49 Boys Perish as Boat Capsizes

49 male children have died in Pakistan after their boat capsized. The children died when their overloaded boat capsized in northwest Pakistan, police said Tuesday after divers spent three days dragging bodies from freezing waters. According to the Agence France Prese, AFP, the boys aged between seven and 14 were all students of a madrassa […]

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Popular Lagos Auto Dealer, IVD Remanded over Wife’s Death

Popular Lagos auto dealer, Ikechukwu Ogbonna aka IVD has been remanded by a court. An Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Tuesday ordered the remand of the auto dealer over the death of his wife, Abimbola Martins-Ogbonna. The Magistrate Adebayo Kafayat Tella (Mrs) made the order following advice by the Director of Public Prosecution […]

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Mammoth Crowd Welcomes Peter Obi to Atiku's Home State (video)

Mammoth Crowd Welcomes Peter Obi to Atiku’s Home State (video)

A mammoth crowd today, welcomed the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi to Adamawa, as he continues to tour different Nigeria’s northern states to seek support ahead of the forthcoming election. The former Governor of Anambra State, in the company of his running mate, Datti Ahmed, Pat Utomi, aides, and party chieftains were received at the […]

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Moment Senator Magnus Abe Escaped Assassination Attempt (videos)

Moment Senator Magnus Abe Escaped Assassination Attempt (videos)

Senator Magnus Abe, the governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party in Rivers State has escaped an assassination attempt. According to Punch, the lawmaker was attacked by armed hoodlums in Rivers state. Abe and his supporters were on their way to Mbiama in Ahoada West Local Government of the state when they were ambushed by […]

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Senator Ike Ekweremadu Celebrates 61st Birthday in UK Jail

Latest Update as Ike Ekweremadu Appears in Court Today

Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, today, appeared in a London court in continuation of the hearing regarding organ harvesting charges brought against him. According to AFP, the couple appeared in court ahead of their trial but his accused daughter was unable to attend as she is in hospital. The 60-year-old Nigeria’s former Deputy Senate President, […]

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Heavily Armed Security Men Stop APC Niger Rally

BREAKING ! Heavily Armed Security Men Stop APC Niger Rally

A planned political rally by supporters of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, was today, stopped from holding in Niger state. Reports say the event was stopped by fierce-looking security operatives who on Tuesday, barricaded the entrance to the New Bussa Township Stadium in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger […]

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'N700 Thousand Sold for N1 Million at Parties' - Whitemoney (video)

‘N700 Thousand Sold for N1 Million at Parties’ – Whitemoney (video)

Hazel Onuo, the Big Brother Naija ‘Shine ya eyes’ winner, better known as Whitemoney, has revealed how bundles of mint new naira notes at parties. He also expressed dissatisfaction with how the new naira notes rackets at parties these days. The BBNaija star took to his Instagram Story to also lament the scarcity of the new […]

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JUST IN ! 'Banks Will Continue to Accept Old Notes After Deadline'- Emefiele (video)

JUST IN ! ‘Banks Will Continue to Accept Old Notes After Deadline’- Emefiele (video)

Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has made a new announcement about the old naira notes. He says banks will continue to accept old naira notes after the stipulated deadline. Emefiele spoke on Tuesday when he appeared at an interactive session with the house of representatives ad hoc committee on the […]

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How to Report PoS Operators Charging Above N200

Cash Scarcity: POS Operators Increase Charges

Point of Sales, POS operators in Kaduna state have increased their charges on money withdrawn as the scarcity of new notes worsens across the country. Although several POS operators have locked their business outlets following the scarcity of new notes, the few ones operating charged higher commissions as they only allowed customers to withdraw a maximum […]

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Nigerians Fight at ATM Machines over Cash Withdrawals (video)

Nigerians Fight at ATM Machines over Cash Withdrawals (video)

A fight broke out at an ATM machine discovered to be dispensing not just cash, but the new currency notes. The video footage showed people struggling to shunt just to withdraw the new naira notes before they get finished. Reports say that tempers rose the moment one of the vending machines ran out of cash […]

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