Super Eagles are 39th in the world and 6th in Africa in the latest FIFA…
Trending video of two father Christmas fighting in Lagos
Two men dressed as father Christmas forgot the reason for the season as they descended on each other in a fight that broke out. It is uncertain what led to their disagreement that degenerated into a fight. Watch the trending video below… https://www.instagram.com/p/C1JfVo9t9fd/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=embed_video_watch_again
Israel-Gaza war: UN Security Council delays vote on Gaza aid
U.N. Security Council diplomats delayed until Friday a vote on a resolution to increase humanitarian aid into Gaza as another round of negotiations took place in Egypt to try to get warring Israel and Hamas to agree on a new truce so hostages can be released. Israel’s government under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says it […]
Same-sex blessings: If the devil wants to scatter Christianity, all he needs to do is to destroy the Catholic church – Fr. Kelvin Ugwu writes
Nigerian missionary priest, Fr. Kelvin Ugwu, has said that if the devil wants to destroy Christianity, he will first target the Catholic Church. Fr. Ugwu stated this in a Facebook post on Thursday, December 21, 2023, while chiding Christians who are mocking Catholic faithfuls over the Vatican’s approval of blessings for same-sex couples. “While […]
Man busted 90 times for shoplifting is arrested again hours after release from jail
A serial thief who has been busted 90 times for shoplifting was arrested again just hours after he was released from jail, according to a local report. Jesse Leonardo Otero, 44, is well known to the California businesses he frequently targets as well as several local police departments who have dealt with his antics repeatedly […]
Nigeria Army gets 112 new generals
The Nigerian Army Council has promoted a total of 47 Brigadier Generals to Major Generals. 75 Colonels were also promoted to the rank of Brigadier General. Their promotion is coming after 113 generals retired on Wednesday, Dec. 20. A statement by the Director, Army Public Relations, Brig. Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, said the council approved the […]
Desist from hoarding Naira or face sanctions, CBN warns DMBs, POS operators
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has warned Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) and Point of Sale (PoS) operators to stop disrupting the seamless distribution of Naira notes. A statement released by CBN’s Acting Director, Corporate Communications, Mrs Hakama Sidi-Ali, warned that failure to comply with the warning will attract severe sanctions. Sidi-Ali said that the […]
Emefiele operated 593 illegal US, UK, China accounts – CBN investigator
A presidential panel investigating the activities of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) under the tenure of former Governor Godwin Emefiele has uncovered unauthorised investments of Nigeria’s funds in 593 foreign bank accounts across the United States, China and the United Kingdom. This was part of the final report that the special investigator appointed by […]
Football player and coach killed in horror bus crash in Algeria
A football player and coach were killed in a horror bus crash in Algeria, prompting the national football federation to postpone all games in the country. The Algerian state news agency said the accident killed top-flight side Mouloudia El Bayadh goalkeeper Zakaria Bouziani, 27, and assistant coach Khalid Muftah. The bus carrying the team overturned […]
Amotekun arraigns 72-year-old man for kidnapping his boss and fashion designer who raped 11-year-old girl in Ondo
The Ondo State Security Network Agency otherwise known as Amotekun has arraigned 14 suspects for various offences ranging from kidnapping, rape, murder, rape and armed robbery in the state. The suspects, including a 72-year-old man, were arraigned before an Akure Magistrate Court, on Thursday, December 21, 2023. The septuagenarian, Basiru Mohammadu, who was security man […]
Nigeria Police dismiss special constabularies who attempted to extort Dutch tourist (video)
The Nigeria police has dismissed two special constabularies caught on camera demanding money from a Dutch power bike cyclist in November. The two special constabularies, Jimoh Lukmon and Kareem Fatai, who were on duty along Moniya-Iseyin road were seen in a viral video demanding money from the tourist who told them she was en route […]