WORLD NEWS: US TO REMOVE TRANSGENDER TROOPS FROM MILITARY
In a memo released on Wednesday, the Pentagon stated that unless transgender members receive a waiver on an individual basis, the United States will remove...
LAGOS COMMENCES PUBLIC-PRIVATE WORKERS EXCHANGE PROGRAMME
To bridge the gap between the public and private sector’s work ethics, operational models and leadership strategies, the Lagos State Government has commenced an exchange...
JUST-IN: NAIRA RISES TO N1,490/$ IN PARALLEL MARKET
The Naira yesterday appreciated to N1,490 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,502 per dollar on Tuesday. Similarly, the Naira appreciated to N1,499.8 per...
WORLD NEWS: ZELENSKY ‘EXPECTED’ TO VISIT UK SUNDAY FOR TALKS WITH PM
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to visit Britain this weekend for talks with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and other European leaders, a person...
CRIME: WOMAN ARRESTED OVER N523,600 ATM CARD FRAUD IN RIVERS
The Rivers State Police Command said its operatives have arrested a female suspect allegedly involved in an Automated Teller Machine debit card swap worth over...
COURT ORDERS CHIEF IMAM TO TAKE CHARGE OF RAMADAN LECTURE IN MOSQUE CRISIS CASE
A Federal High Court in Lagos, yesterday, ordered parties in the dispute over the yearly Ramadan Lecture of the Lagos Central Mosque to refrain from...
COAS INCREASES TROOPS’ DAILY FEEDING ALLOWANCE FROM N1500 TO N3,000
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has announced an increase in the daily Ration Cash Allowance (RCA) for Nigerian Army troops from...
UPDATE: POPE FRANCIS SHOWING ‘SIGHT IMPROVEMENT’ – VATICAN
Pope Francis showed further improvement on Wednesday, the Vatican said, although it cautioned that “the prognosis remains reserved” for the 88-year-old fighting pneumonia. “The clinical...
SPORT: HAALAND BACK WITH A BANG AS MAN CITY SINK SPURS
Erling Haaland returned from injury to clinch Manchester City’s 1-0 win at Tottenham as the troubled champions moved into fourth place in the Premier League...
KATSINA GOVT, NAPTIP RESCUE 13-YEAR-OLD GIRL FROM SUSPECTTED TRAFFICKER
The Katsina State Government, on Tuesday, received Rahama Sanusi, a 13-year-old girl rescued from a suspected human trafficker by the State Command of the National...