High cost of food: Deputy Senate President lauds Tinubu for releasing grains
Deputy President of Senate, Sen. Barau Jibrin has commended President Bola Tinubu for ordering release of 102,000 tonnes of rice, maize, millet and other food items to mitigate high-cost food items. Barau, gave the commendation in a statement on Monday in Abuja by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity Mr Ismail Mudashir said the […]
Benue plans festival to promote reading, writing culture
The Benue State Government says it is planning to host a book and art festival as a strategy to promote reading and writing culture. The Director-General of the Benue State Education Quality Assurance Agency, Dr Terna Francis, disclosed this in Makurdi when members of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) visited him in his office. […]
Group wants establishment of north central development commission
The North Central Development Initiative (NCDI) has canvased for the establishment of North Central Development Commission (NCDC) to address development challenges in the region. Musa Otigba, National Coordinator of the initiative, made the call on Monday in Abuja at the inauguration of standing committees of the NCDI programmes for 2024. He said the role of […]
LOVE POTION!
By Toyin Falola I have two messages from you from Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and lust. She asked me to talk about how a man can love you before I talk about Valentine. This goddess is also in charge of beauty and pleasure. Her department covers sex and romance. She reincarnates as Venus […]
Access Holdings Confirms Wigwe, wife, son’s death
Access Holdings has officially announced the loss of Dr. Herbert Wigwe, the Founding Group Chief Executive Officer and former Group Managing Director of its flagship subsidiary, Access Bank Plc. The billionaire investor died alongside his wife and son on Friday, in a helicopter accident in the United States of America. Access Bank conveyed this sad […]
Access Holdings boss, Wigwe, wife, others perish in chopper crash
Executive Officer of Access Holdings, Herbert Wigwe, and his wife, Chizoba, have died after a Chopper they were commuting in crashed in California on weekend According to reports, the chopper was headed to Las Vegas when it crashed near boulder city, which is between Nevada and California on Friday night. According to the San Bernardino […]
EFCC Arrests Five Suspected Internet Fraudsters
Operatives of Makurdi Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested five suspected internet fraudsters. They were arrested Friday, at kansho village in the Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue state, following actionable intelligence on their suspected involvement in internet – related offences. The suspects are: Shima Francis, Ode Jesse, Odey […]
Breaking! Court frees Okada rider who wrongly pleaded guilty to drug dealing
There was a mild drama at the Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday, February 8, 2024, when the judge freed a commercial motorcyclist (otherwise called an okada rider) who wrongly pleaded guilty to a drug dealing charge. Justice Akintayo Aluko discharged and acquitted Reuben Ashade of the charge filed against him by the National […]
JUST IN: Court grants suspended UNICAL Law Prof N250m bail
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday, February 9, granted bail to Professor Cyril Ndifon, the suspended dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Calabar. The judge, Justice James Omotoso, also admitted to bail one of his legal representatives, Sunny Anyanwu, who is standing trial alongside Ndifon. The defendants are […]
Customs nabs three for elephant tusk trafficking to Asia
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has arrested three persons for the alleged illegal export of elephant tusks to Asia. Nigerian Current gathered that the men were nabbed at different locations in Lagos on January 25, 2024, and February 4 and 6, 2024, for allegedly facilitating the sale and export of five pieces of elephant tusk, […]
