JUST IN: Kenyan police arrest Binance executive who escaped from Nigeria
The Kenya Police Service has arrested fleeing Binance executive, Nadeem Anjarwalla, as the International Criminal Police Organisation moves to extradite him to Nigeria within the week. Government sources familiar with the case who spoke on condition of anonymity because they…
Lagos wins NCF/NAWIS women’s cricket tourney
The Lagos women’s cricket team have won the 2024 Nigeria Cricket Federation and Association of Nigeria Women in Sports women’s South-West cricket championship after beating their Ekiti counterparts by four wickets at the University of Lagos Cricket Oval on Sunday,…
Why every car owner should consider CNG conversion
In light of the recent increase in petrol prices, switching to compressed natural gas cannot only help car owners save money but also contribute to a more sustainable environment. This is particularly relevant as the world continues to face the…
Fear of arrest: Partygoers, musicians invent new ways of ‘spraying Naira’
With the flashlights of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on abusers of Naira, Nigerians have devised new methods to ensure that the funfair that comes with the spraying of naira at social functions remains. Nigerians became conscious of the…
Local messaging app adds privacy feature
SoftTalk Messenger, a Nigerian-owned messaging app, has introduced a new feature allowing users to chat and make calls without sharing their phone numbers. The company introduced a feature to address privacy concerns since sharing phone numbers on chatting platforms can…
Ogun begins sale of subsidised rice
The Ogun State government has begun the sale of rice at a discounted rate to civil servants. The sale began at the weekend at the ‘Oja Irorun’ Civil Servants Farmers’ Market on the premises of the Governor’s Office, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta….
FG launches first AI tool
The Federal Government has launched the country’s first multilingual large language model in a move to advance its course in artificial intelligence. The Communications Minister, Bosun Tijani, disclosed this disclosure on X (formerly Twitter). The Multilingual Large Language Model is…
Army vows revenge after terrorists kill six soldiers
The Nigerian Army vowed on Sunday that it would avenge the killing of two officers and four soldiers by terrorists in Niger State on Friday. The Director of Army Public Relations, Maj. Gen. Nwachukwu Onyema, said the personnel were killed…
Yusuf Bichi: Between the spymaster and a celebrity
I was disturbed watching videos of a young man dressed in designer outfits, adorned with expensive wristwatches, wearing exotic shoes, displaying bags of costly perfumes, and being chauffeured around in flashy vehicles. His entourage includes a motley crew of well-armed…
Equity market suffers N1.6tn loss in one week
The Nigerian equity market was in the red zone throughout last week, as investors lost N1.57tn. According to analysts, the pullback in the domestic equity market, which has persisted for some weeks, reflects the current market dynamics and changes in…