Passengers were hurried to the hospital after a plane caught fire following a collision with a highway.

A four-seater Diamond DA-40 light aircraft was compelled to perform an emergency landing on Interstate 26 near Asheville airport, North Carolina, around 8:15 pm on Thursday, December 14, before erupting into flames in front of astonished drivers. The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office reported that the two individuals on board, whose identities have not been disclosed […]

The Federal Government takes steps to reduce the cost of cooking gas, announcing the exemption of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) from Value Added Tax (VAT) and customs duty.

The Federal Government has eliminated Value Added Tax (VAT) and customs duty payments on imported cooking gas, according to TheCable. This measure, aimed at lowering the price of the essential commodity, was communicated by the Ministry of Finance in a letter dated November 28, 2023. The letter, signed by Wale Edun, the Minister of Finance […]

A court has handed down a one-year prison sentence to an APC leader in Lagos for engaging in vote buying.

Wahab Hammed has been sentenced to one year in prison by an Ikeja High Court in Lagos State for his involvement in vote buying during the Presidential and National Assembly Elections held on February 25. Justice Ismail Ijelu, on Thursday, December 7, 2023, handed down the one-year imprisonment and imposed a fine option of N500,000 […]

Peter Obi expresses concern over the deteriorating purchasing power of many Nigerians, attributing it to the departure of multinational companies from the country.

Peter Obi, a politician and the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, has lamented the daily decline in the purchasing power of most Nigerians. He made this observation while expressing concern about the departure of multinational companies from Nigeria, stating this during an interview on X. In his statements, Obi emphasized that multinational […]

A medical doctor has been arrested for allegedly causing the death of a 20-year-old woman and subsequently selling her baby. This arrest follows a previous incident in which the doctor was apprehended for child trafficking.

Dr. Happiness Enyinnaya Iheukeumere, also known as Dr. Hagi, who was previously arrested in October for allegedly trafficking four children to various locations, has been arrested once again. This time, he is accused of causing the death of a 20-year-old pregnant woman and subsequently selling her baby. Dr. Hagi from Hagi Medical Center on Abohga […]

Actress Sheryl Lee Ralph and her husband, politician Vincent Hughes, are officially moving in together after nearly two decades of marriage.

After nearly two decades of marriage, American actress Sheryl Lee Ralph and her politician husband Vincent Hughes are reportedly deciding to move in together permanently. According to reports, the ‘Dreamgirls’ star has made the choice to live under the same roof as her longtime partner, Vincent Hughes, on a full-time basis. After years of managing […]

A court has issued an arrest order for five suspects in connection with the murder of a village head in Niger State.

Justice Aisha Wodu Bawa from High Court 3 in Suleja, Niger State, has instructed the Area Commander of Suleja, ACP Sani Musa, to arrest five individuals suspected of being involved in the murder of Alhaji Muhammad Abdulsafur, the Village Head of Lambata in Gurara Local Government Area of the state. On January 4, 2023, a […]

Starting April 2024, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) plans to initiate the freezing of bank accounts lacking both BVN (Bank Verification Number) and NIN (National Identification Number).

Commencing from April 2024, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced its intention to freeze accounts lacking a Bank Verification Number (BVN) or National Identification Number (NIN). In a circular issued on December 1, the apex bank directed financial institutions to impose a “Post No Debit” restriction on all existing Tier-1 accounts or wallets […]