THE Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court has acquitted six individuals who faced charges related to public peace disturbances during the 2020 #Endsars protests. TRUTHNG reports that the individuals acquitted on Thursday are Daniel Joyinbo, Adigun Sodiq, Kehinde Shola, Salaudeen Kamilu, Sodiq…
PUBLIC outrage continues to trail the purchase of a new presidential jet by the Bola Tinubu administration. The government’s decision to allocate over N150 billion for the purchase of the aircraft, at a time when Nigerians are grappling with a…
THE First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, has disbursed N65 million grant to 1,300 women petty traders in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Mrs Tinubu explained during the event in Abuja on Thursday, that each of the women would receive…
LEAKED corporate documents have revealed that the son of Nigerian President Bola Tinubu co-owned an offshore company with the son of a wealthy tycoon who was recently awarded a massive contract to construct a 700-kilometre highway along Nigeria’s coast. This…
LUCARA Diamond Corp, a Canadian mining company, announced the discovery of a colossal 2,492 carat diamond at its Karowe mine in Botswana, marking one of the largest diamonds ever unearthed. The company did not specify the gem quality of the…
AFRICA is ideally positioned to become the next century’s economic growth engine, driven by a combination of favuorable demographics, abundant natural resources, and rapid technological adoption. With the youngest population globally, a burgeoning middle class, and significant natural resources, the continent is set…
THE Zimbabwean government announced on Tuesday that it has renewed its ban on alluvial and riverbed mining in an effort to curb ongoing environmental degradation. Although the ban was initially imposed in 2020, illegal mining activities have persisted, leading…
IN a bid to boost the intellectual strength of its workforce and promote distance learning, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has launched an electronic learning management studio at its Academy in Karu, Abuja. The commissioning, which concluded…
A Chinese firm, Zhongshang Fucheng Industrial Investment Ltd., has finalised the repossession of a luxury jet owned by Nigeria in Canada. Peoples Gazette reports that Zhongshang recently received a change of custodian paperwork for the Bombardier 6000 type BD-700-1A10 aircraft…
EXTENSIVE flooding in eastern Bangladesh has left 2 people dead and nearly three million people stranded, the government reported on Thursday. Heavy rains and water surges from upstream hilly areas caused local rivers to burst their banks, leading to widespread…
