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The Finnish government has assured Nigeria that the legal proceedings involving Simon Ekpa, a controversial figure in the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, will be concluded soon. Finland’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Elina Valtonen, provided this assurance during a press briefing in Abuja, on Tuesday. Ekpa, who resides in Finland, …

Petrol marketers in Kano State have jerked up their prices as a litre is being sold at between N900 and N950 per liter. Following the increase, commercial tricycle operators within the metropolitan local government areas have also increased their fares by about 100 per cent. This is coming just a …

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. …