Anthony Joshua is set to fill Wembley Stadium once more this September, and his opponent could well be decided on Saturday night in Saudi Arabia. The two-time heavyweight champion has been on the up since two losses to Oleksandr Usyk put him out of the title picture, with four wins in a row and glimpses […]
The Nigeria Police Force has unveiled a platform for reporting cybercrime. NPF says the platform is in its bid to reinforce its commitment to tackling digital threats. The new portal, managed by the NPF National Cybercrime Centre is now accessible with a new site replacing the old site. The Force spokesperson, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this […]
The Economic and Financial Crime Commission is probing a former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwakwanso, over alleged N2.5bn pension fraud. Our correspondent gathered that Kwakwanso was invited and had been grilled by EFCC interrogators over the development. A source in the anti-graft agency familiar with the matter but had no authourisation to speak, said, “The […]
A New York jury has found Donald Trump guilty on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records — the first time a former U.S. President has been convicted of a crime, NBC News reports. The verdict was read in the Manhattan courtroom, where Trump had been on trial since April 15. He had pleaded […]
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 […]
