The Imo State Police Command has arrested a secondary school teacher, Blessing Emmanuel, for allegedly abusing her 12-year-old stepdaughter, Amarachi. The arrest took place on Tuesday following a complaint lodged by Owerri-based activist journalist Chidiebube Okeoma at the Owerri Area Command headquarters. The plight of the victim came to Okeoma’s attention when two local women,…
The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, welcomed the Prime Minister of Grenada, Mitchell Dickson, during the latter’s visit to the Dangote Refinery in Lagos. During the visit, Dangote and other senior officials escorted Prime Minister Dickson on a tour of the Refinery. At the time of this report,…
A new database has revealed that over 5,700 minors in the U.S. underwent gender-affirming surgeries between 2019 and 2023. Fox News and the New York Post reported on Wednesday that the database, launched by an advocacy group Do No Harm, tracks where children are receiving treatments like puberty blockers, hormone therapy, and surgeries for gender…
The National President, Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, Abubakar Garima, has stated that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited owes petroleum marketers almost N15bn. Garima stated this on Thursday when he was featured on Channel TV’s Sunrise Daily. According to him, its members have yet to load a single truck since the NNPCL increased…
A magistrate court in Abakaliki has ordered the remand of Augustine Nwazunku, a one-time chairman of the PDP in Ebonyi state Magistrate Ojemba Isu-oko denied the defendant’s bail application, submitted by his counsel, U. A. Obasi, and ordered the suspect to be held in prison custody until November 18 The five-count charge against…
The Delhi High Court has granted an Indian couple the right to use the frozen sperm of their late son, Preet Inder Singh, for surrogacy. Surrogacy is an arrangement in which a woman agrees to carry and deliver a child for another person or couple, who will become the child’s parent(s) after birth. It is…
Adeboye Ewenla, a dismissed aide of the Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa has refuted the bribery allegation claims against him. Naija News reports that Aiyedatiwa had sacked Ewenla over allegations of bribery. Ewenla, who served as the Special Assistant on Forestry (Central Senatorial District), was accused of involvement in corrupt practices by some timber…
What is the Dollar to Naira Exchange rate at the black market also known as the parallel market (Aboki fx)? See the black market Dollar to Naira exchange rate for 9th October, below. You can swap your dollar for Naira at these rates. How much is a dollar to naira today in the black market?…
The Chairman Senate Committee on Aviation, Senator Fatai Buhari, has said that the Senate is working on a bill that will regulate the activities of airlines in the country, specifically to reduce the number of routes plied by airlines operating with three or fewer aircraft. The lawmaker said though many operators were kicking against the…
The Nigerian Army Headquarters has commenced an investigation into corruption allegations against the immediate past Commander of the 3 Brigade Kano, Brig. Gen. M.A. Sadiq. Our correspondent gathered that the general was dismissed following accusations of withholding benefits meant for his subordinates, along with other allegations of misappropriation during his tenure as commander. A military…