As major fires continue to rage in and around Los Angeles, help battling the blazes has come from across the country – and from across international borders, including from Canada and Mexico. Five wildfires remained active in Los Angeles County on Friday, scorching more than 36,000 acres or about 56 square miles, an area about …
Fire razes shanties in Surulere Lagos
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, has confirmed that fire burned some shanties in Surulere area of the state. The Permanent Secretary of LASEMA, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Saturday in Lagos. According to him, following distress calls received through the 767 and 112 emergency toll-free lines …
Nigeria Army redeploys senior officers, appoints Maj Gen Fejokwu Chief of Adminstration
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has approved the posting and appointment of some senior officers of the Nigerian Army to various command, staff and instructional positions. The development was a strategic move to enhance operational effectiveness and administrative efficiency in the army The redeployment cuts across Principal Staff Officers, PSOs, at …
Olamide becomes first African rapper to hit 1 billion streams on Spotify
Nigerian rapper, Olamide, has surpassed 1 billion career streams on Spotify. He is the first African rapper to achieve the feat, thanks to his incorporation of Afrobeats in his music and collaborations. Last year, Olamide also made history as the first African rapper to be nominated for a Grammy. His collaborative hit with Asake, ‘Amapiano’ …
EFCC arrests four Chinese, others in Abuja
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested 105 individuals, including four Chinese nationals, at a business apartment in the Gudu area of the Federal Capital Territory. This was contained in a statement by the Commission’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, on Friday in Abuja. “In its ongoing efforts to clean the …
Doja Cat become 2nd highest selling female rapper in history
American rapper Doja Cat has surpassed her colleague Cardi B to become the second highest-selling female rapper in history. Nicki Minaj remains the highest-selling female rapper in the United States and worldwide, according to Billboard. Cardi B has also dropped to number four in the U.S. but ranks third globally. Billboard ranked Nicki Minaj, Doja …
Appeal Court rejects Federal High Court order nullifying Sanusi’s appointment as Kano Emir
After delivering five separate judgments in the long-drawn legal battle on Kano Emirate, the Court of Appeal has finally rubbished the order of the Federal High Court, Kano State Division, which nullified the appointment of Muhammed Sanusi as Kano Emir. The order nullifying Sanusi’s appointment was issued by Justice Abubakar Liman of Kano division of …
Obasanjo reveals real reason why he went to jail
Former Nigeria President, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Friday, disclosed that his attitude of not keeping quiet on national and international issues led him to jail under the military junta of the late Head of State, Gen. Sanni Abacha, in 1995. Obasanjo went on to say that his desire to prevent Nigeria from collapsing was what motivated …
Five Ogun chiefs bag six months jail for breach of peace
A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta, on Wednesday, sentenced five Egba chiefs to six months imprisonment for maliciously damaging the sealed letter and removing the caution tape pasted by the Abeokuta South Local Government on the Ogboni Igbore house. The court, however, gave the chiefs option of a N50,000 fine. The five Igbore …
Abuja Court orders temporary forfeiture of funds linked to ex-Abia gov
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday ordered the interim forfeiture of over ₦228.4 million, linked to former Abia State Governor Theodore Orji, to the Federal Government. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, represented by its counsel Fadila Yusuf, filed an ex-parte application alleging that the funds were proceeds of money laundering. Justice Emeka …