A crisis broke out at the Aces Nursery, Primary and Secondary School in Abuja when a father, Muhammed Jimeta, assaulted a teacher, Sekinat Adedeji, for allegedly beating his daughter, Karima Jimeta. The incident occurred on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. Recounting her ordeal on Wednesday, the teacher, Sekinat Adedeji, said she was holding her three-month-old baby […]
The Bayelsa State Police Command has said it has identified and arrested a policeman who shot a 40-year-old electrician, Benalayefa Bako Asiayei, to death over N200 along the Azikoro Road in Yenagoa, the state capital. It was gathered that the late Asiayei was returning from work in his vehicle, a Toyota Sienna, at about 8.00 pm […]
There is palpable fear among the Kano residents as the reinstated Emir of Kano, Malam Muhammadu Sanusi II is expected to lead the two rakat congregational Friday prayers today at the Emir’s palace Friday mosque. This was announced in a statement signed by Danburan of Kano on Thursday evening. The statement issued by Danburan of […]
The Federal Government has extended the student loan scheme to state tertiary institutions across the country. The Managing Director of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, Dr Akintunde Sawyerr, who disclosed this in Abuja, on Thursday, explained that the students in the state institutions could apply for the loan facility when the second phase of the […]
Eleven years after a heartbreaking Champions League final loss to arch-rivals Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund veterans Mats Hummels and Marco Reus are returning to Wembley on Saturday to set things right. This time around, 14-time winners Real Madrid, who eliminated Bayern in typical last-gasp fashion in the semi-finals, stand in the way. Hummels, 35, and 34-year-old Reus face an […]
The Naira yesterday appreciated in the parallel market to N1,375 per dollar from N1,500 per dollar on Tuesday. But the Naira was depreciated to N1,339.33 per dollar in the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market, NAFEM. Data from FMDQ showed that the indicative exchange rate for NAFEM rose to N1,329.65 per dollar from N1,173.88 per dollar […]
Nigeria’s e-commerce industry has been forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.82% to $14.92bn in 2029. The industry has been experiencing a boom in recent years, driven by factors like increasing internet penetration, smartphone adoption, and a growing young population. Edenlife, the food retail business of Nigerian home concierge startup, gave this forecast […]
The Investment and Securities Tribunal (IST), has settled capital market disputes valued at N1 trillion since its inception in 2003, the Chairman of the tribunal, Mr. Amos Azi, has disclosed. He told journalists in Abuja, yesterday, that the tribunal has provided comfort and boosted investor confidence in the market as it continued to amicably resolve disagreements […]
The Federal Government, yesterday, withdrew the three-count terrorism charge it entered against the detained President of Miyetti, Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo. Bodejo was arrested at the Miyetti Allah’s office in Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, shortly after he unveiled a vigilante group. Federal Government alleged that he established an ethnic militia in […]
The Seme Border Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has raised alarm over the rate of reported cases of molestation and harassment of female travellers plying the Lagos-Abidjan trade corridor through the Seme border post. It was alleged that female travellers and traders on the route were being dragged into the bush by some security […]
