Mob kills butcher in Sokoto over alleged blasphemy
Usman Buda, a butcher, has been killed over alleged blasphemy in Sokoto state. Buda was reportedly stoned to death by an angry mob over remarks considered to be an insult to Prophet Muhammad. The incident occurred at the Sokoto abattoir on Sunday. Confirming the incident, Ahmad Rufai, Sokoto police spokesperson, said […]
Abuja Disco to increase tariff from July 1st due to ‘fluctuating exchange rate’
The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) says it will increase tariffs due to the fluctuating exchange rate in the country. AEDC is one of the 11 power distribution companies in the country and it has a franchise for the distribution and sale of electricity across an area of 133,000 km2 in the federal capital […]
Akinwumi Adesina: We’ll support Tinubu | AfDB will establish entrepreneurship investment bank in Nigeria
Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), says his institution is ready to establish an entrepreneurship investment bank in Nigeria. Adesina said the establishment of such a bank is in alignment with President Bola Tinubu’s plans and vision for young people in Nigeria. Adesina, who was also attending the new […]
Evicted from their homes, this Abuja PWD community has been abandoned to its fate
Life before 2009 was blissful for Mohammed Aliyu. He had a home, a job, a car, and most importantly, his sight. Now, none of those things exist. After Aliyu lost his vision to glaucoma — one of the leading causes of blindness — it did not take long for the Kaduna state local […]
NDLEA: 136 drug traffickers arrested in Anambra in six months — 79 convicted
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested 136 drug traffickers in Anambra in the last six months. Speaking during an event to mark the 2023 United Nations Drug Day on Saturday in Awka, the state capital, Daniel Onyishi, the state NDLEA commander, said the agency has convicted about 79 […]
Court restrains Abba Yusuf from demolishing resident’s property
A federal high court sitting in Kano has restrained the state government from further demolition of some structures located along BUK road in the state. S.A. Amobeda, the presiding judge, on Friday, granted the ex-parte motion instituted by Saminu Muhammadu, a Kano resident, through his lawyer. Amobeda restrained Abba Yusuf, governor […]
Bill Gates: I have a lot in common with Dangote — he’s been an invaluable partner
Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, says Aliko Dangote has been an “invaluable partner” for many years. In a note posted on his blog, the Microsoft co-founder said his non-profit and Dangote Foundation have worked together “on issues like malnutrition, food fortification, and polio” in Nigeria. Gates was […]
Tinubu, INEC to open defence July 3 at presidential poll tribunal
The All Progressives Congress (APC) and President Bola Tinubu will next week open their defence in the petition challenging the outcome of the presidential election. Tinubu secured 8,794,726 votes in the election to defeat Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who had 6,984,520, and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) […]
CBN directs banks to demand customers’ social media handles for account opening
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued guidelines requiring banks to collect and verify social media handles as part of their know your customer (KYC) procedures. The apex bank issued the directive in its recently gazetted legislation titled ‘Customer Due Diligence Regulations 2023’. The bank said the objective of the regulation […]
Ese Oruru’s abductor released from prison — three years after conviction
Yunusa Dahiru, the man convicted and sentenced to 26 years in prison for kidnapping Ese Oruru, a teenager, has regained his freedom. The ex-convict had kidnapped Oruru — who was 14 years old at the time — from Bayelsa in August 2015. He took her to Kano state where she was converted to […]