Arik Air Grounded Amidst Legal Turmoil, Minister’s Directive Sparks Controversy, Arik Air, one of Nigeria’s leading airlines, has been grounded with immediate effect following an order from the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo. The directive has left passengers stranded and the airline’s management in disarray. Although the Ministry of Aviation has not…
The Central Bank of Nigeria has barred some microfinance banks, including Moniepoint, Opay and Kuda, from opening new accounts and accepting new customers. The ban is over allegations that they were being used to funnel cryptocurrency and manipulate the naira’s value, sources familiar told Peoples Gazette on Monday. Sources asserted that the CBN deemed the…
Controversial cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye, famously known as Bobrisky, has been relocated from the Ikoyi Correctional Center to the Kirikiri Prison by the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS). Recall that after he was convicted and sentenced to six months imprisonment for Naira Abuse last Friday, April 12, the judge ordered that he be remanded in Ikoyi…
Hungarian President, Katalin Novak on Saturday, February 10, announced her resignation following a controversy that trailed her decision to pardon a man convicted of covering up a child sexual abuse case in a children’s home. The pardon decision was made last year but only caught the public’s attention over the past days after a…
Wunmi Aloba, wife of the late singer, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, has called on the Nigeria police and other security agencies to help him over alleged threats to her life and that of her son, Liam. Wunmi told SaharaReporters on Wednesday that her father-in-law’s people have vowed to kill her and her…
Hollywood actor, Arnold Schwarzenegger was detained at an airport in Germany after police searched his luggage. The Hollywood star, 76, was held by customs officers in Munich after flying in from Los Angeles and failing to declare a luxury watch. He was pulled aside to have his luggage inspected and officials found a custom-made…
The Commissioner of Police in Lagos state, CP Adegoke Fayoade, has removed the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Gowon Estate Division, for allegedly detaining a lawyer who was seeking justice for his client. In a statement released, the spokesperson of the command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said the DPO’s removal came after the conclusion of…
Nigerian actress, Iyabo Ojo, has demanded N1billion from singer, Azeez Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley, for failing to deliver a letter that was made public. SaharaReporters reported on December 14, that Naira Marley demanded the sum of N500million and a public apology from Iyabo Ojo for the alleged dissemination of false and defamatory information…
In a landmark trial that concluded on Saturday, a Vatican court sentenced 75-year-old Angelo Becciu, a once influential Italian cardinal and former adviser to Pope Francis, to five years and six months in jail for financial crimes. Becciu, who was once considered a potential candidate for the papacy, became the highest-ranking clergyman in the Catholic…
The Lagos State Government has sealed Ogba Shopping Mall, a popular complex in the state. This was disclosed by the spokesperson for the state Ministry of Environment, Kunle Adeshina, in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday. “Operatives from the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) and KAI (Kick Against Indiscipline) acting…
