The police in Kaduna in central Nigeria have uncovered a house in Rigasa harbouring no fewer than 300 children, chained on the legs and starving. Some of the children are between the age of five and ten, TVC News has reported. The big surprise was that the children are manacled, possibly to ensure that they…
Business mogul, Aliko Dangote, has opened The Africa Centre in New York. The Centre, which is essentially built by Dangote, is will be managed by the Aliko Dangote Foundation. The Foundation would be supporting the Centre to focus on policy, business, and culture collaboration between Africa and US, to help change the present trajectory narratives…
A new report offering a comprehensive and up-to-date view of the highly dynamic business investment landscape in Africa has said Africa is no longer an even battlefield for US and Chinese players as commonly thought. It tackled common misinterpretations of the external influences affecting African economies. According to data revealed in the report, current US-Africa…
Controversial OAP, Daddy Freeze has reacted with dismay the news of Pastor Tunde Bakare’s declaration that he will be Nigeria’s president in 2023. Bakare, had in a video said President Muhammadu Buhari is the 15th president while he would be the 16th president. He said he was born for that purpose and had been prepared…
Festus Keyamo (SAN) has been removed from the Ministry of Niger Delta and redeployed to Labour and Productivity as Minister of State. The Minister of State for Labour and Productivity, Senator Tayo Alasoadura has been moved to the Niger Delta Ministry as Minister of State. No reason has been given for this development.
In its war against internet fraud, operatives of the Cyber Crime Section at the Abuja Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has raided the residence of suspected ‘yahoo-yahoo’ fraudsters and arrested four of them. They were arrested at Plot 1202 News Engineering Estate, Dawaki, Abuja. The raid followed covert intelligence gathering…
Okrika in Rivers State Nigeria is known for the famous Irial ceremony. The popular festival is known for celebrating virgin chastity. The young women are kept in a fattening room, adequately fed for about 90 days in preparation for the D-Day when they would dance in a special way at Okrika town market Square —…
Hong Kong experienced another disaster on Monday as a passenger train derailed during the morning rush hour forcing evacuation of the 500 passengers on board. Not less than eight people sustained injuries. The incident occurred near Hung Hom station on the East Rail Line, the subway operator said. According to the CGTN, Train service near…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan zonal office, has arrested one Kehinde Olumide Agbabiaka, a sales agent of Fidelity Bank Plc. His arrest was sequel to a petition jointly penned by the bank’s Regional Security Officer and the Cluster Control and Compliance Manager, in which it was alleged that the suspect suppressed, diverted…
Federal Executive Council Inauguration; Omoworare Congratulates, Ogbeni Aregbesola The Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Legislative matters Senator Babajide Omoworare, Senior has sent his congratulatory message to the new Minister of Interior, “Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola”. Senator Omoworare congratulated the immediate past Governor of Osun State and Minister for Interior of the Federal Republic of…