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A 30-year-old man, Ernest Lacour has been arrested and charged with deliberately spreading the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Oklahoma City, USA.   According to reports, Lacour who was diagnosed with the virus in 2019 has allegedly infected no fewer than three women with HIV in Oklahoma City. MSN said one of the victims who […]

The World Bank Group has hinted on why food and energy crises persisted in Nigeria and other emerging economies in recent months. In its latest commodity markets outlook released at the weekend, the apex global bank said the shrinking value of the naira and currencies of most developing economies was driving up food and fuel […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has declared support for the move by the Central Bank of Nigeria to redesign the three largest denominations of the naira. According to a Sunday statement by his spokesperson, Garba Shehu, the president said the CBN’s decision had his support and he is convinced that Nigeria will gain a lot by doing so. The […]

President Muhammadu has advised the nation’s security establishment and entire citizens to continue being vigilant and careful with security, saying it is important to avoid panic. He urged citizens to remain calm, saying the recent changes in travel advice from the US and UK governments should not be a cause for panic. According to a […]

The plan by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to redesign the Naira is enmeshed in confusion as the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, disowned the policy statement yesterday. The Minister said she and her ministry were not aware of the policy but only heard of it in the media. […]

The Lagos State Government says plans are underway to ban the sale of plastic bottled drinks exposed to sunlight. The General Manager, Consumer Protection Agency, Mr Afolabi Solebo, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday. “Plastic bottled drinks exposed to continuous sunlight are dangerous to health and cancerous. Therefore, it […]

Showbiz icon, Charly Boy has claimed the life of the Labour Party (LP) presidential flag bearer, Peter Obi no longer belongs to him. He frowned at Obi’s act of ‘throwing himself into a crowd’ at every given opportunity. The veteran entertainer, a devoted ‘Obidient’ reacted to a video that sees the LP principal in the […]

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, Thursday night released emergency numbers nationwide with a view to avert any attack by the terrorists. Baba said the Nigeria Police Force is working in collaboration with other security agencies, to ensure the safety of all residents within the country. The top cop also maintained that there is no […]

Sunday Michael, a witness at the accident scene of late ex-Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) housemate, Patrick Fakoya, popularly known as Rico Swavey, on Thursday gave account of what happened at the scene. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Rico Swavey died on October 13, 2022 after being involved in a ghastly motor accident […]

An Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s investigating officer Shehu Shuaibu, on Thursday, told a Federal High Court in Lagos that the N4.6bn allegedly transferred into a Joint Trust account was used to finance the 2015 presidential campaign of former President Goodluck Jonathan. Shuaibu stated this while testifying before Justice Daniel Osiagor in the trial of […]

Australian and Canadian authorities have issued travel advisories on Nigeria, warning their citizens to be on alert. They issued the warning 72 hours after the US and UK said terrorists were plotting to strike in Nigeria’s capital. After the warning, the US authorised evacuation of its citizens and embassy staff in Nigeria. In its advisory, […]

The All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, says he has forgiven Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, noting that he doesn’t harbour any ill-feeling against the former presidential aspirant. Osinbajo, who used to be Tinubu’s close ally, was a major contender for the APC presidential ticket, which the latter eventually clinched. He was Attorney General […]

A Federal High Court in Umuahia, Abia, on Wednesday, ordered the Federal Government to return Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to Kenya before his rendition on June 19, 2021. Delivering judgment, Justice Evelyn Anyadike, also awarded Kanu N500m in general damages. Kanu prayed to the court to redress […]

The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has announced that the bank would release re-designed Naira notes by December 15, 2022. He also said that existing notes would seize to be regarded as legal tender by January 31, 2023. Emefiele disclosed this during a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday. The CBN said that […]