21 children abducted in Katsina farm freed — after six days in captivity
The Katsina police command says 21 children abducted by terrorists while working on a farm in Faskari LGA of Katsina have been rescued. The Children, comprising of 17 females and four males between the ages of 15 and 18 were abducted on October 30. The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) had condemned […]
Twitter launches $8 monthly blue tick subscription service
Twitter has launched an $8 monthly subscription service that includes a blue checkmark for subscribers. The development comes on the back of an overhaul of Twitter by Elon Musk, new owner of the micro-blogging platform. Musk had earlier announced that Twitter will charge users $8 monthly for its blue tick. In […]
Oil theft: Vessel arrested in Equatorial Guinea is on its way back to Nigeria, says navy
The Nigerian Navy says it is conducting an investigation into the activities of MV HEROIC IDUN, a supertanker, arrested by Equatorial Guinea forces over alleged crude oil theft in Nigeria. The vessel and its crew were arrested on August 7 by the Central African country after it fled from Nigeria’s AKPO oilfield when […]
‘Naira not worth the paper it’s printed on’ — Adeboye faults currency redesign
Enoch Adeboye, general overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has faulted the decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to redesign the country’s currency notes. Adeboye spoke on Friday during RCCG’s November holy ghost service at the church headquarters along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The cleric said the policy […]
For peacekeeping, Obasanjo’s image should be on redesigned naira note, says Atiku
Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) should consider imprinting the image of former president Olusegun Obasanjo on proposed new naira notes. The former vice-president said this in a series of tweets on Saturday. The CBN had said it would roll out a […]
‘They shouldn’t be target of violence’ — UNICEF asks FG to rescue children abducted in Katsina
The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) says the federal government must take necessary actions to rescue children abducted on a farm in Faskari LGA of Katsina. Last week, Bandits kidnapped 21 children comprising 17 girls and four boys, while working on a farm in the Mairuwa community. According to reports, the bandits […]
Two still in detention as autopsy affirms Davido’s son died from drowning
An autopsy conducted on Ifeanyi Adeleke, Davido‘s son, confirms the boy died from drowning. Source: Top Stories
UK issues alert on ‘terror attack’ in US, warns citizens
The United Kingdom has warned its citizens about possible terror attacks in the United States. In a travel advisory on Friday, the UK said the planned attacks are “very likely” to be random across the country. On Thursday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned that there were “credible” threats to synagogues in New Jersey, […]
‘Abia becoming worker-unfriendly state’ — NLC tackles Ikpeazu over unpaid salaries
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has written a letter to Okezie Ikpeazu, the governor of Abia, over unpaid salaries and pensions of workers in the state. In the letter dated November 4, Ayuba Wabba, NLC president, accused Ikpeazu of “serial violations” of the principles and norms of decent work over payment of salaries. […]
Newspaper Headlines: Rich Nigerians deposit stashed cash in banks amid naira redesign
Reports on the interim forfeiture of some properties belonging to Ike Ekweremadu, former deputy senate president, dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers. Source: Top Stories