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Nigeria’s House of Representatives has proposed a new legislation, the Counter Subversion Bill 2024, which seeks to enforce severe penalties on citizens who fail to recite the national anthem. The bill stipulates that individuals found guilty of refusing to recite the anthem will face a fine of ₦5 million, a …

The lawmaker representing Kano South, Senator Sumaila Kawu, has revealed that he earns over N21m monthly as a total take-home package. This revelation is coming barely 24 hours after the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission said that each of the 109 senators in the upper chamber receives a total …

Operatives of the Delta State Police have killed a suspected kidnapper during a gun duel in a Delta community. The operation, which also led to the arrest of three other suspects, resulted in the recovery of an arsenal of deadly weapons. The Police Public Relations Officer for Delta State Command, …

The Naira yesterday depreciated to N1, 590 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,580 per dollar on Monday. Similarly, the Naira yesterday depreciated to N1,582.09 per dollar in the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market, NAFEM. Data from FMDQ showed that the indicative exchange rate for NAFEM rose to N1,582.09 …

An incident of alleged rape has been reported in Alakuko, Lagos, where a 14-year-old girl was reportedly raped by the son of her landlord. The incident occurred yesterday, according to an anonymous X user, who tweets anonymously as #Rhwaley, who shared videos of the victim. Rhwaley added that when the …

The woman who tore her husband’s passport, Mrs Igiebor, has broken her silence on the reasons she did it. According to her, they have had family issues long before they return to Nigeria from Europe. Igiebor, a content creator known for sharing content about her husband and kids on TikTok, …

Kwara State Government on Monday said that operations of scavengers have been prohibited in the Ilorin metropolis, the state capital, as part of new strategies to eradicate indiscriminate dumping of refuse in the state. Speaking during the inauguration of an Environmental Taskforce charged with ensuring compliance with the new environmental …

The Federal Government has directed contractors handling the 107km Enugu-Onitsha Road dualisation to speed up work on the project. This directive was given by the Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, during a meeting with MTN, the Enugu State Government, and the contractors, RCC Ltd and Nigercat Ltd, on Friday. …

Congratulations pour in for the estranged wife of Yul Edochie the Nollywood actor and producer, as she bags another ambassadorial deal, this time for the Buchymix brand. May Edochie has been winning on a high key after her marriage collapsed and this has been a sort of inspiration and motivation for other women. The …

President Bola Tinubu has extended his condolences to the family of Mr. Issa Hayatou, former President of the Confederation of African Football, who passed away at the age of 77 on Thursday. In a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, on Friday, Hayatou was …