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  A 400-level female student of the University of Abuja, Murjanatu Zubairu, who was declared missing on Friday, April 26, has been confirmed d£ad. 

The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, says social media have become a priority and issue of national security.

The Federal Government has approved an increase of between 25% and 35% in salary Increase for Civil Servants on the remaining six Consolidated Salary Structures.

Two employees of the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) have been suspended for performing a ritual in their office. 

Binance’s billionaire founder Changpeng Zhao was sentenced to four months in prison on Tuesday, after pleading guilty to charges of enabling money laundering at his crypto exchange.

 A Police Inspector has been detained for allegedly cutting off his pregnant wife’s hand over N3000 in the Dong area of Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State. 

Three armed robbers who attacked a Divisional Police Officer in Lagos state, Abaniwonda Tokunbo, have been arrested. 

The Federal Government had declared Wednesday, May 1st, 2024, as a public holiday to mark this year’s Workers’ Day.

Seven Nigerian men who acted as middlemen to receive $8 million proceeds of romance scams from the victims of Nigerian Internet fraudsters infamously called Yahoo Boys have been arrested and charged to court. 

Report reaching us from IDOMA VOICE has it that fiery preacher, Pastor Tony Akor of Remnant Christian Network is dead.

  Three women have been diagnosed with HIV after getting “vampire facials.” 

The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has warned that there would be total blackout in the country in the next three months if the proposed electricity tariff hike is not implemented.

  The minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has said any customer who is not currently enjoying a 20-hour electricity supply would not pay the new tariff.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), was granted an interim order on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, by Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court Abuja, to freeze 1,146 bank accounts that belong to people and businesses under investigation for possible crimes including money laundering, terrorism financing, and unlicensed forex trading.

Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 poll, has again faulted the construction of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway.

The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday April 29, 2024 arraigned a former Commissioner for Finance in Kwara State, Ademola Banu before Justice Evelyn Anyadike of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin over alleged money laundering and misappropriation of state funds to the tune of N1.22billion.

  The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has warned that there would be a total blackout in the country in the next three months if the proposed electricity tariff hike is not implemented.

A former Director of Information Technology of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, John Ayoh, has explained how he collected $600,000 allegedly for contract gratification for the embattled ex-apex bank governor, Godwin Emefiele.

The Rivers State Police Command has arrested sixteen persons in connection with the m¥rder of a female police inspector, Christiana Erekere.  

The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has warned that there would be a total blackout in the country in the next three months if the proposed electricity tariff hike is not implemented.

  UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou shared that his 15-month-old son died on April 27, writing on Instagram, “Too soon to leave but yet he’s gone.”

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has released the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, results.

 Four Nigerian fintech companies have been directed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to suspend onboarding new customers.

  Local government chairmen in Rivers State have claimed that Siminalayi Fubara, the state governor, is threatening their lives.

A 52-year-old man, Hamisu Mamuda, has been arrested while attempting to smuggle 12 parcels of dried leaves suspected to be Indian Hemp into Kurmawa Correctional Centre in Kano State.

A Federal High Court, Abuja has granted an interim order sought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to freeze at least 1,146 bank accounts belonging to individuals and companies over allegations bordering on unauthorised dealing in foreign exchange, among others.

The Board of Nigeria Football Federation on Monday approved the recommendation of its Technical and Development Committee to appoint former ace winger Finidi George as Head Coach of the Senior Men National Football Team, Super Eagles.

 A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, ordered the stoppage of the planned increase in DStv and GOtv subscription prices by Multichoice Nigeria Limited.

  Finidi George Has Been Appointed As The New Head Coach Of The Super Eagles.

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has said that the fuel scarcity being experienced across the country will last for two more weeks.   

Upcoming singer, Goodnews Enuemu aka Gwenzy, has been kidnapped. 

The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has approved a new minimum wage of N70,000 for civil servants in the state.

 A UK-based Nigerian cosmetic doctor, Oluwafemi “Tijion” Esho, has str+pped off his licence to practise after being found guilty of giving a female patient Botox ‘in return for s+x’.

Former Benue Governor, Chief Samuel Ortom, has asked the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Mr Yahaya Bello, to come out of hiding and answer his case with the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC).

Mr. Umahi spoke following his examination of the Section one, phase one, of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway and its realignment in Lagos.

German police have arrested 11 Nigerian men suspected of being in a mafia group who orchestrated large-scale dating scams.

Former Benue Governor, Chief Samuel Ortom, has asked the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Mr Yahaya Bello, to come out of hiding and answer his case with the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC).

  Today, Monday, April 29, is the birthday of billionaire business mogul and founder of leading telecoms services provider, Globacom, Dr. Mike Adeniyi Agbolade Ishola Adenuga Jr.

Billionaire industrialist Rasaq Okoya and his wife, Shade, celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary.

Alaba Excel Abbey, one of the campaign coordinators of incumbent Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo state, has been assassinated.

Eight Nigerian men arrested for allegedly attacking police officers in South Africa, made their second appearance in court and are set to formally apply for bail at the end of this month.

The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arraigned four suspects before Justice A.A Bello of the Kaduna State High Court, Kaduna.  

A 28-year-old Nigerian man was arrested in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam for allegedly forming over 250 companies to launder money for other foreign-based criminals.

The Lagos State Police Command has launched an investigation into the d£ath of a 42-year-old man, Gihan Mbelu, said to be the chairman of the Victoria Garden City in the Lekki area of the state. 

As President Bola Tinubu’s first year in office approaches on May 29, 2024, there are indications of an imminent reshuffle in his cabinet, causing panic among ministers.

  Delta Airlines has announced a major expansion by resuming daily flights to Lagos from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York by December 1.

The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced two notorious drug kingpins: Uwaezuoke Ikenna Christian and Agbo Chidike Prince, to life imprisonment for cocaine trafficking. 

 Famous Gospel Singer, Evangelist Morenike Adeleke, Egbin Orun Is Dead

A woman who allegedly murdered her 72-year-old husband by stabbing him in the back during an argument told police he had been violent, sexually abusive and financially controlling, a jury has heard.

President Bola Tinubu said the subsidy was removed to prevent Nigeria from going bankrupt.