DJ Cuppy says she’s suing Davido’s aide, Afeare Isreal over alleged libel
By Emmanuel Okogba DJ Cuppy says she’s suing Afeare Isreal who is Davido’s Personal Logistics Manager over claims he made concerning her rift with singer Zlatan Ibile. Cuppy whose real name is Florence Ifeoluwa Otedola revealed this on Instagram writing, “For the record…..There have been no breaches of my contractual agreement regarding the song Gelato […]
32 health care facilities in Akwa Ibom receive PPEs from UNFPA
By Chioma Onuegbu A total of thirty-two healthcare facilities in Akwa Ibom State are to receive Personal Protective Equipment, PPEs, donated to the state government by United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA. Representative of Women’s Health and Action Research Centre (WHARC) implementing partners of UNFPA, Mr. Abraham Mmenyene announced this yesterday when he paid a courtesy […]
NHRC to treat 119 cases of SGBV in 2nd round of investigation panel sitting
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) says it will treat 119 cases in the second round of Public Sitting of the Special Investigation Panel on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV). Its Executive Secretary, Mr Tony Ojukwu, disclosed this in Enugu during the launch of the 2nd round of Public Sitting of the Special Investigation Panel on […]
AFAN alerts farmers over alleged fraudulent activities by group
By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The All Farmers Association of Nigeria, AFAN, weekend, alerted farmers over alleged fraudulent activities by a group called AFAN Caretaker Committee to extort them. The alarm was raised in a statement signed by the National President, AFAN, Arc Kabir Ibrahim, saying that the group in question is illegal and allegedly […]
Just in: NSCDC relaunches counter-terrorism unit, deploys 150 personnel in Oyo State
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has relaunched its Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU) in Oyo State and deployed 150 personnel to tackle farmers and herders clashes in the state. The NSCDC Commandant in the state, Iskilu Akinsanya, disclosed this on Monday after reviewing the performance of the corps in the state in January. […]
Nigeria’s Milkmaid gets OSCARS nod
By Benjamin Njoku The Executive Committee for the International Feature Film (IFF) category of the OSCARS has confirmed the eligibility of Nigeria’s official submission, “The Milkmaid”, among other contenders for the 93rd Academy Awards. The Academy released a list of eligible films from 93 countries in the IFF category on Thursday. The Nigerian Official Selection […]
FG opens Savings Bond for subscription at N1,000
The Debt Management Office (DMO) has offered for subscription two years and three years Federal Government Savings Bonds at N1,000 per unit. A circular on the official website of DMO states that the two years bond with Feb. 10, 2023 as due date would attract an interest rate of 4.214 per cent per annum. The […]
NHRC commences second phase hearing on Sexual, gender-based violence in Enugu
By Chinedu Adonu A special investigation panel on Sexual and Gender Based Violence, SGBV, constituted by the National Human Rights Commission has commenced hearing in Enugu, south east Nigeria. The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Barr, Tony Ojukwu in an address, noted that the panel received one hundred and thirteen complaints across the six geo-political […]
EFCC arraigns P&ID Commercial Director, Muhammed Kuchazi for money laundering
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, arraigned a Process and Industrial Development (P&ID) Commercial Director, Muhammed Kuchazi, before Justice Folashade Giwa-Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on eight counts bordering on money laundering. Kuchazi was arraigned alongside his company, Kore Holdings Limited, on alleged money laundering related charges. The News Agency […]
Court fixes Feb 15 to hear suit challenging NIN registration amid COVID-19
A Federal High Court Lagos on Monday, fixed Feb.15 to hear a suit challenging the ongoing process of linking the National Identification Number (NIN) with Mobile lines. Justice Mohammed Liman fixed the date for notices to be served on all parties in the suit after the plaintiff Chief Malcom Omirhobo had informed the court of […]
FG’s N20,000 Grant: Extortion, favouritism mar disbursement, some women allege
Some women in Kaduna State have decried alleged extortion and nepotism in the ongoing N20,000 grant being disbursed by the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development in the state. The women spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Kaduna at the venue of the disbursement. The said […]
