The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, says Nigerians condemn corruption but defend any corrupt leaders when they are being prosecuted. Olukoyede said this while receiving officials of the Centre for Crisis Communication (CCC), led by Chris Olukolade, in Abuja on Friday, January 31. “Everybody is crying that…
The Lagos State Ministry of Youth and Social Development (MYSD), in collaboration with the Domestic and Sexu@l Violence Agency (DSVA), have rescued a 9-year-old girl allegedly mol#sted by Baba Michael, a carpenter, who lives at Anishere, Ayobo. This was a response to a viral video posted by Comedienne Princess last night January 31 in…
Relationship coach, Blessing ‘’CEO” Okoro, and her man, businessman, Ikechukwu Ogbonna aka IVD, have taken to social media to gush over each other, The couple came out public with their relationship some weeks back. They met when Blessing became IVD’s therapist after his wife, Bimbo died in controversial circumstances. In a new Instagram…
A Mapo Grade A Customary Court in Ibadan on Friday dissolved a 21-year-old marriage of an Ibadan-based caterer, Omotayo Kumunyi after she accused her husband of poisoning and domestic violence. Kumunyi, a resident of the Osungbade area of Ibadan, stated that her husband, Olatunde, does not cater for her and their four children. She added…
Nigerian illegal immigrants in the United States are now hiding and restricting their movement to avoid being arrested and deported by the Donald Trump administration according to a new report. A document from the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Removal Operations agency showed that about 3690 Nigerians in the US are illegally residing in…
Ahead of this weekend’s Premier League fixtures, former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher has predicted the teams that will finish in the top six when the league closes in May. The Liverpool icon predicted where Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal, and others would finish in the top six this season. Carragher, in an interview with Sky Bet, predicted…
The teenage girl whose picture was plastered all over social media, as she was accused of k!lling her boyfriend and four of his friends with poisoned pepper soup, has spoken out after being vindicated. Aisha Suleiman, from Edo state, was almost lynched in October 2024 after someone went on X to share her photo while…
The trial of Chukwunyere Nwabuoku, the former acting Accountant-General of the Federation, began on Friday, January 31, with witnesses detailing how funds were allegedly siphoned from the Ministry of Defence into multiple accounts linked to the defendant. Nwabuoku, who previously served as Director of Finance and Accounts at the Federal Ministry of Defence, is…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved the inclusion of the CFA franc on Nigeria’s export proceeds (NXP) form, enabling Nigerian exporters to repatriate proceeds from transactions conducted in the currency. Nonye Ayeni, executive director of the Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC), announced the development on Friday while addressing the media on the…
Ousmane Touré, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) country representative for Nigeria, has revealed that drug trafficking generates an estimated $400 billion annually for criminal networks operating in the Sahel and Lake Chad Basin regions. Touré disclosed this during a panel session on curbing illicit drug trafficking and drug abuse to…
