Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has passed away in hospital after he was shot at in Nara. Initial reports claimed that shots were fired shortly before Abe fell ill and he was without vitals after arriving at hospital. Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, was shot on Friday while ...
Super Falcons bounce back with crucial victory The Nigeria national women’s team, the Super Falcons, have gotten their campaign at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations back on track following their crucial 2-0 win over the Mares of Botswana, Thursday night in Rabat. A goal in the first half by ...
A Westminster Magistrates Court in the United Kingdom, on Wednesday, ruled that David Nwamini Ukpo, the alleged kidney donor for the daughter of Senator Ike Ekweremadu, is not 15 years old.Arise TV reports that the Ukpo has admitted to the court that he is 21 years old and had been ...
FG declares Monday, Tuesday public holidays for Sallah celebrations To mark this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration, the Federal Government has declared Monday 11th and Tuesday 12th July 2022, as public holidays.The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, announced this in a statement by the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Shuaib Belgore.Aregbesola, who congratulated ...
Abdulrahman Dambazau, former minister of interior, says the federal government must “hold somebody responsible” for the attack on a correctional facility in Kuje council area of the federal capital territory (FCT). Gunmen had attacked the prison with explosives on Tuesday night, freeing many inmates — including “all Boko Haram suspects” Speaking ...
The Federal Government has revealed that it paid N74bn as bridging claims to oil marketers for the transportation of petroleum products across the country in seven months. This was disclosed this while reacting to allegations made by the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association Nigeria, Suleja Branch, that the scarcity of petroleum ...
Ketanji Brown Jackson has officially become the first Black woman to serve on the US Supreme Court, after taking the judicial oath on Thursday. She was sworn in following the retirement of Justice Stephen Breyer, who she once clerked for. The 51-year-old’s appointment by Democratic President Joe Biden means white ...
The Nigerian naira has dropped to N614 against the dollar at the parallel section of the foreign exchange market. The figure signifies a depreciation of N7 or 1.2 percent compared to the N607 it traded last two weeks. Bureaux De Change operators, popularly known as ‘abokis’, who spoke to journalists in ...
The number of fresh voters registered by the Independent National Electoral Commission in the ongoing registration currently stands at 10,487,972, the commission said on Monday. The commission gave the figure in its update for Week 11 in the Fourth Quarter sent to Journalists in Abuja. According to the short document, ...
There was mild drama at the Supreme Court, Abuja, on Thursday as a Lagos-based human rights lawyer, Malcom Omoirhobo caused a stir in the courtroom when he appeared in the full traditional attire of an “Olokun priest” to attend court proceedings. The lawyer said he dressed to court in that ...
