Sweden takes over leadership of EU governing council
Sweden on Wednesday took over the leadership of the European Union (EU) Council for a period of six months from…
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Court vacates order sentencing I-G Baba to 3-month imprisonment
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, set aside its order committing the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police, Usman Baba to…
Experts back review of cash withdrawal limit
Financial experts have back calls for review of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) proposed cash withdrawal limit policy for…
New UK plan for migrants limiting opportunity to seek asylum
The United Kingdom (UK)’s new plan for combating illegal migrants contains provisions expected to prevent many people from accessing asylum…
Sam Bankman-Fried, former FTX CEO, arrested in Bahamas
Sam Bankman-Fried, former chief executive officer (CEO) of FTX, has been arrested in the Bahamas. FTX was an exchange platform…
APCON mandates influencers to get advert approval
The Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON) has mandated that skit creators, social media influencers, bloggers, and others seek its…
JAMB releases important information for UTME candidates
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) candidates can now generate profile codes themselves and…
Report: Transporters plying south-east roads lose over N10bn to every sit-at-home enforcement
A new report by DevEast Foundation, a non-profit and business advocacy organisation, says the current state of insecurity and sit-at-home…
I met Meghan through Instagram: Prince Harry
Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, has revealed that he met Meghan Markle, his wife, through Instagram. The couple spoke about…
US house passes bill protecting same-sex, interracial marriages
The United States house of representatives has given final congressional approval to legislation that provides federal recognition of same-sex marriages….
Police unveil portal to report vehicles stolen since 2018
Usman Baba, inspector-general of police, has unveiled a digitalised central motor registry (CMR) command centre at the force headquarters in…
Coins bearing portrait of King Charles enters circulation
The first coins bearing the official effigy of King Charles 111 would appear in circulation in post offices around the…
NJC reinstates Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has reinstated Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia as a judge of the Federal High Court. This is…
How Ibadan fraud syndicate stole N16.1m from POS’
Three alleged members of a fraud syndicate identified as Sanmi Ayodeji, Felix Oluwaseun, and Adeleye Oluwaseun have been arrested by…
Argentine VP Fernandez gets lifetime ban, sentenced to six years in jail
Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández was convicted and sentenced Tuesday to six years in prison and a lifetime ban from…
Supreme Court reacts to ‘interrogation’ of CJN Ariwoola by DSS
The Supreme Court has dismissed a report that the Chief Justice of Nigeria, (CJN) Olukayode Ariwoola was interrogated by the…
Indonesia bans sex outside marriage
Indonesia’s parliament approved a new criminal code on Tuesday that punishes sex outside of marriage with up to a year…
Half salary: We won’t condone FG’s slave treatment: ASUU
The Academic Union of Universities (ASUU) has again slammed the federal government over non-implementation of its demands. ASUU has been…
Hollywood’s Kirstie Alley dies at 71 after cancer battle
The family of the film star announced her passing in a statement via her Twitter handle on Tuesday. The statement…
Nigeria, Saudi Arabia sign MoU on air safety
Nigeria has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on accident investigation to promote air…