SENEGAL CALLS FOR INTERNATIONAL INVESTIGATION INTO CAF’S CORRUPTION OVER AFCON FINAL VERDICT
BY JEN NOMAMIUKOR The Senegalese government has accused CAF of corruption after the organization's Appeals Board decided that Senegal had forfeited the AFCON final following...
AU CONDEMNS BORNO BOMBINGS, EXTENDS CONDOLENCES TO VICTIMS
By: Balogun Ibrahim The African Union has condemned the suicide bombings that hit Maiduguri on Monday night, leaving 23 people dead and more than 100...
SANUSI TO LEAD SALLAH DURBAN AS KANO WARNS AGAINST DISRUPTION
HOTJIST NEWS The Kano government has announced that Muhammad Sanusi II, the Emir of Kano, will be the one to lead the Eid-el-Fitr (Sallah) durbar...
COURT CONVICTS 10 FILIPINOS OF COCAINE TRAFFICKING, FINES THEM $6M
BY JEN NOMAMIUKOR The federal high court in Lagos has convicted 10 Filipino sailors and their merchant vessel of trafficking 20 kilograms of cocaine at...
SACHET WATER MANUFACTURERS HALT PRODUCTION IN IMO AMID SOARING COSTS
By: Muftau Fatimo Sachet water producers in Imo State have suspended operations for three days due to rising production costs, particularly the escalating price of...
NAIRA FALLS TO ₦1,385 PER USD AMID MIDDLE EAST TENSIONS
By: Muftau Fatimo The naira has come under renewed pressure in the foreign exchange market, dropping to N1,385 per US dollar as escalating tensions in...
WILDFIRE ENGULFS HOMES IN KANO, PROMPTS URGENT SAFETY ADVISORY
By: Muftau Fatimo A fire outbreak has destroyed sections of three residential buildings and an electricity transformer site in the Gaida area near Fatima Bread,...
ORGANISED LABOUR CALLS FOR N154,000 MINIMUM WAGE AMID GROWING ECONOMIC HARDSHIP
By: Muftau Fatimo The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has called for an increase in the national minimum wage to N154,000, citing rising economic hardship and...
DELTA POLICE FOIL KIDNAPPING: ONE SUSPECT KILLED, THREE VICTIMS RESCUED
By: Muftau Fatimo The Delta State Police Command has struck a major blow against violent crime by dismantling a kidnap syndicate and rescuing three victims...
NWFL: NASARAWA AMAZONS CHAIRPERSON SULEIMAN PRAISES FANS, TARGETS SUPER SIX SPOT
By: Muftau Fatimo Nasarawa Amazons chairperson Hajiya Hussaina Suleiman has expressed appreciation to the club’s supporters for their continued backing of the team. The Lafia-based...