China Has 75% Of Lekki Deep Seaport And Will Be In Charge For 45 Years.

The Lekki Deep Seaport is a major infrastructure project in Nigeria that has been the subject of much debate. A Chinese consortium has developed it, which has raised questions about national sovereignty and the potential for economic exploitation.

Court Jails TikTok Singer, Five Others For Internet Fraud

The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has secured the conviction of a TikTok music celebrity, Crown Uzama, and five others namely Bethel Makuochukwu, John Joseph, Favour Chidiogo Emmanuel, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman Temidayo, and Joel Kator.

Nigerian Man Detained In Trinidad and Tobago Over Forgery

 

A 46 years old Nigerian Man, Chibiko Austin Akedu, was detained by the Trinidad and Tobago Immigration Division officials after appearing in court over forgery.

Sallah: Muslim faithful lament high cost of rams

Muslim faithful are groaning over the geometric increase in the price of rams as 2023 Id-el-Kabir draws near. This development might force the worshippers to celebrate the festival on a low key.

Elon Musk Challenges Mark Zuckerberg To A 'Cage Fight'

Two of the most well-known technology billionaires and social media titans, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, have agreed to face each other in a cage fight.

Nigeria Ranks 20th In Smartphone Addiction

Nigeria has been ranked 20th in the global index rating of countries with the highest rates of smartphone addiction. 

The exchange rate between the naira and dollar sold for an intra-day high of N815/$1 at the official Investor & Exporter Window on Wednesday, June 21, 2023.

The N815/$1 rate is the highest rate traded for the dollar on the official market since records tracking started in 2018.

UEFA slams four-match ban on Mourinho for abusing referee

UEFA has handed Roma manager Jose Mourinho a four-match ban after he hurling abusive language at referee Anthony Taylor during the Europa League final.

How I Landed In Cell After Married Woman Visited My Hotel Room — Lawyer

A Nigerian lawyer and activist, Ayo Sogunro, has recounted how he slept in a police cell in Abuja after a married female friend visited him in his hotel room. 

Suspended EFCC Chairman, Bawa Refuses To Write Statements In DSS Custody, Accused Of Compromising Probe Of Zamfara Ex-Governor, Yari

The suspended Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, who is still in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) has refused to write statements at the secret police’s facility, SaharaReporters learnt from top officials.

Nigerians Still Facing Many Challenges I Highlighted Five Years Ago, Coupled With Security Threats – Bill Gates

Bill Gates, co-founder of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, on Wednesday stated that Nigerians are still facing many of the challenges he talked about five years ago, and having to contend with economic instability and security threats.

Nurse and two other staff arrested over missing placenta inside Ondo Hospital

The Police in Ondo State have arrested a nurse, health assistant and security guard at the Comprehensive Health Centre, Emure-IIe, Owo Local Government Area, over the mysterious disappearance of a baby’s placenta.

Man Bags Life Imprisonment For Raping Girlfriend In Lagos

Justice Rahmon Oshsodi of Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, on Tuesday, sentenced a man, Eniola Ibrahim to life imprisonment for raping his girlfriend.

90 Reptiles Found In Luggage Seized At Vienna Airport

Customs officers found no fewer than 90 reptiles in the luggage of a passenger at Vienna Airport, Austria.

President Tinubu approves dissolution of boards of Federal government parastatals, agencies, institutions and government-owned companies

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has approved the immediate dissolution of the Governing Boards of all Federal Government Parastatals, Agencies, Institutions, and Government-Owned Companies in the exercise of its Constitutional Powers and in the Public interest.

King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands is set to make a formal apology for slavery after it was revealed the Dutch monarchy earned £850million from its colonial military conquest.

King Willem-Alexander will make the formal apology on July 1, when the country will mark the 160th anniversary of the end of slavery on what is known as Keti Koti, or Emancipation Day, according to Mail Online.

Villagers In Shock As Father Of Four Dies On Top Married Woman While Having Hot Sex In Imo State

The deceased hailed from Obazu Mbieri autonomous community in Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State.

Ohaeneze tells Tinubu: Ask Sanwo Olu to temper justice with mercy

Igbo sociocultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to urge the Lagos State Government to temper justice with mercy in its planned demolition of some buildings inside the popular Alaba International Market.

CBN lifts cash deposit restriction on domiciliary accounts, allows $10k withdrawals daily

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has lifted the cash deposit restrictions placed on domiciliary accounts, stating that holders of such account are permitted to utilize cash deposits not exceeding $10,000 per day.

Cabbie nabbed for allegedly selling cocaine and other illicit drugs in Edo

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a taxi driver, Godwin Ejiro, for allegedly selling cocaine and other illicit drugs in Ikpoba Oka LGA of Edo State.

Islamic State Terrorists attack secondary school in Uganda, kill 37 students and abduct others

No fewer than 37 students were killed when militants linked to Islamic State attacked a private secondary school in Mpondwe town, Uganda on Friday, June 16. 

ICPC Arraigns ex-JAMB Registrar Ojerinde, His Four Children, Others On Fresh Corruption Charges

The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission (ICPC), on Thursday, arraigned a former Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Dibu Ojerinde, on charges of official corruption and abuse of office.