Belize has taken a “significant step” toward removing iotas of colonialism by replacing the image of the late Queen Elizabeth on its dollar bills with those of national heroes. Unveiling the new design of the bank notes late on Thursday, January 23, the governor of Belize’s central bank, Kareem Michael, said that along with improved security…
A yet-to-be-identified man has been electrocuted while attempting to vandalise a transformer in the Akute area of Ogun State on Friday, January 24. The spokesperson of the state police command, CSP Omolola Odutola, who confirmed this to newsmen, said the deceased had climbed into the transformer house and got electrocuted while attempting to cut…
President Bola Tinubu is set to depart Abuja on Sunday for Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, to attend the Africa Heads of State Energy Summit scheduled to be held from January 27-28, 2025. The Summit, hosted by the Tanzanian government in collaboration with the African Development Bank Group and the World Bank, aims to promote…
The impeached speaker of the Lagos state House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has faulted his impeachment by fellow lawmakers. The embattled lawmaker addressed the allegations on Saturday, January 25, during a welcome event hosted in his honour by supporters from Agege, Alimosho, and Kosofe local government areas in Ikeja GRA. Speaking to his supporters, Obasa…
The naira appreciated significantly at the official foreign exchange market to end the week in a much better position. FMDQ data showed that the naira strengthened to N1,531.20 against the dollar at close of trading on Friday, January 24 from N1,548.59 on Thursday, a gain of N17.39 while on the black market, the naira closed…
Nigerian singer, Stanley Didia aka OmahLay, has revealed that he only smokes Marijuana. Omahlay, who is currently in Paris, France, for the Paris Fashion Show, was accosted by a media personality who spotted him with a cigarette. When asked if he needed a lighter to light the cigarette, Omahlay responded; ‘’I don’t need…
The Niger State police command has arrested Jamilu Saidu, a resident of Kumbashi District, Mariga Local Government Area, for allegedly k!lling 30-year-old Iliyasu Aminu during an altercation at a wedding ceremony. Confirming the incident to newsmen, the state police command spokesperson, SP Wasiu Abiodun, said the incident occurred when a fight broke out between…
Actress Judy Austin Yul-Edochie has berated married women who have formed the habit of always complaining about their husbands. In a video she posted on social media today, January 25, Judy stated that no matter how small or short or poor a man is, he is still the head of the home and so…
Four Israeli soldiers have been released by Hamas after being held captive for 15 months in Gaza. Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy, Karina Ariev, who are all 20, and Liri Albag, 19, were seen on Saturday stepping out of a Palestinian vehicle and were handed over to a team from the International Committee of the Red Cross after being paraded in front…
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has dismissed allegations that the Nigerian military conducted forced abortions on women impregnated by Boko Haram insurgents in Northern Nigeria. A 2022 Reuters report alleged that the military secretly terminated at least 10,000 pregnancies to prevent the spread of children with Boko Haram ideology. However, speaking…
