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Nigerian chef Adeparusi Damilola aka Chef Dammy has appealed for financial assistance to hire bodyguards. Chef Dammy became the talk of the town after she attempted to cook for 120 hours in a bid to break the Guinness World Record for individual longest cooking hours held by Hilda Baci.  She begged Nigerians to hire bodyguards for her […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will on Thursday, June 22, join world leaders in Paris, France, to review and sign a New Global Financial Pact that places vulnerable countries on priority list for support and investment. The Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communication and Strategy, Dele Alake, announced this in a statement released […]

Airfares on Nigeria routes to various destinations in Europe, North America, Middle East and other foreign cities have skyrocketed as exchange rate for ticket pricing hits N702/$, according to findings by The Punch. The development came barely one week after the Central Bank of Nigeria floated the naira and directed commercial banks to sell foreign exchange […]

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has asked President Bola Tinubu to change the newly assented Students Loans Act to grant for indigent students. “This would have been better if we are giving it to those set of students who are very poor, it should be called a grant, not a loan,” ASUU National […]

Japan has raised the age of sexual consent from 13 to 16 after it remained unchanged for more than a century and was among the world’s lowest. The country’s parliament on Friday passed the revision of the laws amid calls for greater protection of children and women. The revision was part of a revamping of laws […]

At least eight ministers, who served under former President Muhammadu Buhari, have been invited over allegations bordering on corruption, according to an Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) source. The invitation letters, it was learnt, requested the former top government officials to come and explain how they spent funds allocated to their ministries on some designated […]

Veteran UK lawyer Sue Carr was named Thursday as the first woman to serve as the most senior judge for England and Wales in the role of lord chief justice, which dates back to the 13th century. Carr, 58, was appointed to succeed current Lord Chief Justice Ian Burnett, who is retiring at the end […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is thinking of extending the validity of old naira notes. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had redesigned the naira last year and set a deadline that was extended after outcry. However, ruling in a suit filed by some aggrieved governors,  the Supreme Court shifted the deadline to December 2023. But […]

Barely five days after the suspension of Godwin Emefiele as Central Bank Governor, reports indicate that the Apex bank has given commercial banks and dealers in the forex market the green light to sell forex freely, at a market-determined rate. Sources also report trades are now going for as high as N750/$1. Multiple sources who […]

Nigerian music star, David Adeleke, famously called Davido, has disclosed that his late son, Ifeanyi, has a younger brother. Davido made this known in an interview with YouTuber, Anas Bukhash. While the interviewer was talking about his daughters, Davido interrupted and said, “I’ve a son too. Like, Ifeanyi has a little brother.” When quizzed further […]

Suspended Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, is currently in custody of the Department of State Services (DSS). It was learnt that Bawa arrived the headquarters of DSS at about 9:02pm. A source said he’s currently being grilled by the operatives of the secret police. Spokesman of the DSS, Peter […]

Senator Godswill Akpabio has been elected President of the 10th Senate following a rowdy session at the red chamber. Akpabio, a former governor of Akwa-Ibom State and lawmaker from Akwa Ibom North West emerged winner after polling 63 votes to defeat his opponent, Abdulaziz Yari, former Zamfara State governor, who got 45 votes. The result […]

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 25, 2023 election Atiku Abubakar has said Nigeria’s democracy is still in bondage. Atiku said this in a statement released on Sunday as Nigerians mark the 2023 Democracy Day on June 12. According to Atiku, the occasion of Democracy Day is a time for […]

Dr George Uboh, Chairman of George Uboh Whistleblowers Network (GUWN), has narrated how he was arrested and detained for 101 days in 2019 after he exposed the Forex scam under Godwin Emefiele, embattled Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). He made the revelation at a press briefing in Abuja on Monday. Uboh commended […]

President Bola Tinubu has justified the removal of fuel subsidy, saying that the country cannot continue feeding smugglers and acting as Father Christmas to neighbouring countries. He said this at an interactive session with the Royal Fathers under the aegis of the National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria (NCTRN) at the Aso Villa on […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has suspended the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, from office with immediate effect. Willie Bassey, a Director in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, announced this in a statement on Friday night. “This is sequel to the ongoing investigation of his […]

The World Bank, yesterday, warned that Nigeria’s economic growth is too slow to address the challenge of extreme poverty in the country. Meanwhile, the bank has retained its economic growth (Gross Domestic Product, GDP) forecast of 2.8% for Nigeria in 2023, citing challenges of high inflation, foreign exchange shortages, and shortages of banknotes caused by […]