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Final year student, Maryam Musa Seeks N12m for Kidney Transplant

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A 400-level, English student of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), 24-year-old Maryam Adaeze Musa, is appealing to Nigerians, philanthropists, and organisations for financial assistance to fund an urgent kidney transplant costing N12m. Maryam, an aspiring On-Air Personality (OAP), was diagnosed with End-Stage Kidney failure in 2019. Currently, she is undergoing dialysis every three days at the cost of N45,000 per session including the cost of drugs. While trying to raise funds for the kidney transplant, Maryam still has to do dialysis twice a week which costs N90,000. Maryam’s…

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Buhari’s daughter denies collecting N2.5bn fraud proceed

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Zahra Buhari-Indimi, one of the daughters of President Buhari has said she did not defraud the Federal Government of Nigeria of N51bn, neither was she paid a sum of N2.5bn by anyone. The President’s daughter was alleged by the online publication, Sahara Reporters, to have collected a wired transfer of N2.5bn from APC chieftain, Nasiru Danu through her “foundation”, which was allegedly part of N51billion fraud proceed also involving customs boss, Hameed Ali. She however responded to the story in a letter dated March 8, 2021. The letter, signed by…

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I drank poison after killing my wife –Suspect

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Christopher Chiabata, a 59 year-old man who killed his wife, aged 41 with a pestle during a fight is being held by the Bayelsa State Police Command. He said he killed his wife in self-defence during a fight over money in their house at Onuebum in the Ogbia Local Government Area of the state. According to police report, Chiabata hit his wife with a pestle during the fight, and after realising that he had committed murder, drank Sniper to commit suicide but neighbours resuscitated and handed him over to the…

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FG, Delta State at loggerheads over Ibori’s £4.2m loot

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The British Government’s resolve to return to Nigeria £4.2million (about N2.2 billion) funds recovered from friends and family members, traced to the former governor of Delta State, James Ibori has stirred up controversy, pitting the Federal Government against the Delta State government. The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami yesterday, disclosed that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) has directed that the £4.2million returned loot be deployed to complete the second Niger Bridge, Lagos-Ibadan and the Abuja-Kano expressway projects. The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ms. Catriona Laing, said…

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Kwara government shuts 10 missions’ schools for disallowing hijab

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Kwara State government, yesterday ordered indefinite closure of 10 public/grant-aided missions schools in Ilorin, the state capital over hijab controversy. In a statement announcing the schools closure ,Permanent Secretary Ministry of Education, Mrs Kemi Adeosun said in a statement titled “Hijab: 10 Kwara schools to remain shut for safety reasons.” “The Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development wishes to inform members of the public that the 10 government schools where the use of Hijab is disputed will remain shut until a later date. This decision has been taken for…

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Boko Haram: 5,000 displaced Nigerians repatriated from Cameroon

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About 5,000 Nigerian refugees from Borno State that fled to Cameroon due to the Boko Haram insurgency, returned to their homeland on Monday in a voluntary repatriation process. Cameroon’s Minister of Territorial Administration, Paul Nji, said this in Maroua, the chief town of Cameroon’s far north region just before take-off for Nigeria’s Borno State. The first batch, consisting of 5,000 refugees who spent six years in Cameroon’s Minawao refugee camp, boarded buses as they began the journey. Nji said “we have taken all the precautions and all the necessary measures…

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Fear grips Nigerians over illegal COVID-19 vaccines

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There are indications that fake and illegal COVID-19 vaccines may soon flood the Nigerian market due to the it’s demands, thus experts have advised that the federal government should as matter of urgency, put measures in place. This became necessary after the Interpol; the global police in China and South Africa reportedly seized thousands of fake doses of the COVID-19 vaccines. The Lyon-based agency Interpol said 400 vials – equivalent to around 2,400 doses – containing the fake vaccine were found at a warehouse in Germiston outside Johannesburg in South…

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Supreme Court’s Justice Ngwuta dies 23 days before his retirement

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Justice Nwali Sylvester Ngwuta of the Supreme Court of Nigeria is dead. The Ebonyi State-born jurist died around 2.30am on Sunday. In a statement by the Chief Registrar of the court, Hadizatu Mustapha, disclosed: “He felt sick and was admitted in the last one week in the National Hospital, Abuja, but before he was moved to the intensive care unit of the hospital on Friday, March 5 he tested negative to COVID-19 investigative test conducted on him,” the statement added. Justice Ngwuta passed on about 23 days to his retirement…

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FIRSTBANK UNVEILS FIRSTSME ACCOUNT, REITERATES ITS COMMITMENT TO THE CONTINUED GROWTH OF SMES

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First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, has announced its SME specific accounts designed to reinforce the Bank’s role in putting SME’s at an advantage whilst contributing to national growth and development. The SME accounts – which are in two variants – FirstSME Classic and FirstSME Deluxe – are offered to SMEs, irrespective of industry, and tailored to have SMEs exposed to a wide range of services and opportunities that are essential for their continued growth and role in contributing to national development. The…

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Covid-19: My household avoided me after I tested positive –Obasanjo

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Olusegun Obasanjo, former President of Nigeria, on Friday said his household avoided him after he tested positive for COVID-19. He, however, said he was asymptomatic and recovered from the infection three days later. Obasanjo, who turned 84 on Friday, said this at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, while making remarks at a colloquium to celebrate his birthday. The colloquium, which took place simultaneously online and offline, was themed, ‘Reflection on Governance and Changes for Post-pandemic Leadership in Africa.’ The event attracted hundreds of guests who participated…

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