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UFC star, Israel Adesanya faces up to three months in jail after he pleaded guilty to drunk-driving charges in New Zealand. The incident took place on August 19, when Adesanya was pulled over and found with 87 milligrams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood in his system. The legal limit in New Zealand is 50 milligrams. Adesanya was returning …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has assured Nigerians of an adequate supply of Naira notes in the country. The bank’s Director of Corporate Communications, Isa AbdulMumin, said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. The CBN was reacting to reports of naira scarcity at the counters, Automated Teller Machines (ATMs), Points of Sale (PoS), and Bureaux de Change …

The current governor of Borno State, Governor, Babagana Zulum, today, visited the National Youth Service Corps orientation camp in Maiduguri. Don’t forget that 13 years Later, NYSC Orientation Camp Resumes in Borno State. During the governor’s visit to the NYSC camp, after 13 years of being shut down, Governor Zulum announced the donation of N36.4 million as palliatives to the …

The federal government has declared Wednesday 27th September, 2023 as Public Holiday in commemoration of Eid-ul-Maulid celebration, the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him). The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo who made the declaration in Abuja congratulated all Muslim faithfuls both home and in the Diaspora for witnessing this year’s occasion. His admonition to Nigerians, …

The Nigerian Union of Pensioners (NUP), Friday, said that the reappointment of Dr. Chioma Ejikeme as the Executive Secretary of the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) by president Bola Ahmed Tinubu was as a result of her love for the senior citizens. The union while commending the President for her reappointment, said she was in the habit of prompt payment …

The Imo State chapter of the Labour Party (LP) has accused the state governor, Hope Uzodimma of piloting to rig the November governorship election in the state. The LP made the accusation at a press conference in Owerri, the state capital, on Thursday, while condemning the arrest and brutalization of the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, in …

Justice Olukayode Adeniyi of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court on Thursday ordered the Economic and Financial Crimea Commission (EFCC) to release the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, immediately or produce him in court on November 6. The judge gave the order after hearing an ex parte motion marked M/122/2023 filed by Emefiele. …

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, commissioned the Yaba Overpass Bridge to ensure the safety of residents. In his address at the event, the governor said the construction of four bridges across rail lines started three years ago. He said: “The bridges, located at Ikeja, Mushin, Yaba and Oyingbo, are designed to ensure the safety of our people. …

Police operatives have arrested 19 suspected cultists in the state in connection with the recent violence in the Sagamu area of the state. The spokesperson for the state police command, Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abeokuta. He said a leader of the Eiye Confraternity, Hammed Ogunnibi, was arrested in a tactical operation by operatives attached …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease and Prevention Control (NCDC) has confirmed 210 new cases of cholera and 10 fatalities in eight states across the country. The NCDC confirmed these in its latest monthly situation report on Cholera posted on its website on Monday. The cases, according to the agency, were recorded between July 31 and August 27. It added that …