Lagos Govt Seals Churches, Hotels, Others Over Environmental Infractions
Lagos State government has sealed off churches, hotels and bars across the state for violating the state’s environmental laws. The commissioner for environment and water resources, Hon. Tokunbo Wahab, who disclosed this on his verified X handle, added that it…
FG Suspends Senior Prison Officials Over Bribery Allegations.
The Federal Government has suspended some senior officers of the Nigerian Correctional Service over bribery allegations regarding controversial crossdresser Idris Okuneye, widely known as Bobrisky. A blogger, Martins Otse known as VeryDarkMan, had alleged in viral videos that some officers…
I may use IGR to pay primary school teachers – Wike
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Thursday, September 26, threatened to use ten percent of Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) meant for the Area Councils to pay striking primary school teachers in the nation’s capital. The…
Bobrisky deletes all Instagram posts.
Nigerian cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye, aka Bobrisky, has deleted all pictures and videos on his Instagram page. Checks by The Nation on the embattled cross-dresser’s Instagram page reveal that all posts on his page have been deleted. This comes just 48…
New York mayor charged with bribery, fraud refuses calls to step down
New York’s scandal-plagued mayor Eric Adams was federally charged Thursday with crimes including wire fraud, soliciting illegal foreign campaign donations and bribery conspiracy, a stunning indictment unsealed amid calls for him to resign. The grand jury indictment follows a sweeping…
Israel Rejects US-backed Ceasefire Proposal With Hezbollah
Israel has rejected calls for a United States backed ceasefire with Hezbollah, opting to continue its military offensive in northern Lebanon despite pressure from international allies, including the United States and France, for a 21-day truce. Israeli Foreign Minister Israel…
Court Sentences 5 To Death Over 2018 Offa Bank Robbery
Justice Haleemah Salman of Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin on Thursday sentenced five suspects who had been standing trial over the Offa bank robbery incident to death by hanging. CDA News recalls that the dastardly bank robbery took…
46 Drown During Hindu ‘Ritual Bathing’ Festival In India
Not fewer than 46 persons, among them 37 children tragically drowned in eastern India while celebrating a Hindu festival. A local government official confirmed the tragedy on Thursday, explaining that the incident occurred across multiple districts in Bihar State during…
INEC presents certificates of return to Okpebholo, Idahosa
Edo state governor-elect, Senator Monday Okpebholo, and his deputy, Hon. Denis Idahosa on Thursday, September 26, received their certificates of return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The certificates were presented to them by Mrs Rhoda Gomos, a national…
Nigeria secures $600,000 for flood relief, health/agric reforms
Nigeria has secured a $600,000 relief fund and commitments from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to support flood relief efforts and reforms in the health and agricultural sectors. Specifically, the Foundation pledged the $600,000 for flood relief in Borno…