A 25-year-old man, Alex Ibrahim, has been arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing an electric cable valued at N7.5 million in Lagos. The defendant, who resides at Opic, Lagos, was brought before the court on Tuesday on a one-count charge of stealing, contrary to Section 287 of the Criminal Law of […]
U.S. President Donald Trump has filed a $10 billion defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal following its report on the existence of a lewd birthday letter allegedly sent to Jeffrey Epstein in 2003. The lawsuit, lodged in July, accuses the Journal, its parent company News Corp, media mogul Rupert Murdoch, and several journalists […]
The Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, Taiwo Oyedele, has clarified that the recently debated 5% fuel surcharge was not introduced by President Bola Tinubu’s administration, but has been in existence since 2007. Oyedele explained that the surcharge was first provided for in the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (Amendment) Act […]
Nepal has lifted its ban on social media platforms following violent protests that left at least 19 people dead and hundreds injured, the government confirmed on Tuesday. “Social media platforms have been opened, which was among the Gen Z’s demands,” Minister for Communication Prithvi Subba Gurung told AFP. “We are open to talk with the […]
Economic analyst, Dr. Rewane Adegbenro, has said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is making deliberate efforts to launder and restore Nigeria’s image on the international stage. Speaking on Tuesday on Channels Television’s Beam programme, Adegbenro noted that the President’s foreign trips, economic diplomacy, and engagements with global leaders are all aimed at repositioning Nigeria as […]
Economic analyst, Dr. Rewane Adegbenro, has warned that insulting President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and ridiculing Nigeria on international platforms amount to distractions that could derail the nation’s pursuit of a greater future. Dr. Adegbenro made the remarks on Tuesday while speaking on Beam Channels TV, where he emphasized that constructive criticism should not be […]
Kaduna State Governor has defended the state’s non-kinetic security strategy, dismissing allegations that his administration has been paying bandits or treating them with undue leniency. Speaking on the issue, the governor described such claims as “pure politics,” stressing that critics are more interested in scoring political points than in the safety and stability of […]
