Man Kills Daughter Over TikTok Videos In Pakistan
A father in Pakistan killed his teenage daughter after she uploaded what he considered to be inappropriate videos on the social media app TikTok, police said on Thursday. The man, said to be in his 50s, recently…
We Collected N21.6trn Revenue In 2024, Targetting 25trn In 2025 – FIRS
The Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Dr. Zacch Adedeji, has revealed that the Service surpassed its revenue target in 2024 by collecting N21.6 trillion. Adedeji made the disclosure at the…
Buhari Didn’t Want Osinbajo To Challenge Tinubu For APC Ticket – Bisi Akande
Chief Bisi Akande, former governor of Osun State, has broken his silence on the seeming political feud between President Bola Tinubu and former Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo. In the buildup to the 2023…
“Keep Sharia Law in Sokoto, Other Northern States, Yorubaland Rejects Imposition” – Group Tells…
The Society for Yoruba Culture Renaissance has vehemently rejected the establishment of Sharia panels in Oyo, Ekiti, and other southwestern states.…
No Survivors From Plane, Helicopter Collision In Washington
US officials said Thursday there were likely no survivors after a passenger jet carrying 64 people collided in midair with a military helicopter and crashed into the icy waters of Washington’s Potomac river. “We are…
Alleged Cybercrime: Court grants Sowore N10 million bail, orders he deposits his international…
Justice Musa Suleiman Liman of the Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to Omoyele Sowore, the former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), in the amount of N10 million with one surety…
Lovers jailed 3 months for adultery in Abuja
A Gwagwalada Magistrates’ Court, Abuja on Thursday sentenced two lovers, Mohammed Nazifi, 30, and Bilkisu Ibrahim, 25, to three months imprisonment each for adultery. The police charged the lovers with a one-count…
Meta agrees to pay Trump $25m for account ban settlement
Meta has agreed to pay President Donald Trump $25 million to settle a 2021 lawsuit he filed claiming he was wrongfully censored by Facebook and Instagram after the US Capitol riot, the company said on Wednesday. The…
Nigeria’s race for Chinese investments opens door to illegal activities
In the last three months at least 400 Chinese nationals have been arrested for fraud and illegal mining in various parts of Nigeria. Is Nigeria’s quest for…
JUST IN: Come Back Home – Presidency Begs El-Rufai Amid Criticism of Tinubu Govt
The Presidency has appealed to Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, the immediate past governor of Kaduna state, to return to the fold. This comes after El-Rufai’s recent criticisms of the Tinubu-led government.Daniel Bwala, a…
Residents attack officials with sticks, stones for preventing them scooping fuel from fallen tanker
Officials of the Oyo State Fire Service have been attacked by some residents who were trying to scoop fuel from a fallen tanker in Sabo Market, Orile Igbon, along the Ogbomoso-Ilorin Expressway. It was gathered that the tanker heavily…
American Airlines CEO Robert Isom Offers Apology Over Fatal Mid-Air Collision Near Washington, D.C.…
American Airlines CEO Robert Isom has apologised for the fatal crash involving Flight 5342 and a military helicopter near Reagan…
Lagos butchers lament as cow prices soar to N1.7m
The number of cows slaughtered daily in Lagos State has dropped from 5,000 to 3,000, according to the Lagos State Butchers Association. The association’s patron, Alhaji Bamidele Kazeem, disclosed this in an…
Trump Administration To Revoke Student Visas Of Pro-Palestinian Protesters
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at combating antisemitism, with a focus on college campuses. The order promises "immediate action" from the Justice Department to prosecute threats,…
Obidients manufactured #EndSARS protest to stop Tinubu’s presidential ambition, says Bisi Akande
Bisi Akande, a former governor of Osun state, has claimed that the #EndSARS protest of 2020 was “manufactured” by the ‘Obidient’ movement to stop the presidential ambition of Bola Tinubu. ‘Obidients’ are…
I’d still criticise APC even if I was in Tinubu’s government – El-Rufai replies Bwala
Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna state, has issued a riposte to Daniel Bwala, the special adviser on policy communication to…
Gov Makinde directs Oyo civil servants to wear Aso Oke on Thursdays
Civil and public servants in Oyo state are now required to wear native attire with a touch of traditional Aso Oke fabric on Thursdays, alongside the existing tradition of wearing native attire on Fridays. The…
Obanikoro Accuses Access Bank of Using His Property as Collateral for N1bn Loan without His Consent
New facts have emerged on how Access Bank clandestinely granted N1 billion loan to a going concern, DDSS International Company limited, using a property…
Obasa: A General without troops
In his sensational, post-ouster news conference in Ikeja, Lagos, Mudashiru Obasa, the former Speaker of the Lagos State House of…
President Tinubu Embodies Essence Of Desperation — Atiku
If there is any political figure in Nigeria who truly embodies the essence of desperation, it is none other than President Bola Tinubu himself. The former Vice…
Consulting professor to select Alaafin against custom – Prince tackles Makinde
One of the 82 aspirants for the Alaafin of Oyo stool, Prince Ismail Owoade, has initiated legal action against Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, challenging the governor’s decision to engage Professor Wande Abimbola to…
Petrol imports hit 8-year low as Dangote ramps up
Nigeria’s petrol imports have dropped to their lowest level in eight years, a significant shift attributed to the ramp-up in production at…
Injunctive orders against Obaigbena, GHL, others stay, say FBN lawyers
Six of the injunctive orders made by Justice D. I Dipeolu on December 30 last year against General Hydrocarbons Limited (GHL), publisher of Thisday newspaper, Mr Nduka Obaigbena and other directors of the company…
PFAs rethink asset portfolios to beat market uncertainties
Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs) are rethinking their asset portfolios to beat market uncertainties. With the nation’s…