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The police in Kano State have arraigned a man for allegedly beating his wife and inflicting serious injuries on her chest over a minor disagreement.   The suspect, Umar Inusa, had reportedly asked his daughters to go to the house of his other wife to have their lunch, but their mother’s objection to the decision angered him and allegedly pounced …

Some yet-to-be-identified persons have reportedly kidnapped a journalist and human rights activist, Oluwatosin Oshibanjo, in Ogun State.    It was gathered that Oshibanjo was abducted in his Ijebu-Ode home on Tuesday, October 15, 2024.    The journalist’s mother, Tokunbo Bakre, said that the abduction came after Tosin had intervened in a human rights violation case involving a lady and a …

The Presidency has clarified that there is no leadership vacuum in Nigeria despite President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima being out of the country.    The This was in response to concerns raised by journalists about who is currently in charge of national affairs.   In a statement released on Wednesday, October 16, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser …

A notorious Nigerian human trafficker has been arrested by the Buduburam District Police in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region, Ghana after a decade on the police wanted list.   The accused nick-named Pu**y Mama, has allegedly trafficked over 3,000 victims across Africa.    According to a police report, the suspect, who identified as inters3x with both male …

Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the governor of Lagos State, has announced an increase in the minimum wage for civil servants in the state to N85,000.    The governor made this statement during an interview on Channels Television on Wednesday, October 16.   “I’m glad to let you know that the minimum wage for Lagos, which we have discussed with our union, is …

Nollywood actress Kate Henshaw has shared her thoughts on Genevieve Nnaji’s reserved nature, mentioning that it sometimes leads people to question if they’ve done something wrong.   Henshaw recounted a moment when she felt unsure about her relationship with Nnaji due to her distant demeanor. However, during a recent film shoot, Henshaw realized that Nnaji’s behavior was not personal.   …

The Nigerian House of Representatives has called on the federal government to reverse the recent increase in petrol and cooking gas prices.    This resolution was passed during the plenary session on Wednesday, |October 16, following a motion co-sponsored by Kingsley Chinda, the minority leader; Aliyu Madaki, the deputy minority leader; and 109 other lawmakers.   On October 9, the …

A member of the Yoruba Nation agitators, Adejumo Lateef, has died while in custody, officials of the Nigeria Correctional Services revealed on Wednesday, October 16.    Lateef, the 18th defendant in an ongoing trial, was part of a group facing charges in connection with the April 13, 2024 invasion of the Oyo State government Secretariat.   The suspects, under the …

With less than a month until the handover of power in Edo State, the Governor-Elect, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has expressed grave concern over what he describes as the widespread looting of government funds and properties by officials of the outgoing administration.   In a statement released from Abuja on Wednesday night, Okpebholo accused the administration of Governor Godwin Obaseki of …

Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, has firmly denied claims that the country issued an apology to Libya over the recent detention of the Super Eagles in Benghazi. The clarification comes after The Libya Observer inaccurately reported that Nigeria had apologized for the incident.   In a statement released on Wednesday, October 16, by the minister’s Special Assistant on …