The Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone A, Ikeja, of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) announced on Friday the interception of ten trucks loaded with foreign parboiled rice imported into the country. Also seized by the unit were Cannabis Sativa, foreign used vehicles commonly referred to as Tokunbo, tramadol, Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), as well as…
President Bola Tinubu will travel to Rome, Italy, on Saturday to attend the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV, following an invitation from the new pontiff. The ceremony, marking the beginning of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate as the 267th Bishop of Rome, will take place on May 18 at St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican. In…
Abuja-Nigeria, The Inspector-General (IGP) of Police, on Thursday, re-arraigned controversial social media influencer Martins Otse, popularly called VeryDarkMan (VDM), for allegedly cyberbullying actresses Iyabo Ojo and Tonto Dikeh. VDM was also alleged to have cyberbullied famous Nigerian producer and singer Samuel Oguachuba, also known as Samklef, among others. He was re-arraigned before Justice Musa Liman…
Find below, the Dollar to Naira exchange rate for today, 15 May 2025. The exchange rate between the Naira and the US dollar according to the data released by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the official forex trading portal showed that the naira traded for ₦1596.70 per dollar on Wednesday , May 14th 2025…
Richard Montgomery, the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, has urged Nigerians to remain vigilant against visa fraud while revealing that the UK processes roughly 1,500 visa applications daily from Nigeria. He made the call while speaking to journalists at the UK-Nigeria Economic Growth Conference on Wednesday in Abuja. Mr Montgomery advised applicants to use official…
By Amos Tauna, Kaduna The Middle Belt Forum, Kaduna state chapter, has called upon President Bola Tinubu and Governor Uba Sani to reverse what it describes as “former governor El-Rufai’s Southern Kaduna traditional structures,” which undermine their cultural identity and political autonomy. The forum stated, “The administration of former Governor Nasir El-Rufai (2015–2023) bequeathed a…
President Bola Tinubu has formally requested the Senate’s approval for a statutory budget of N1.784 trillion designated for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for the year 2025. This request was communicated through a letter presented to the Senate by Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Wednesday. In the letter, Tinubu stated, “In accordance with Section 299…
Liverpool are advancing in negotiations to secure Bayer Leverkusen right-back Jeremie Frimpong, according to renowned football transfer specialist Fabrizio Romano. In a statement posted on Tuesday via X, Romano revealed that the Premier League side have made tangible progress in their efforts to sign the Dutch defender, initiating talks with Leverkusen concerning the framework of…
By Amos Tauna, Kaduna A civic organisation from the North, the Coalition of Arewa Civil Society Organisation, has claimed that the Governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal, has disregarded the concerns of his constituents and is instead fixated on attacking the characters of his political opponents. Aminu Abbas Arabi, the Convener of the coalition, voiced…
Abuja, Nigeria – Professor Chris Piwuna has been elected as the new President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Piwuna, who serves as a consultant psychiatrist at the University of Jos Teaching Hospital (JUTH) and is currently the Dean of Student Affairs at the University of Jos in Plateau State, takes over from…
