The House of Representatives has asked the UK government and parliament to intervene in the sentencing of former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice. The lawmakers want the UK court to “temper justice with mercy” in the sentencing of the lawmaker. The former deputy senate president, his wife, Beatrice, 56,…
The governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has declared Wednesday, May 3 a public holiday to enable residents to give the President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu a rousing welcome.Tinubu who won the February 25 presidential election will embark on a two-day working visit in the state starting from May 3 to May 4. In a…
Uganda’s Minister of State for Labour, Employment & Industrial Relations, Col. (Rtd) Charles Okello Engola, has been shot dead by his body guard in a Kampala suburb. Retired Colonel Charles Okello Engola, who was the deputy minister for gender and labour, was shot at his home on Tuesday morning, May 2. Police Spokesperson, Fred…
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has disclosed that it is not the responsibility of the government to create jobs for its citizens. Adesina stated this during an interview on Arise TV on Tuesday, May 2. According to him, it is the job and the duty of the…
Lionel Messi has reportedly skipped PSG training to take a trip to Saudi Arabia as part of his role as a tourism ambassador without getting an approval from his coach, Christophe Galtier. The Argentine played the full 90 minutes of the French giants’ 3-1 defeat to Lorient on Sunday which leaves them just five…
Cristiano Ronaldo reportedly wants to leave Al-Nassr only months after joining the Saudi club from Manchester United. The Portuguese superstar mutually agreed to terminate his contract with United following his bombshell interview with Piers Morgan. The 38-year-old then agreed a £175million-a-year contract until 2025 with the Saudi Arabian giants. However, it now seems Real Madrid…
Abia Assembly Speaker impeached. Truetells Nigeria reports that the Speaker of Abia State House of Assembly, Hon Chinedum Orji, has been impeached by members of the House. This online news platform understands that about eighteen (18) of the twenty-four (24) members of the Abia State Assembly signed for the Speaker’s impeachment Tuesday morning, May 2,…
Unity Bank Plc has received commendation from one of Nigeria’s foremost environmentalists, Mr. Desmond Majekodunmi for its consistent environmental sustainability initiatives and programmes aimed at protecting the planet earth. Mr. Majekodunmi, who is the founder of Lufasi Nature Park, Lagos – Nigeria’s only urban forest reserve – gave the commendation at the Bank’s Beach Cleaning…
A Bloomberg report has mentioned Seyi Tinubu, son of Nigeria President-elect, Bola Tinubu, as a shareholder in a fraudulently purchased property in London. The report seen by Naija News on Tuesday, May 2, noted that during an investigation, Seyi was linked to the purchase of the London mansion under fraud investigation by President Muhammadu Buhari’s…
The federal government has reacted to the allegation that some Nigerians of Igbo background were intentionally left behind in the current evacuation of citizens of the country from the war-ravaged Sudan. The earlier reports had claimed the chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa issued the directive for the Igbos in Sudan to…
