Both men were convicted under Sections 115, 119, 309 and 315 of the Penal Act, Cap. 532, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 1990. The offences were allegedly committed between November 2000 and May 2007 (i.e., after the 1999 Constitution came into effect) - when they were Governors of their respective States and the funds…

Russian state TV propagandists have declared that World War III had already started after Ukrainian forces managed to sink Vladimir Putin's Black Sea flagship, the Moskva.  The Kremlin’s main propaganda mouthpiece went off on a rant last night after the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet was taken out. The flagship sank while being towed to…

Spotify, an online streaming platform, has rated Nigeria as the second country with the most musical streams after Pakistan.Spotify’s Head of Music for Sub-Saharan Africa, Phiona Okumu, disclosed this during a media chat in Lagos on Thursday.Okumu, who said that the study was carried out by Spotify, added that Kenya ranked the third.She said that…

**CP urges Christian stakeholders to promote peace/sundry positive values.By Kingsley Omonobi, AbujaThe FCT Commissioner of Police, CP Babaji Sunday has assured residents that the Command has taken intentional efforts in deploying a robust security architecture containing two thousand three hundred and thirty-six (2,336) Police personnel for the Easter period and beyond.CP Babaji charged operatives to ensure…

By Demola Akinyemi ,Ilorin.Northern Youths under the aegis of Unified Northern Forum for Godwin Emefiele for the 2023 presidency, has called on the CBN governor to contest the 2023 presidency being a core professional and bureaucrat because the politicians and former military leaders have failed Nigeria.The Northern youths said that Dr Emefiele, being a core…

Special Adviser to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has knocked the Northern Elders Forum for asking the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to resign over his handling of insecurity challenges bedeviling the country. This…

Joe Root is stepping down as England’s Test captain, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced on Friday. Root’s decision comes after the 1-0 Test series defeat to West Indies last month, and a 4-0 Ashes loss to Australia. “After returning from the Caribbean tour and having time to reflect, I have decided to step…

By Evelyn UsmanThe Police in Lagos are on the trail  of one Ahmed, a Dubai returnee, who allegedly staged his kidnap and that of his girlfriend, last month in Abuja.He was said to have collected a ransom of N2 million from his girlfriend’s family before she was released.His role in the kidnap saga came to…

Veteran highlife musician, Orlando Julius, has died at the age of 79. Julius’ death was announced in the early hours of Friday by his wife, Latoya Ekemode. She said that Julius passed out in his sleep on Thursday night. “Yes, my husband passed on late last night, there was no indication that death was coming,…

.By  Michael AchimuguI REMEMBER the massive uproar and pessimism that greeted the idea of Islamic banking proposed by the Central Bank of Nigeria under the leadership of Sanusi Lamido Sanusi.“They want to Islamise Nigeria.” “We will not take it!” I was also sceptical myself. Who wouldn’t? The lines holding together the fabric of this potentially…

Men walk near a burnt car and a damaged house in Bohdanivka village, North-East of Kyiv, on April 14, 2022, amid Russia's invasion launched on Ukraine. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP) Ukraine said Thursday that Russian strikes had killed five people in the east of the country after President Volodymyr Zelensky said Moscow’s forces…

President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Ahmed Lawan, has slammed the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), over his request for an additional N3.557 trillion for fuel subsidy. Lawan, who lost the contest of the APC party’s National Organising Secretary during the last convention, argued that the…