A man of God of Nigerian descent, Pastor Jerry Eze has been recognised and acknowledged by one of the biggest international media outlets, CNN as a prayer warrior and religious leader with strong global influence. Pastor Jerry kicked-off a prayer programme on his YouTube channel at a time when the world was battling with Covid-19…
While Nigerian hospitals continue to suffer from insufficient doctors and other health personnel, over 13,000 healthcare workers left the country for the UK in the past year. A new report by the UK government showed that the 13,609 Nigerian healthcare workers granted working visas within the period are second only to the 42,966 from India….
Human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has challenged the Chief Judge of Akwa Ibom State, Ekaette Obot, to release CCTV footage of what transpired in court on the day he was sentenced to prison for alleged contempt of court. The judge, Mrs Obot, committed Mr Effiong to one-month imprisonment on 27 July after the lawyer objected to the presence…
Already, Emirates Airlines will suspend flight by September 1 over the same issue as the UAE carrier has over $85million trapped in Nigeria. Despite the attempt by the Central Bank of Nigeria to wade into the issue of trapped $464million of foreign airlines’ funds, the British Airways may stop flying to Nigeria as from December…
The Association of Power Generation Companies has blamed the Distribution Companies for the low power generation in the country. Speaking at an event in Lagos on Thursday, the Executive Secretary of the association, Dr Joy Ogaji, said the DisCos have also refused to pay up the N2trn debt owed them. Ogaji revealed that the GenCos were…
Nigerian track and field athlete, Oluwatobiloba Ayomide, better known as Tobi Amusan, has finished second behind Puerto Rico’s Jasmine Camacho-Quinn in the women’s 100mH at the Lausanne Diamond League. Jasmine won the race with a new Meet Record (MR 12.34secs), Truetells Nigeria understands. Amusan, who recently celebrated a World Record, had a run of 12.45s to come…
Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo has been dragged online for promoting fake news about the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Truetells Nigeria reports that Keyamo, who doubles as the Spokesman for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential council, took to his Twitter page to share a report alleging that Obi has agreed…
The sentencing of confessed internet fraudster, Ramon Abass, popularly known as Hushpuppi will take place on September 21, 2022. Recall that the Nigerian was charged with multi-million dollar fraud and pleaded guilty to the charges filed against him. Hushpuppi who was apprehended in Dubai in June 2020, pleaded guilty to the charges of Count 2 which is…
Top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today Saturday, 27th August 2022. Nigeria Not Just INEC Needs Electoral Offences Commission At the heart of sham general elections held since the advent of democracy in Nigeria are various manifestations of malfeasance. Nigerian politicians and their agents are a bunch of desperadoes out to win at all costs,…
After a two-year trial, Justice Taiwo found Oreagba guilty. Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Ikeja High Court in Lagos State sentenced Taiwo Oreagba, a former lawyer to a Nigerian singer, Naira Marley, to two years in prison on Friday for inducing the operatives with N4million bribe. After a two-year trial, Justice Taiwo found Oreagba guilty….
