THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday grilled the Chairman, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, Jalal Arabi, over alleged mismanagement of the 2024 hajj exercise fund among others. Our correspondent gathered that Arabi arrived at the EFCC’s headquarters in Jabi, Abuja at about 10 am and was grilled …

Meta Platforms, the owner of Facebook, has agreed to pay $1.4bn to settle a lawsuit filed by the state of Texas over the illegal use of facial-recognition technology to collect biometric data of millions of Texans without their consent. This landmark agreement, reported by Reuters on Tuesday, is the largest …

Mr. President will do more to meet the needs of Nigerians. THE Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has called on the organizers of the proposed protest to shelve the idea and come to a roundtable and dialogue with the Federal Government as Tinubu’s reforms have started yielding fruitful results, …

Tearful Coco Gauff crashed out of the Paris Olympics at the hands of Donna Vekic on Tuesday as Rafael Nadal prepared to return to the baking Roland Garros courts. As temperatures rocketed in the French capital, officials activated a heat protocol, allowing a 10-minute break between the second and third …

Ipswich Town manager Kieran McKenna is a shock contender for the England job, according to reports. The position became vacant following the resignation of Gareth Southgate as England head coach on July 16, 2024. Southgate announced his resignation two days after England’s Euro 2024 final defeat to Spain. The 53-year-old …

NAPOLI are open to including Romelu Lukaku in discussions with Chelsea over Victor Osimhen, with the Serie A side keen to wrap up a move for the Belgium striker. Julian Alvarez has admitted he is not happy being left out of the biggest Manchester City games. City manager Pep Guardiola …

AS Nigerian youths prepare for the nationwide protest tagged ‘End Bad Governance’, Yobe state Government has ordered the closure of schools. The Yobe State Government has announced the closure of all primary and secondary schools in the state in anticipation of the nationwide hardship protests scheduled for August 1, 2024. …

ORGANISERS of the planned #EndBadGovernance nationwide demonstrations slated for August have rejected the proposal by the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun for confined protests. At a meeting with the organisers on Tuesday, the IGP suggested confined protests in identified locations and advised against street rallies. However, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa …

AHEAD of the planned nationwide protest against hunger, fuelled by the outrageous increase in prices of commodities in Nigeria, a viral video containing an old prophecy connected to the protest has resurfaced on social media. The prophecy which was given by a Prophet Arayomi Tomi, on February 27, 2023 predicted …

PASSENGERS of Arik Air, once Nigeria’s leading domestic air carrier were groaning on Tuesday after the Nigerian Air Management Agency, NAMA grounded the airline’s fleet following a court decision over unpaid debt The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has confirmed that Arik Air’s fleet was grounded due to the airline’s …