operations across the nation, the armed forces have dealt significant blows to terrorist organisations, freeing multiple abducted individuals, and forcing the surrender of a renowned militant. ....

13
Gunmen attack Enugu community, kill policemen, FRSC officials ....
On Saturday, there was mayhem in Orba and Eha-Alumona in the Udenu and Nsukka Local Government Areas of Enugu State. Two members of the Federal Road Safety Cor ....

13
Peter Obi visits Atiku in Abuja ....
In a calculated manoeuvre that may portend a political realignment prior to the general election of 2027, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar hosted Peter Obi ....

13
Three-year-old boy in stolen car found in Lagos ....
Olamide Taiwo, a three-year-old child, was discovered in Owode-Onirin, Ikorodu, Lagos State on Saturday after being discovered in a car that was reported stole ....

14
INEC gives 18 parties deadline to present candidate in Ondo ....
The Independent National Electoral Commission, or INEC, announced that it would shortly resume the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) process in both states in or ....

14
Minister petitions IG over plan to marry off 100 orphans in Niger ....
The Niger State House of Assembly Speaker, Abdulmalik Sarkindaji, is being prevented from marrying off 100 orphaned girls by a court order, according to a petitio ....

14
Man who received pig kidney transplant dies ....
Two months after the procedure, the first person to get a kidney transplant from a genetically altered pig passed away.  ....

14
EFCC to arraign ex-CBN governor Emefiele over printing of Naira ....
In response to claims that Mr. Godwin Emefiele, the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), illegally created Naira notes during his tenure at the to ....

15
Emefiele pleads not-guilty to printing naira notes ....
In response to the charge that he authorised the printing of N684.5 million at the rate of N18.96 billion, Godwin Emefiele, the troubled former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, has entered a not guilty plea. Emefiele made these remarks on Wednesday during his arraignmen ....

15
Police detain singer Portable ....
Police have detained well-known street performer Habeeb Okikiola, better known by his stage name Portable, on suspicion of not making the final payment on a G-Wagon he bought from an auto dealer. According to Channels Television, Benjamin Hundeyin, the state police spokesman, the sing ....

15
APC suspends Jimoh Ibrahim for involvement in anti-party activities ....
In Igbotako Ward II, Okitipupa Local Government Area, Ondo State, the All Progressives Congress has suspended Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, the representative for Ondo South. It was claimed that the senator engaged in anti-party activities. The party's 29 executive members, including the war ....

15
Gombe kicks off meningitis vaccination campaign ....
Governor of Gombe State Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya launched a mass vaccination campaign against Cerebro Spinal Meningitis (CSM) on Tuesday in an effort to quickly contain the disease that has recently wreaked havoc in the Nafada Local Government Area. The flag-off event marked a no ....

16
Minimum Wage: NLC, TUC disagree as federal government propose N48,000 ....
Yesterday's negotiations between the federal government and organised labour came to a standstill when the unions turned down an offer to establish a new national minimum wage of N48,000. The Nigerian Trade Union Congress (TUC) and Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) abruptly left the tripart ....

16
Portable out of police custody after meeting bail condition ....
Habeeb Okikiola, a.k.a. Portable, is a Nigerian artist who was released from the Lagos State Police Command. Tuesday saw the forcible arrest of Portable due to his purported failure to finalise the payment for his opulent G-Wagon vehicle. The singer "Zazzu" had bought a Mercede ....

16
ASUU gives two weeks ultimatum, threatens 'no pay, no work' ....
If the administration of President Bola Tinubu does not provide the teachers at public universities their salaries that have been delayed, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to dissolve after two weeks. The Federal Government should not be paying aca ....

17
Judge sentences two Chinese to prison for illegal mining in Kwara ....
Two Chinese nationals, Duan Ya Hong and Xiao Yi, have been found guilty of engaging in illicit mining in Kwara State, according to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The EFCC revealed in a statement posted on its Facebook page on Thursday that the defendants and thei ....

17
EFCC detains 15 online fraudsters in Zaria ....
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has declared that fifteen alleged online scammers have been apprehended in Zaria, Kaduna State. The suspects were detained outside Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, according to a statement issued by the anti-graft agency on Thursday via X.  ....

17
EFCC detains two for suspected involvment in illegal forex trading ....
Two people who are suspected of being illegal currency traders have been taken into custody by agents of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Uyo Zonal Command: Surajo Umar and Muhammad Sadiq Lawal. The EFCC claimed in a post on its official X feed on Friday that they w ....

18
Suspected killers of retired Major General arrested ....
A lethal kidnapping syndicate has been apprehended by the Imo State Police Command. They are purportedly accountable for the September 2023 kidnapping and death of ....

18
FAAN commences e-tags sales at airports ....
The sale of 2024 e-tags, which will allow access to all 24 of Nigeria's federal airports, was started on Friday by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) ....

18
Death toll rises to 12 in Kano mosque attack ....
Twelve people have already perished as a result of the Gezawa mosque bombing; eleven more patients passed away while undergoing care at the Murtala Muhammad Specia ....

18
Binance Executive Tigran Gambaryan denied bail ....
Tigran Gambaryan, the imprisoned Bi ....

20
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi dies in helicopter crash ....
At the age of sixty-three, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi perished in a helicopter crash. CNN verified his passing by using Iranian news s ....

20
Former minister Ajibola Afonja dies at 82 ....
Ajibola Afonja, the 82-year-old chairman of First Bank Nigeria and former minister of labour, has passed away.  ....

20
Lai Ching-te sworn in as Taiwan's president ....
Lai Ching-te took office as Taiwan's next president on Monday, appointing a somewhat centrist leader who will uphold the de facto independe ....

20
Israeli airstrike kills at least 27 in central Gaza ....
At least 27 people were murdered in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a house in the centre of a Gaza refugee camp; the majority of the vi ....

21
Iran vice president Mokhber to assume presidency ahead of election ....
As the nation prepares for early elections, Iran's first vice president, Mohammad Mokhber, is anticipated to take over as president follow ....

21
"$900 million while I sleep"— BBNaija Ka3na ....
Reality personality Ka3na of Big Brother Naija has stated that she recently made almost a billion dollars while she was asleep.  ....

21
Police arrest notorious car snatcher in Port Harcourt ....
A 27-year-old man named Meshark Monday was taken into custody by agents of the Rivers State Police Command. Meshark is said to have experti ....

21
Lagos: At least 82 burnt to death, N25.37bn properties destroyed in the last one year ....
A series of fire occurrences in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, have resulted in at least 82 fatalities and the destruction of structures valued at N25.37 billion in th ....

22
Ondo High court dethrones monarch after nine years of legal tussle ....
Oba Michael Adetunji Oluwole, the Olute of Ute in the Ose council area of the state, has been deposed by an Ondo High court sitting in Owo, Ondo state. The dethroned monarch has no claim to the throne, according to Justice Ademola Enikuomehin, who delivered the verdict and mand ....

22
Chad's prime minister announces resignation two weeks after presidential election ....
Less than two weeks after losing the presidential race to junta head Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, the prime minister of Chad, Succes Masra, announced his resignation.“I’ve just submitted my resignation and that of the transition government, which became irrelevant with the end of t ....

22
Emir of Kano Bayero meets Ajuwale in Ijebu-Ode ....
In honour of the first-class monarch's 90th birthday and 60 years on the throne, the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, visited Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, Ogbagba II, the Awujale and Paramount Ruler of Ijebuland, on Wednesday in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State. The visit is also inte ....

22
EFCC detains woman for spraying money at social event in Gombe ....
According to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), a woman named Janty Emmanuel was taken into custody by its agents in Gombe for allegedly misusing naira during a social gathering. The EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said in a statement on Tuesday that Emmanuel ....

23
Tinubu to attend newly elected Chad’s president Déby ....
It is scheduled that President Bola Tinubu would be present at Mahamat Déby's inauguration as the new president of Chad. Deby won a widely watched presidential election, according to preliminary results released in May by Chad's National Election Management Agency. With more than 61% ....

23
FG approves prohibition of money rituals, smoking scenes in Nollywood films ....
The Federal Government has given its approval for money rituals and Nigerian films to glorify vices to be banned. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, Shaibu Husseini, the CEO and Executive Director of the National Film and Video Censors Board, made this revelation on Wednesday du ....

23
Banky W undergoes, survives fourth cancer surgery ....
Olubankole Wellington, also known as Banky W, is a Nigerian singer who recently had her fourth cancer surgery. In a moving statement on his Instagram page on Thursday, the Made For You singer thanked God for his recovery. In addition to thanking his medical team—Drs. Onyewu and Aden ....

23
BREAKING: Sanusi Lamido II reinstated as Kano Emir ....
Sanusi Lamido Sanusi II has been reinstituted as the Emir of Kano. This action came after the Kano State House of Assembly passed a resolution to remove the present Emir from office and dissolve the four new Emirates that the State had created as a result of a contentious 2019 ....

24
Court halts reinstatement of Emir Sanusi Lamido II ....
In order to prevent Kano Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf from reinstalling Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II until the outcome of a substantive litigation filed against the restoration, a Federal High Court located in Kano has given an ex-parte injunction. Additionally, the order protested the d ....

24
Court sentences ex-banker to prison over N1.4m fraud ....
Lagos Olushola Damilola, a former employee of Boctrust Microfinance Bank, received a one-year prison sentence for stealing N1.4 million from a client. Details of the case were initially revealed on July 11, 2019, and they purport that Lamilola took N1.4 million from a bank customer an ....

24
Police officer who allegedly gunned down Abuja resident arrested ....
An officer has been detained by Abuja police for allegedly shooting and killing a local. The "tragic and unprecedented incident" that led to the "untimely demise of one Oyebuchi Anene'm' of Byazhin in Abuja took place on May 22, 2024, at about 9:45 pm," according to FCT Police ....

25
Gov Abba Yusuf orders arrest of dethroned Emir of Kano ....
Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, the governor of Kano State, has imposed the immediate arrest of Aminu Ado Bayero, the deposed emir of Kano, on the grounds that he is inciting strife inside the state. This order was issued just two days after the governor removed Bayero.The governor's spokesperso ....

25
DSS arrest fake checkpoint operator in Benue ....
Orih Joseph, a well-known illegal checkpoint operator, has been taken into custody by Benue State Department of State Services agents. Joseph is accused of being the brains behind the unauthorised roadblocks in Benue South, also referred to as Zone C in the state. In a statement, ....

25
Sanusi Lamido II mounts throne as 16th Emir of Kano ....
Muhammadu Sanusi II, the 16th Fulani Emir of Kano, has mounted the palace seat and is being greeted with the royal family. This happens despite a combined security agency in Kano State stating that they are following a court ruling that forbids the monarch to be restored.  ....

25
Lightning strikes two women to death in Lagos ....
In the FESTAC region of Lagos State, two women have perished after being struck by lightning during a downpour. The state's police spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, announced this on Saturday in a post he uploaded on his X handle, @benHundeyin. According to Hundeyin, the in ....

27
Lagos auto crash leaves three dead ....
In a traffic accident that happened on Sunday at the Mandilas Bus Stop in Iyana Isolo, Lagos, three people were burnt to death. An update on the event was given by the Lagos State Emergency Agency's Permanent Secretary, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu.He said: ” Upon arrival at t ....

27
Thugs attack police station in Lagos ....
On Monday morning, almost a hundred thugs stormed the Ipaja Police Station located in Lagos. The incident resulted in a gunfight, during which some of the thugs were slain. The story quotes locals as saying that the incident spread fear throughout the community. Additionally, the repo ....

27
Ogun cult clash leaves three dead ....
In Ijoko, Ota, Ogun state, there is allegedly a cult conflict between suspected members of the Aiye and Eiye fraternity groups that has resulted in the deaths of three people. According to information obtained by our correspondent, the conflict began last Friday when a suspecte ....

27
Tribunal affirms Usman Ododo as Kogi State governor ....
Usman Ododo was formally confirmed as the governor of Kogi State on Monday by the Kogi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal. The tribunal denied Muritala Ajaka of the Social Democratic Party's (SDP) appeal while maintaining the election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ....

28
Former EFCC chairman Ibrahim Lamorde to be buried in Abuja today ....
Ibrahim Lamorde, a former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, will be laid to rest today. He passed away in Egypt on Sunday. Lamorde, 61, went to Egypt for medical care. Isa Pantami, a former minister of communications and the digital economy, ....

28
Two arraigned for illegal possession of solid minerals ....
Two people have been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ilorin Zonal Command, for offences related to possessing solid minerals without authorization. Nura Lawal and Tunde Jimoh, the defendants, were arraigned before Justice Uche Agomoh of the Federal Hi ....

28
Federal government endorse first aviation school in South West ....
The Federal Government has authorised Eastwing Aviation Training Institute's listing under the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) in order to solve the shortage of labour in the aviation industry. After passing the FG's technical evaluation, the Institute is now able to sta ....

28
Kidnapped Anambra lawyer set free after 15 days in captivity ....
Chukwubuikem Azoro, the secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association's Idemili Branch in Anambra State, was liberated from the clutches of as-yet-unidentified gunmen. It was reported that Azoro was set free early on Monday morning following his 15-day captivity by the captors. Det ....

29
EFCC detains man for spraying naira notes ....
Zachariyya Muhammad has been detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission's Gombe Zonal for misusing Nigerian cash in Gombe State. ....

29
Regina Daniels and Ned Nwoko celebrate fifth wedding anniversary ....
Regina Daniels, a Nollywood actress, and her spouse, Senator Ned Nwoko, recently celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary.  ....

29
NDLEA arrests couple for illegal drug trafficking ....
Bolanle and Olayinka Dauda, a couple suspected of heading a cocaine trafficking cartel where millions of naira worth of illegal drugs were ....

30
Naira rises to N1,375 per dollar in parallel market ....
On the parallel market yesterday, the value of the Naira increased from N1,500 per dollar on Tuesday to N1,375 per dollar. However, the value of the Naira decreased on the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) to N1,339.33 for every US dollar. The indicative excha ....

30
Police arrest Reverend Sister, rescue two abducted children in Anambra ....
In Amaba Ime, Ikwuano LGA, Abia State, a biker kidnapped two of the three children belonging to the same parents. The children were rescued and returned to their parents. Security personnel came to their aid in the Anambra State communities of Ekwulobia and Nkpor. When Promise ....

30
Student loan application to be accessible to state-owned institutions ....
According to the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), state-owned postsecondary schools would be able to apply for student loans in three weeks. The NELFUND portal launched on May 24. Prior to the program's launch, NELFUND stated that the initial phase of the programme will assist ....

30
Gov meets NSA Nuhu Ribadu amid emirate crisis ....
Amidst the emirate crisis in the Ancient City, Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf met with National Security Advisor Nuhu Ribadu on Thursday. The governor of Kano had a meeting with Ribadu at his Abuja office. Days before, Aminu Gwarzo, the Deputy Governor of Kano State, charg ....

31
Court jails woman caught hawking currency in Lagos ....
Adeyinka Bilikis Gbadamosi, a resident of Lagos, was sentenced to six months in prison after entering a guilty plea to a single count of currency racketeering brought against her by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, or EFCC. Gbadamosi was arraigned before Justice Chukwujek ....

31
Man dies of electrocution when trying to steal armoured cable in Rivers ....
An anonymous young man attempted to steal an armoured cable from a transformer in the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State's Mgboaba/NTA area, but tragically, he was electrocuted in the process. The man reportedly went for the surgery on Thursday at around three in ....

31
Sanusi Lamido II reinstated as Kano Emir ....
Sanusi Lamido Sanusi II has been reinstituted as the Emir of Kano. This action came after the Kano State House of Assembly passed a resolution to remove the present Emir from office and dissolve the four new Emirates that the State had created as a result of a contentious 2019 law. Sanusi II has ....