Court dissolves 6 year-old marriage over battery
A Customary Court in Kaduna on Thursday dissolved a 6-year-old marriage between a 37-year-old businesswoman, Hannah and her husband Caleb Williams, on the grounds of battery and threat to life. Delivering his judgment, Judge Dauda John ordered the dissolution of the marriage after concluding that the union had broken down irretrievably. “No one should be […]
Nigerians, golfers honour Stephen Aganbi
Nigerians will assemble in Koko, headquarters of Warri North Local Government Area on Friday, April 25 to pay homage to the memory of Bible translator, Deacon Stephen Ejueyitsi Aganbi. ‘’Late Pa Aganbi was a lawyer, a community leader and a lover of God. He was a highly reputed politician of the Second Republic in Nigeria […]
Nigeria posts $6.83bn Balance of Payments surplus in 2024 — CBN
By Babajide Komolafe, Economy Editor The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced a Balance of Payments (BOP) surplus of $6.83 billion for the 2024 financial year, marking a decisive turnaround from deficits of $3.34 billion in 2023 and $3.32 billion in 2022. The CBN made the announcement in a statement signed by the Ag. Director, […]
Crude oil price crashes, puts 2025 FG revenue target in jeopardy
•Fuel price sets to go down — Marketers By Udeme Akpan THE price of Bonny Light, Nigeria’s premium oil grade, yesterday, dropped by 5.09 percent to $59.62 per barrel in the global market at the backdrop of the on-going ripples created by the tariff war that has followed the series of tariff hikes announced by the […]
Niger adopts Hausa as national language replacing French
Niger’s junta has adopted Hausa as the national language in the place of French in a further break from Paris, its former colonial master.
2025 Annual Flood Outlook: 1,249 communities, 176 LGs, 30 states at high risk
….Key risk areas are Lagos, Abia, Benue, Bayelsa, Rivers, Jigawa By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA- THE Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, NIHSA, Thursday, unveiled its 2025 Flood Outlook, indicating that 1,249 communities in 176 Local Government Areas spread across 30 states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, fall within high-risk flood zones this year. Additionally, 2,187 communities […]
