Traders in Ondo State have continued to reject the old naira notes as means of legal tender in the State. This is despite the 10 days extension given by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, on the usage of the…
In a notice issued on its mobile application after the incident, the NRC said it suspended services on the route due to unforeseen circumstances. The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has suspended Abuja-Kaduna train services after a train derailed on the…
It was gathered that the passenger train was heading to Kaduna from Abuja when the accident occurred on Friday. The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) is yet to speak on the cause of the incident, but many passengers were seen wandering…
Commercial banks on Thursday were forced to shut down their ATMs over a shortage of the new banknotes in major cities, Warri, Lagos, Abuja, and Benin. The new naira banknotes’ shortage across the country continues to take its toll on…
He also lamented that the political campaigns in Nigeria had been overtaken by insults, lies and selfish interest instead of addressing issues of national interest and progress. Ex-Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has stated that most professionals contesting in the…
The Federal Government has disclosed that 309 Nigerians applied to renounce their citizenship through the Ministry of Interior. Those who applied to renounce their Nigerian citizenship between 2006 and 2021 were 150 with a further 159 renunciations recorded in 2022.…
The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, on Thursday, berated the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Godwin Emefiele over the January 31 deadline for the old naira notes. Primate Ayodele said Emefiele’s policy would destroy Nigeria’s…
Bishop Chris Kwakpovwe, founder and Presiding Bishop of the Manna Prayer Mountain Ministries Worldwide, has said it’s not biblical for married couples to embark on fasting without the consent of their partners. Kwakpovwe advised married couples to follow God’s word…
At least 27 Fulani pastoralists were feared dead following a bomb blast suspected to be an airstrike hit a community in Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, Newspremises has gathered. The blast was allegedly targeted at suspected bandits who…
The Chief Imam of Oyo, Sheikh Mashood Abdul Ganiyy Adebayo Ajokidero III is dead. It was gathered that he died in the early hours of Thursday. A source close to the family said, “As salaam alaykum. InnaLillah wainna Ilaihu raajiun.…
Russia has declared that the battle tanks to be supplied to Ukraine by the United States and Germany would “burn”. The U.S. is sending at least 30 M1 Abrams tanks to the country at war, a reversal of previous position.…
The United States on Wednesday announced visa restrictions on specific individuals in Nigeria. The American government said those affected undermined the democratic process in a recent election. The recent electoral race in the country were the governorship polls in Anambra,…
Many were rendered homeless on Wednesday in Ipogun, Ifedore Local Government Area when buildings were destroyed by heavy rainstorm in the community. The torrential rainfall, which lasted just two hours, also destroyed church buildings, electric poles and the health centre…
There was a mild drama at the popular Kano-road, Kaduna on Wednesday, when some group of beggars, rejected old 1,000 naira notes gifted them by a good Samaritan. Our correspondent who witnessed the drama narrated that a young man was…
The United States Embassy’s tutoring of Nigerians on how to respect and protect the human rights of LGBTQI+ persons has sparked outrage. LGBTQI is the acronym for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex. On Tuesday, the U.S. Mission announced…
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide has asked the people of the Southeast to ignore the sit-at-home order by Simon Ekpa, a self-acclaimed disciple of Nnamdi Kanu. It placed a $50, 000 bounty on the Finland-based Ekpa. Ekpa had declared sit-at-home on…
A passenger train from Warri to Itakpe has derailed on Sunday in Kogi forest forcing many of the passengers to abandon the train in fear of kidnapping. Tribune Online learnt that some criminals have cut the rail line in the…
Protests in Stockholm on Saturday against Turkey and Sweden’s bid to join NATO, including the burning of a copy of the Koran, sharply heightened tensions with Turkey at a time when the Nordic country needs Ankara’s backing to gain entry…
Five of the six persons killed by bandits in Zonkwa, headquarters of Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State, have been laid to rest. It was gathered that the victims were killed as they attempted to foil the kidnap…
Prof. Zainab-Duke Abiola, widow of late MKO Abiola has dragged the Nigeria Police Force, the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba and Inspector Teju Moses to court for alleged defamation. Prof. Abiola, through her counsel, Mr Tawo Tawo, SAN, in…