The Senate has summoned the Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, to appear before it to explain the abandonment of a portion of the Ogbomoso-Oyo Road by the contractor assigned to handle it. This decision, made on Wednesday, followed a motion of urgent public importance moved by Senator Buhari Abdulfatai (APC-Oyo North), who expressed concern over the worsening state of the road. The ...

The immediate past Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, in charge of Operations, Folashodun Adebisi Shonubi, on Wednesday told Justice Maryann Anenih of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Maitama, Abuja, that the apex bank under Godwin Emefiele leadership did not follow its laid down procedures for currency redesign. Shonubi said this while testifying for the ...

Love knows no limits. An Oyinbo (Western) woman visiting her African boyfriend couldn’t bear to leave him behind. In a moment of love and drama, she tried to fit him into her travel bag to take him back to Europe with her, since he didn’t have a visa. Their love started online. After many months of chatting, she decided to visit him in Africa. They grew even closer in person, sharing many ...

In Abuja, a crossdresser faced harassment after being confronted by a group of young people for dressing like a woman and standing by the roadside at night like a prostitute. The video circulating online shows the crossdresser responding to the group, who questioned why he dressed in women’s clothing. His expression and body language reflected fear as he attempted to defend himself, explaining ...

The Federal Government has advised Nigerians to leave Lebanon following the attacks on Hezbollah and other areas in Lebanon by the Israeli forces. The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) gave this advice on Wednesday in a statement signed by its spokesman, Abdur-Rahman Balogun. “Worried by the attacks on Hezbollah and other areas in Lebanon by the Israeli government, the Nigerians in ...

The House of Representatives has rejected the planned conferment on its Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, with the Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR) award. During Wednesday’s plenary session, lawmakers deemed it inappropriate for President Tinubu to bestow the prestigious Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) on Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Chief Justice of Nigeria ...