Kano State Governor, Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf, on Wednesday, ordered the immediate closure of all bank accounts linked to Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDA) in the state. He cited growing lack of transparency as major reason for his action. Yusuf also vowed to jack up the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) drive in the state. Yusuf, …
Six dead, others injured in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
An auto-crash involving two vehicles around Verona, Ogere, Ogun State along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway has claimed the lives of six passengers, leaving three injured. The Ogun State Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Public Relations Officer, Florence Okpe, confirmed the incident in a statement in Abeokuta, the state capital, on Friday. She explained that the suspected …
Mmusic icon, Onyeka Onwenu to be buried today
The music icon, popularly called Elegant Stallion, who died on July 30, 2024, at Reddington Hospital, Ikeja, after collapsing following her performance at the birthday party of Dr Stella Okoli, the Managing Director of Emzor Pharmaceuticals will be buried today. The funeral service, as announced by the family, will take place at the Fountain of Life …
Nigerian school students gun down by terrorist
No fewer than three students of Faudiya School in Geidam Local Government Area of Yobe State have been killed by gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram insurgents. Faudiya School, which belongs to the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, was attacked by the assailants at about 3 am on Friday. Sources revealed that the victims were …
Midnighr fire razes Lagos govt staff quarters
Fire on Friday gutted part of the two-storey building at the Lagos State Government Staff Quarters at Odunsanmi Street, off WEMPCO Road, Ogba area of the state. The incident was said to have happened in the wee hours of the day, precisely, around 2:20 am. It was gathered that one of the two-bedrooms in Flat …
ANF arrest Nigerian man with cocaine at Pakistan Airport
The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) in Pakistan has arrested a Nigerian national at Lahore International Airport on charges of drug smuggling. The suspect, who had flown in from Nigeria via Dubai, was found with 38 cocaine-filled capsules hidden in his stomach. ANF spokesperson, in a statement on Thursday, August 29, 2024, said that a total of …
Court direct DSS to freeze bank accounts link to female suspected terrorist
The Department of State Services (DSS) has secured an order from the Federal High Court in Abuja to freeze 20 different bank accounts linked to a suspected female terrorist, Aisha Abdulkarim. The accounts, domiciled in eight different banks, are to remain frozen for a period of 60 days to enable the secret police to carry …
Gunmen attack Anambra LG headquarters
Gunmen on Friday attacked Ogbaru Local Government Area secretariat, destroying some buildings and other properties. Sources said that the gunmen arrived in their numbers and opened fire, destroying buildings within the headquarters of the council area. It was gathered that no lives were lost in the incident. Though details of the attack are still sketchy …
NYSC bars HND graduates from entering camp
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has started implementing the directive issued earlier that it will no longer accept graduates of polytechnics and monotechnics who cannot provide evidence of completing the mandatory one-year Industrial Training (IT) program. In July 2024, a circular signed by the Director, Corps Mob, Isah Walida Siddique, on behalf of the …
I’m not afraid to start all over – BBNaija Chinwe
Evicted Big Brother Naija ‘No Loose Guard’ housemate, Chinwe has said she isn’t afraid of breaking up with her boyfriend, Zion. Speaking in a candid chat with Hero Daniels, Chinwe berated Zion for boasting that he has dated foreign ladies and that she is not his spec. She, however, claimed that people misunderstood Zion’s statement. …