Dozens of “big-name artists and bands” are vying for one of the limited spots in the upcoming FireAid benefit concert for victims of the deadly wildfires that have ravaged Los Angeles over the past week. Sources told TMZ that the interest of 50-plus musicians has benefit organizers looking to add more than the current 24 slots to…
Following the outbreak of another communal conflict between the Ifon and Ilobu communities, Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has ordered the immediate imposition of a curfew in the two warring areas. The decision was announced by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Oluomo Kolapo Alimi, in a press statement made available to…
The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) on Friday vowed to recover N227 billion debt from Arik Air. The Head of Corporate Communications in AMCON, Mr. Jude Nwauzor, stated this during an interactive session with aviation correspondents in Lagos. He said AMCON’s plan to liquidate Arik Air is still on as efforts to revive the…
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) confirmed on Thursday that the agency closed its Office of Diversity and Inclusion in December ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House. In a statement to Fox News, the FBI said, “In recent weeks, the FBI took steps to close the Office of Diversity and Inclusion…
Troops of 3 Division/Operation SAFE HAVEN have rescued 18 kidnapped victims and arrested several other criminal elements including 10 bandits in Plateau and Taraba States. Spokesman for Operation Safe Haven, Major Zhakom who disclosed this at a press conference in Plateau state on Thursday, January 16, 2025, said the operations, supported by robust…
The Nigerian equities market recovered from several days of losses with N541 billion gain for investors at the close of the day’s trading. This followed a surge in the share prices of stocks like LIVESTOCK, CAVERTON, and SOVEREIGN TRUST INSURANCE amongst others on the trading floor. After five hours of trading at the capital market,…
President Joe Biden warned Americans of a “dangerous concentration of power” in the hands of a “very few ultrawealthy people” and the impact he feared it would have on the country’s democracy as he delivered a farewell address Wednesday from the Oval Office. “Today an oligarchy is taking shape in America — of extreme wealth, power and influence…
The special adviser to the president on economic affairs (Office of the Vice President), Tope Fasua, has said that the depreciation of the naira has reduced the number of Nigerians migrating from the country. He said this on Thursday, Jan. 16, during a panel discussion at the 2025 Annual Outlook Conference. Speaking during the panel…
Police in Lagos on Friday arraigned five factory workers at the Ikeja Chief Magistrate Court for allegedly stealing goods worth N11.3 million. The quintet – Ayodeji Mokuolu (39), Godwin Onyegbule (55), Joseph Odeyimi (46), Abiodun Makinwa (38) and Chibuzor Nguma (39) – were arraigned on a two-count charge of conspiracy. They, however, pleaded not guilty…
Police officials are conducting a manhunt for an arson suspect who recently lit a fire next to a sleeping subway passenger and started three other fires in New York City. In a Wednesday post on X, formerly Twitter, the New York Police Department explained that an “unidentified individual” started a fire at roughly 2:20 a.m….
