A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the remand of an alleged WhatsApp hacker, Stephen Andrew Ojo, at the Ikoyi centre of the Nigerian Correctional Services. Justice Akintayo Aluko remanded... Read more »
The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu on Thursday launched the Renewed Hope Initiative Elderly Support Scheme (RHIESS) poised to support vulnerable elderly citizens aged 65 and above in all 36... Read more »
After a revised methodology of unemployment rate in August, this year, which was heavily condemned by stakeholders, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), yesterday, announced 4.2 per cent as the new unemployment rate... Read more »
The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, CBCN, says blessing same-s+x marriage is against God’s law. The Nigerian bishops, who were reacting to the controversy arising from Pope Francis’ directive that Catholic priests... Read more »
In a remarkable achievement, Amaka Ezeno, a highly respected female lawyer with practice in Awka, Anambra State, is set to receive the Most Inspiring Woman of the Year award at AMTY Awards... Read more »
President Bola Tinubu restated on Thursday his commitment to holding accountable those responsible for the bombing of innocent civilians in a Kaduna village. Alhaji Mohammed Idris, the Minister of Information and National... Read more »
The Police Recruitment Board has given its approval for the screening of successful applicants for recruitment into the constable cadre of the Nigeria Police Force to commence on January 8, 2024. Ikechukwu... Read more »
The Nigeria police have dismissed two special constabularies for demanding money from a Dutch power bike cyclist. Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Hamzat Adebola pronounced their dismissal at the state’s Police Headquarters... Read more »
The African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Omoyele Sowore, has said he was expelled twice from the University of Lagos (UNILAG) during his undergraduate days because of activism and... Read more »
President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday evening, arrived Lagos from Abuja to celebrate the Christmas and New Year break. Akelicious reports that the president’s plane touched down at the Presidential Wing of the Muritala... Read more »
The Supreme Court has reserved judgment in the appeal by the Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bauchi State, Sadique Abubakar, against the election of Governor Bala Mohammed. Akelicious understands that... Read more »
The Nigerian government on Thursday announced the reopening of the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos State. The announcement is contained in a statement issued by the Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun... Read more »
A tragic incident occurred in Brazil as a 49-year-old woman named Maria do Carmo lost her life after falling from a children’s ferris wheel. Witnesses reported that she was in conversation with... Read more »
The Senate on Thursday, December 21, confirmed the nomination of 11 Justices for appointment as Justices of Supreme Court. This followed the consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on Judiciary,... Read more »
The Eastern Security Network commander, Ikechukwu Uba, of Emoha Mgbidi, in Oru West LGA, Imo State, has been taken into custody, according to the Nigeria Police. The police also stated that on... Read more »
The Federal Workers Forum (FWF) has expressed concern that the Federal Government has halted the N35,000 wage increase intended to alleviate the economic crisis resulting from the removal of fuel subsidies. According... Read more »
The number of psychiatric patients admitted to the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Yaba, increased by 100 per cent in 2023. The hospital’s Chief Medical Director, Dr Olugbenga Owoeye, made this known at the... Read more »
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) says it recorded zero jailbreaks and attacks in all 253 custodial centres across the country in 2023. The spokesman, Assistant Controller of Corrections Abubakar Umar, disclosed this... Read more »
President Bola Tinubu has been praised by the National Association of Nigerian Students for the transport discount offered during the 2023 Yuletide season. In a statement released in Enugu, Mr. Pedro Obi,... Read more »
A former Minister of Power and Steel, Olu Agunloye has been released by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on bail. Recall that the former minister was arrested on December 13... Read more »