The governor of Kwara state, Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq, has appealed to President Tinubu to increase the minimum wage from N70,000 to N100,000. Speaking in Lagos state on Friday, May 29 when members of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), led by Vice President Kashim Shettima, paid a visit to President Tinubu at his Lagos residence, Abdulrasaq…
The Edo State Police Command has arrested a suspect following the brutal murd€r of a 30-year-old interior/ event decorator, Esohe Aigbe, in the state capital. Relatives stated that Aigbe had traveled to the funeral venue on Ujo Street, located in the Ogida area of Benin City, to volunteer free design services as a personal…
A TikTok user has reportedly lost her job after posting a video in which she appeared to mock and wish suffering on former U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi following reports of her cancer diagnosis. The user, whose account was identified as @glitterandcrossbones before it was made private, allegedly posted a video praying that Bondi’s reported…
Nigerian sprint sensation, Kanyinsola Ajayi, has made history after breaking the men’s 100m national record at the 2026 NCAA Division I East First Round track and field meet in the United States. The 21-year-old Auburn University athlete clocked an astonishing 9.84 seconds in one of the quarter-final heats in the early hours of Saturday,…
All access roads leading to the “A-Class” Event Centre in Abuja have been barricaded by police ahead of a proposed special convention reportedly organised by members of the Peoples Democratic Party loyal to Tanimu Turaki. According to Channels TV, the event said to be linked to the ratification of former President Goodluck Jonathan as a…
Super Eagles legend Jay-Jay Okocha holds the record for the most successful dribbles in a single FIFA World Cup match. According to FIFA statistics, Okocha completed 15 successful dribbles during Nigeria’s clash against the Italy national football team at the 1994 World Cup in the United States, a record that still stands today. The Nigerian…
A faction of the Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party loyal to Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike has suspended former Deputy National Chairman Bode George and 23 other members over alleged anti-party activities. The suspension was announced in a statement issued on Friday, May 29, and signed by the chairman of the…
The Central Bank of Nigeria has extended the enforcement deadline for the geo-fencing of Point-of-Sale (PoS) terminals to August 1, 2026, giving banks, fintech companies, mobile money operators and other payment service providers additional time to comply with the requirement. The extension was announced in a circular issued by the apex bank’s Payments System Supervision…
Three Mexican airlines have announced temporary travel restrictions for passengers arriving from parts of Central Africa following the region’s ongoing Ebola outbreak, less than two weeks before the start of the FIFA World Cup. In separate statements on Friday, May 29, Aeromexico, Viva and Volaris said travellers who have recently been in affected countries would…
The United Nations has warned that conflict-related s3xual violence surged globally in 2025, with nearly 10,000 verified cases recorded across 21 conflict-affected countries. Presenting the UN’s annual report at UN Headquarters, Pramila Patten said the world had witnessed a significant increase in the use of r@pe and other forms of s3xual abuse as tools of…
