156 Hajj spots were fraudulently sold by former employees of the Kano Pilgrims Welfare Agency, and the state administration has vowed to vigorously punish those responsible. The National Hajj Commission had given Kano 6, 144 places, but Muhammad Abba Danbatta, the agency’s official, sold extra Hajj seats to 156 intended pilgrims. Laminu Rabiu, the agency’s … Read more
TeamTalk says that Manchester City striker Erling Haaland could leave the club next summer after they were hit with over 100 financial charges. The charges against City ranged from 2009 to 2018, according to the Premier League’s announcement on Monday. Champions face fines or expulsion from the top flight if found guilty. Indeed, the allegations … Read more
NEWS RELEASE 23/01/2023 Workers Disengaged by Illegal Employment: Osun State Government The state administration has declared that those who were illegitimately engaged by former governor Gboyega Oyetola are no longer employed by the state and that no amount of extortion will change this fact. In response to a pocket of protests by All Progressives Congress … Read more
Party loyalists in Rivers State who supported Rotimi Amaechi while she was transportation minister have vehemently denied any ties to Nyesom Wike, who is minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), or the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Chief Emeka Beke, who was an associate of Amaechi and chair of the state’s defunct APC executive, denied … Read more
A reward has been given to a police officer who refused a bribe from a transporter of stolen items. When Inspector Charity Oyor, who was on duty in Onitsha, noticed a car loaded with wires, she thought it looked odd and chose to flag it down. However, when she was offered a bribe, she declined … Read more
In two separate events this week, suspected bandits and smugglers launched violent attacks, killing two customs officers and injuring another, leaving customs officers in Kebbi and Katsina States in a state of shock. The Comptroller FOU ‘B’ Musa Ibrahim Jalo expressed grave worry and warned that any additional attacks on customs officials in the region … Read more
Ekiti State High Court, sitting in Omuo Ekiti has sacked the Agere of Okeringun, Omuo-Oke Ekiti, Mr Jamiu Dende, on the account that his appointment did not follow due process. The court ruled that the Olomuooke of Omuo Oke, Oba Valentine Adebayo Otitoju, who appointed the sacked chief, lacked the power to do so in … Read more
Former Big Brother Naija reality show winner and singer, Hazel Oyeze Onou, popularly called Whitemoney, has blasted actress Victoria Inyama over her comment on his post. xandertech recalls that Whitemoney had, in a video posted on social media, told men all they need is money to get women. Commenting on his post, Victoria said he … Read more
On Saturday, residents of the Irese village in the Ondo State’s Ifedore Local Government Area appealed to the state government for assistance in resolving the catastrophic impacts of ongoing flooding on the town’s only access road. The lone asphalt road in the neighborhood, according to the locals, has been steadily becoming impassable during the rainy … Read more
According to Taraba State Governor Agbu Kefas, all Tarabans must pay close attention to the state’s economic development because it is a critical issue. He thought it was now required for the state’s natives living in other areas of the nation and the world to come and pay their fair share to the state’s explosive … Read more