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Police operatives in Ogun State have arrested a 46-year-old man, Hassan Azeez, for setting his wife ablaze. Azeez had asked his wife, Olayinka Hassan, to prepare food for him, but instead of preparing the food, she was busy washing clothes, which infuriated him to pour petrol on her, setting her ablaze. A statement by the State Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, on Friday, said that the suspect was arrested following a report lodged at Ibokun Police Station by Hassan’s father on October 22, 2022. Azeez who left Nigeria for Benin Republic after committing the crime was, however, arrested on…

Television Continental (TVC) and Arise television stations have been sanctioned for breaching sections of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code. The television houses are to pay a fine of N2m each, a letter by the Commission’s Director General, Barabe Shehu Ilelah, stated. A part of the letter reads: “The penalty shall be paid within two weeks of the receipt of this letter or sanction shall be graduated. Yuletide: GOtv improves signal quality in Abuja, Rivers “The broadcaster shall ensure that its presenters handle the program with professionalism and sound judgment, to ensure that it does not lose focus or lead to unfair…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and Daewoo Engineering Construction Nigeria Limited have signed a maintenance service contract for the quick-fix repairs of the Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company Limited (KRPC). Group Chief Executive Officer, of NNPCL, Malam Mele Kyari, and CEO of Daewoo E&C Nigeria, Mr. Jung Taewon, signed the contract on behalf of their respective organizations. The proposed quick-fix initiative on Kaduna Refinery (KRPC) is expected to restore it to a minimum of 60 percent of its nameplate capacity by the fourth quarter of 2024. Kyari said restoring local refining capacity would guarantee energy sufficiency, being one…

Sheffield United is reportedly close to being bought out by Nigerian billionaire Dozy Mmobuosi in a deal worth £ 90 million. The Blades are pushing for promotion back to the Premier League this season but were hit by a transfer embargo last month amid financial difficulties, according to The Times. Below are 10 things to know about Mmobuosi: 1. Mmobuosi is a tech entrepreneur. 2. Mmobuosi’s tech firm Tingo has been valued at around £ 7 billion. 3. According to Concordia, Mmobuosi advocates technological advancement and social uplift in Africa and beyond. 4. . He has a Bachelor of Science…

Members of the Progressives Governors’ Forum on Friday urged the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to prevail on the Central Bank of Nigeria to allow the old and new naira notes to co-exist. They believe that this would ease the current scarcity of naira notes and its ancillary effects. Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, who spoke to journalists in Hausa, revealed this shortly after governors elected on the All Progressives Congress ticket met the President at the State House, Abuja. El-Rufai argued that the move had become necessary as the CBN mopped up over N2tn of the old…

The Federal Government is now deploying operatives of the Department of State Services on tankers transporting Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, to filling stations in order to halt the diversion and smuggling of the product. Already, over 120 DSS officers had been deployed to follow fuel tankers to their various retail outlets in Abuja, as more security agencies were being drafted into the exercise for nationwide coverage. This came as the government revealed, on Thursday, that it had shut down over 270 filling stations for being involved in diverse infractions such as hoarding, and selling above-approved prices, among others.…

No fewer than three persons have been confirmed dead and 21 others rescued from a building that collapsed in the Gwarinpa area of Abuja on Wednesday. The building, which was under construction along 7th Avenue in the Gwarinpa area of Abuja, collapsed around 11 am on Thursday. A construction worker, Samuel Keror, said the building was raised within six months. Another eyewitness, John Edwin, who lives in the area, said workers on the site, especially laborers conveying blocks to the top, were over 40. He claimed to have lived in the area for many years and had always known the…

A Shariah court sitting in Filin Hockey area of the Kano metropolis has ordered the remand of a TikTok skit maker, Murja Kunya, to a correctional center. The skit maker was on Thursday arraigned on charges that border on defamation of character, vulgarity, public nuisance, and breach of public peace. The defamation charge was added to the counts following a complaint filed by two other TikTokers, namely Aisha Najamu and Idris Maiwushirya, accusing Murja of defaming their character. After all the charges were read to the accused by the prosecuting counsel, Lamido Sorondinki, she pleaded not guilty. Thereafter, Murja’s lawyer…

Controversial Nollywood actor Yul Edochie has gotten numerous comments for his role in the new ‘Peter Obi’ movie. The actor played the titular character: the Labour Party’s presidential candidate. As seen in the trailer, Edochie was trying to imitate the voice, dress, and mannerisms of the presidential candidate. Following the release of this movie’s trailer, many people have commented on his role. While many people have applauded the attempt to tell the story of the presidential candidate, many have criticised the movie’s look and, more importantly, the actor’s attempt to sound like him. Reacting to the post, obidiya.1 warned the…

Nigerian afrobeat singer and songwriter, Adekunle Almoruf Kosoko, popularly known as Adekunle Gold, has blamed President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration for the hardship in the country. This is coming a few days after Nollywood actress Omotola Jalade lamented over the suffering of Nigerians. However, the ‘It is what it is’ crooner said the Buhari-led administration had done nothing other than waste eight years of Nigerians’ lives. In a tweet, Adekunle Gold said the country has been in regression since the Buhari administration took over in 2015. “This current administration wasted 8 years of our lives. 8 years, we regressed as a…