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Ugandan protesters who said they would press ahead with a banned anti-corruption march on Tuesday are “playing with fire”, the country’s president warned. “Some elements have been planning illegal demonstrations, riots,” President Yoweri Museveni said in a televised address late Saturday. Museveni has ruled the East African country with an iron fist since 1986. He…
Enugu State Governor, Governor Peter Mbah, has accused a Finland-based Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa, of murdering and terrorising residents of Nigeria’s South-East. Ekpa, a self-proclaimed Prime Minister of the IPOB, has been allegedly linked to some deadly attacks and enforcement of illegal sit-at-home orders in the region. The governor who received members of the House…
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Afam Osigwe, has emerged as the president-elect of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) following the 2024 NBA election held online. Osigwe secured the highest number of votes, with 20,395, surpassing his closest rival, Tobenna Erojikwe, who got 10,970 votes, and Chukwuka Ikwuazom (SAN), who received 9,007 votes. He will succeed…
The National President of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Aminu Maifata, has assured Nigerians that local government administrators will prioritise primary healthcare and basic education. He made this promise at the opening of the 48th National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of ALGON in Lafia, Nasarawa State. This meeting marks the first gathering…
Hon. Mark Useni, the representative for Takum, Donag, and Ussa federal constituency in the House of Representatives, has condemned the brutal murders of Chief Abdul Hamid of Chanchanji and his son, Yusuf Hamid, by unknown assailants. Useni commended Taraba State Governor Agbu Kefas for his swift action to prevent the escalation of violence following the…
President Bola Tinubu on Friday in Abuja commended international energy company, ENI, for its proposed new investment in Nigeria, reiterating his vision of making the nation more globally competitive and an investment destination. The President stated that by exploring the possibilities of innovative thinking, strategic planning, new technology, and research into best practices, his administration’s…
The Federal Government has imposed a $220 million fine on Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram, for alleged breaches of data privacy regulations. In a statement released on Friday, July 19, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) announced the penalty, citing violations under the Federal Competition and Consumer…
Reinstated Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, has accused Governor Godwin Obaseki of denying him entry into the state. This development comes amid escalating tensions between the two leaders over the upcoming governorship election. In an interview on Channels Television’s “Politics Today,” Shaibu detailed his allegations against Obaseki, just two days after the Federal…
The Central Bank of Nigeria has directed all banks and other financial institutions to transfer all dormant accounts, unclaimed balances and other financial assets to its dedicated account. A circular released on Friday and signed by its acting Director of the Financial Policy and Banking Regulation Department, John Onojah, said all dormant accounts and unclaimed…
President Bola Tinubu on Friday in Abuja said the federal government would ensure that investments in key sectors of the economy follow clear timelines and are impactful on the lives of citizens. A statement by the Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity), Chief Ajuri Ngelale, on Friday, said President Tinubu made the promise…
The leadership of the House of Representatives have visited the Dangote Petroleum Refinery in Lagos. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, led the lawmakers who arrived at the refinery located in the Lekki Free Trade Zone in Lagos around 11am. Africa’s richest man and President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, and top…
The Edo State Police Command has pledged to apprehend those responsible for the killing of Inspector Onuh Akoh. Inspector Akoh was fatally shot by suspected armed thugs along Airport Road in Benin City on Thursday. He was serving as the orderly for Senator Monday Okpebholo, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the state….
Wrestling icon and entertainer Hulk Hogan made a dramatic appearance at the Republican National Convention, tearing off his shirt on stage to rally support for presidential candidate Donald Trump. The former US President delivered his first public speech since surviving an assassination attempt at a Pennsylvania rally the previous weekend. Trump became emotional as he…
The Nigerian Army has successfully conducted a raid on a suspected Boko Haram camp, resulting in the rescue of seven Fulani herders who were held captive. The operation, carried out on Thursday by troops from the 25 Brigade Damboa, supported by local vigilantes, took place in Kanama village of Damboa and Imimi village in the…
All appears set for President Bola Tinubu to depart Abuja for Accra, Ghana, to participate in the Sixth Mid-Year Coordination Meeting of the African Union (AU). The meeting will also deliberate on the Regional Economic Communities (RECs), the Regional Mechanisms (RMs), and the African Union Member States. Tinubu in his capacity as the Chairman of…
Hon. Philip Agbese, Deputy Spokesperson of the House of Representatives, has advised Senator Ali Ndume to adopt the principles of teamwork and collaboration following his removal as Majority Whip of the Senate. Addressing journalists in Abuja on Thursday, July 18, Agbese remarked that Ndume’s removal was in line with standard parliamentary practices observed globally. He…
The 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has expressed deep concern over Nigerians’ severe economic hardships. His comments came during a ceremony for the distribution of free fertiliser to 52,800 smallholder farmers across Kano State’s 44 local government areas on Thursday. Addressing the gathering at the Government House, alongside the newly appointed second-class Emirs of…
The Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman, has accepted 16 years as the admission age into tertiary institutions for the 2024/2025 academic session. Mamman who had earlier pegged the admission age of undergraduates to 18, however made a u-turn after protests from stakeholders at the 2024 policy meeting organised by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation…
The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, says the Organised Labour rejected a proposal by President Bola Tinubu to pay ₦250,000 minimum wage and increase petrol prices. “Accepting ₦70,000 was the best way to save Nigerians from further hardship,” Ajaero said on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Thursday shortly after Labour met with…
An Israeli drone strike in eastern Lebanon has killed a commander in the Lebanese Islamist group al-Jamaa al-Islamiya (Assembly of Islam), an ally of Hamas. According to local media reports, Muhammad Hamid Jabara, from the town of Qaraoun, was killed at 6:30 local time (0330 GMT) Thursday by an Israeli drone attack that targeted his…
The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria, COREN, has said Nigeria recorded 22 building collapses between January and July 2024. The President of COREN, Prof Sadiq Abubakar, disclosed this at a news conference on Wednesday in Abuja. The news conference themed, “The Incessant Spate of Building Collapse in Nigeria in Recent Times: A…
The Delta State Command’s operatives have apprehended three individuals suspected of being involved in armed robbery and kidnapping. Among the suspects are Tega Dierunaba, aged 44, Chibiuke Anuforo Cosmas, aged 42, and Sunday Moses Pam, aged 36, who is believed to be involved in distributing arms. Intelligence-led investigations led to their capture in various locations…
Terrorists believed to be kidnappers launched an attack on the El-Rufai Estate in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The incident occurred in the early hours of Wednesday as the assailants entered the area and began shooting indiscriminately. During the attack, a man named Nathaniel was shot by the gunmen who then…
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced a farewell gift of N100, 000 for each corps member departing the camp and a sum of N100 million for the NYSC support staff. He announced this while speaking at the NYSC Passing-Out Parade/Closing Ceremony for the 2024 Batch ‘B’ Stream I Corps Members, held at the…
Adele has revealed that she has no intention of making new material anytime soon, and plans to take a break after her upcoming shows The English singer made the comments during a new interview with German outlet ZDF, confirming that she has no plans to work on new music and wants to take some time out…
The United Arab Emirates have some conditions that Nigerian travellers are expected to fulfil in order to get a visa to visit the Arab nation. On Monday, July 15, Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation, announced that the three-year dispute between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Nigeria has been resolved and…
The IMF held its global growth expectations for 2024 steady in a report Tuesday even as it cut forecasts for the United States and Japan, while warning of inflation risks and trade tensions ahead. The International Monetary Fund expects the world economy to grow 3.2 percent this year, unchanged from its April forecast, according to…
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Dr Abraham Ehizojie, the Medical Doctor at the health facility of the Kuje Correctional Centre, over alleged refusal to produce the medical report of the detained executive of Binance Holdings Ltd, Tigran Gambaryan. Justice Nwite gave the…
France’s President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal’s government on Tuesday, which will now serve only in a caretaker capacity, the presidency said. French politics have been in gridlock since an inconclusive snap election earlier this month, with parties in the National Assembly scrambling to put together a governing…
The Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, has called on Nigerians to exercise patience with President Bola Tinubu’s government. He made this appeal during a visit by the wife of the President, Oluremi Tinubu, to his Iga Idugaran palace in Lagos. In a statement released on Tuesday by Mrs Tinubu’s spokesperson, Busola Kukoyi, Oba Akiolu…
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has reminded President Bola Tinubu that the renewed hope he promised Nigerians is speedily turning to a forlorn hope. The group made the observation more than a year after Tinubu promised Nigerians that the economic hardship that followed the sudden hike in the fuel pump price will soon…
