We’ve Gradually Removed Electricity Subsidy, Next Is Fuel Subsidy – FG
Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, the Minister of Finance, has explained how the Federal Government gradually removed the electricity tariff subsidy. She stated that the government has to adjust prices incrementally at some points. Ahmed also indicated that the budget was being amended to accommodate the gradual removal of fuel subsidy, speaking at a virtual meeting of […]
India Confirms ‘Inadvertently’ Firing A Missile Into Pakistan
India confirmed on Friday that it launched a missile into Pakistan by mistake on March 9, 2022. However, the Indian Ministry of Defence claims that it was an unintentional firing caused by a technical issue, which is regretful. While emphasizing that an inquiry will be conducted on the matter, the Indian government expressed relief that […]
Katy Perry Wins In Dark Horse Copyright Appeal
Katy Perry will no longer have to pay $2.8m (£2.1m) to a rapper who said she stole his song on her hit Dark Horse. Marcus Gray sued Perry in 2014, saying she had plagiarised an eight-note riff from his track Joyful Noise. A jury agreed and awarded him the $2.8m payout, but a judge later […]
Russia-Ukraine War Threatens Africa’s Food And Fuel Prices, IMF Says
The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, has warned that the war in Ukraine threatens to undo Africa’s progress in recovering from the damage of the COVID-19 pandemic and presents new challenges for the continent. She, however, expressed IMF’s readiness to help African countries reduce the cost of any needed policy […]
Jussie Smollett Sentenced To 150 Days In Jail, 30 Months Probation
Jussie Smollett was sentenced to 30 months probation for lying to police about staging a hate crime attack against himself in Chicago, but will spend the first 150 days of the sentence in Cook County Jail. After the sentencing was announced and Smollett learned he would be spending time in jail, he repeatedly yelled in […]
Large Russian Convoy Redeploys Near Kyiv – Satellite Images
Satellite images taken by a US firm of a large Russian military convoy near Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, show it has “largely dispersed and redeployed”. The convoy was last seen near Antonov Airport, north-west of Kyiv, and its movement could signal a renewed push towards the city. The firm that took the photos, Maxar Technologies, said […]
Arrested Lagos BRT Driver Accused Of Raping Female Passenger
Nice (Andrew) Omininikoron, the driver of the Bus Rapid Transit vehicle arrested in connection with the horrific death of a passenger, Oluwabamise Ayankole, has been accused of indulging in illicit acts with another female passenger in Lagos State. Omininikoron allegedly raped the female victim on November 25, 2021, according to the female victim, who spoke […]
Cultists Behead Newly Married Man In Bayelsa, Hangs Head On Electric Pole
Martins Honest Garando, a newly married man, was beheaded by suspected cultists in Sagbama town, Sagbama Local Government Area, Bayelsa State. The 30-year-old was killed in a clash between two cult groups for power. Last July, the deceased married his wife, Belepeigha Gloria Oyins. His expectant wife gave birth to a baby boy shortly after […]
Bandits: Wives Of Slain Soldiers Storm 223 Batallion CO’s Residence, Light Bonfire
The wives of 19 soldiers slain in an ambush by bandit terrorists on the convoy of Kebbi State’s Deputy Governor, Samaila Dabai, have protested the horrible tragedy.The late soldiers’ spouses and other sympathizers stormed the residence of the 223 Batallion’s Commanding Officer, according to a video posted on Twitter by ZagazOlaMakama. Soldiers’ wives of the […]
IGP Bans Police From Wearing T-shirt On Patrol, Check Points, S&S Duties
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Baba Alkali, has ordered that police officer refrain from wearing t-shirts with varied inscriptions while on patrol. Acting Force Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters Abuja, Muyiwa Adejobi, revealed this in a tweet. A signal to that effect has been sent to all state commands, according to the police spokesperson. […]
