A Nigerian man has been arrested after allegedly duping a pastor in India by posing as a Canadian philanthropist wishing to donate money and masks for poor people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the incident occurred in Hyderabad, India. Equally important, reports monitored by 1st News in the Indian media say theContinue Reading
The Nigeria Police says the fugitive former chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT); Abdulrashid Maina would be extradited to Nigeria soon. This was disclosed by spokesman of the Nigeria Police, DCP Frank Mba, in a statement on Tuesday. Specifically, the Police disclosed that it had commenced theContinue Reading
1st News reports that Nigeria has dropped to 146th position in the latest Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index. The CPI is an index published annually by Berlin-based Transparency International which ranks countries “by their perceived levels of public sector corruption, as determined by expert assessments and opinion surveys. In its latest report, 180Continue Reading
A group of Nigerian stowaways who hijacked a UK-bound ship have been arrested after a 10-hour standoff. The alleged Nigerian hijackers had threatened to kill the crew of an oil tanker – Nave Andromeda – bound for the UK. However, they were eventually arrested by UK special forces after aContinue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law the Nigeria Police Bill, 2020. This was contained in a memo dated September 16, 2020, signed by the president who communicated his assent to the Police Bill to the National Assembly, through the Clerk of the legislature. According to a detailed analysis by 1st News, the ActContinue Reading
Emirates Airlines, a foremost international carrier, has been banned from operating in Nigeria. The ban was imposed by the Federal Government. Specifically, the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika revealed the ban will take effect from Monday, September 21, 2020. This was disclosed via a tweet posted on his official handleContinue Reading
Fellow Nigerians, The 2020 celebration of Democracy Day marks 21 years of uninterrupted civil administration in our dear country. This day provides us an opportunity to reflect on our journey as a nation, our achievements and struggles. It is a day to honour our founding fathers who toiled to establishContinue Reading
The House of Representatives ad hoc Committee investigating non-implementation of pay-as-you-go package by DSTV and other satellite providers in the country has assured Nigerians of justice. Chairman of the ad hoc committee, Unyime Idem, gave the assurance while addressing journalists on Tuesday, June 2, in Abuja after the inauguration of theContinue Reading
The official death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic is inching ever closer to the 200 mark. On Monday, May 18, 2020, nine new deaths were reported across Nigeria, thereby taking the death toll to 191; just nine shy of 200. Furthermore, the total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria has risen to 6175.Continue Reading
The Federal Government, on Monday, said the recent order of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on gradual ease of lockdown will remain in force for another two weeks. The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, disclosed this at the daily briefing of the taskContinue Reading