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The Nigeria Immigration Service NIS on Monday said it has launched a formal investigation following the circulation of a video on social media, showing a female traveller destroying a Nigerian Standard Passport at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. The Service Public Relations Officer, DCI Kenneth Udo disclosed this in a statement issued in…
Olanike Okumeh, a 61-year-old retiree, has accused The Redeemed Evangelical Mission of not fixing her three-bedroom home at 5 Mobil Road, Satellite Town, Lagos State after the church tore down the walls to convert it to a hall for religious services. Okomeh disclosed that the church failed to restore the apartment to its original state…
Egbu residents in Owerri North LGA Imo State have been thrown into deep mourning as four young men lost their lives while attempting to evacuate dungs from a sewage pit at Umunwokoji Umuayalu village. It was gathered that the incident that took mysterious dimensions saw the four workers taking turns to enter into the pit…
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) recently rescued two injured pedestrians who were hit by a drunk driver while crossing the expressway with their luggage. The incident occurred near Mayfair Garden, heading towards the Epe area of Lagos. The accident involved a Toyota Camry and a commercial LT Bus, resulting in severe fractures to…
A tragic incident occurred at a construction site in Lagos State, where a 17-year-old boy was electrocuted while assisting his stepfather with scaffolding work. The Lagos State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident to reporters on Saturday. According to Hundeyin, the boy and his stepfather had been contracted to work…
Nigeria’s biggest hope for a medal at the Paris Olympics Tobi Amusan crashed out of the Women’s 100m Hurdles, Friday morning to the disappointment of athletics watchers world wide. Amusan who is the reigning world champion and world record holder in the 110m hurdles, suffered a shock exit from the Paris 2024 Olympics. The 27-year-old…
The EndBadGovernance protesters have commenced a one-milion-man protest in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT Abuja. Newsmen reports that the protest against high cost of living which began on August 1 is expected to end today, August 10. The organizers had vowed to stage a one-milion-man protest in the 36 states and the nation’s capital to…
A non-political group, The Patriots, has canvassed for the promulgation of people-oriented constitution for the nation to move forward. The group, led by former Secretary-General of the The Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, presented this request to President Bola Tinubu during their meeting with him on Friday at the State House, Abuja. Addressing newsmen after the…
The BBC said Friday it had asked disgraced former presenter Huw Edwards to return his salary from the time he was arrested in November last year on charges of making indecent images of children. Edwards, one of the most recognisable faces on UK television, pleaded guilty last month to three charges and now faces a…
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has urged the Federal Government to hold accountable those responsible for authorising and executing the invasion of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) headquarters in Abuja. Mr Festus Osifo, TUC President described the invasion as a grave violation of fundamental rights, particularly the freedoms of speech and expression. He,…
Bauchi State Police Command has confirmed the killing of one Habibu Aminu from Lere village in the Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area of the state by an operative of Operation Safe Heaven stationed in the area. This was disclosed by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, in a press release issued on Wednesday….
Osun State Police Command has warned that it will not tolerate any attempt to jeopardise the peace and security of the state. Issuing the warning through a statement by the Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Umar Abba through the Command spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola on Wednesday, the police also warned that it will not fold its arms…
Envoys of Côte d’Ivoire, Poland, Britain and the U.S. diplomatic missions have commended Nigeria’s strategic approach to the recent nationwide protests. The envoys disclosed this in separate remarks on Wednesday in Abuja when foreign affairs minister, Yussuf Tuggar briefed Heads of Diplomatic Missions on the protests. Ambassador of Côte d’Ivoire, Kalilou Traore commended Tuggar for…
DELTA Obedient Elders’ Council, yesterday, said the “insensitive speech” of President Bola Tinubu to toiling Nigerians at a moment of great expectations from him showed that he is out of touch with the reality of the country. Reacting to issues from the ongoing #EndBadGovernace protest across the country, the Obedient Council, in a statement by…
The Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, has declared that there has been improvement in the power sector following the reforms introduced by the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration. A statement by the ministry on Wednesday said Adelabu stated this during the first meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Power Sector Working Group set up by the…
Kalu Aja, a financial analyst and educator, has accused President Bola Tinubu’s media of being dysfunctional. “The President’s Media team is dysfunctional,” Aja posted on X. The statement followed a seemingly cold war between two of Tinubu’s media aides. The disagreement is centered on a video posted on the President’s verified X page on Wednesday….
Minister of Finance, Wale Edun has said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is targeting fresh fiscal measures, including outright tax breaks for companies employing more Nigerians, and others to reduce inflation. Edun disclosed this in a recent interview on AIT’s Money Line program. He said the fiscal incentives including the ranges of import duties exemptions will…
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday approved the appointments into the governing councils of some federal universities and tertiary institutions of learning. A statement by presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, named the institutions to include the Nigerian Maritime University, Okerenkoko, Delta State; Nigerian University of Science and Technology, Abuja; Federal University of Agriculture, Bassam-Biyi, Bayelsa; Federal University…
The Inspector-General of Police Special Task Force on Petroleum and Illegal Bunkering, IGP-STFPI, said it arrested 17 suspects over pipeline vandalism and illegal oil bunkering nationwide in one month. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, made the disclosure on Wednesday in Abuja during a media briefing to showcase the achievements of the task…
An American woman who was found chained to a tree “screaming” in a forest in the western Indian state of Maharashtra had blamed her husband, but it has now emerged that she chained herself Lalita Kayi, 50, was rescued on July 27 from the dense forests of Sindhudurg district after her cries for help…
The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has faulted former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, for warning security agencies against using lethal force against protesters. In a statement issued on Tuesday night August 6, Atiku warned that those who authorise the use of lethal force against peaceful civilian protesters will…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday announced the approval for a pivotal financial accommodation to support the proposed merger between Unity Bank Plc and Providus Bank Limited. The apex bank, in a statement by its acting Director of Corporate Communications, Hakama Sidi-Ali, said the move is designed to bolster the stability of the…
Suspected far-right rioters appeared in British courts on Tuesday as the government said 6,000 specialist police were ready to deal with England’s worst disorder in over a decade. Almost 400 people have been arrested and 100 charged over the week-long disturbances sparked by online misinformation about the murder of three children in a mass stabbing,…
President Bola Tinubu has appointed ex-Kastina State Governor, Aminu Masari, as the new Chairman, Board of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund). Disclosing this in a statement on Tuesday, presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, said the President also appointed six others as members of the board. They are Senator Sani Danladi, Sunday Adepoju, Nurudeen Adeyemi, Esther…
Bangladesh’s Nobel-winning microfinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus will lead an interim government after mass protests forced longtime prime minister Sheikh Hasina to flee, the presidency announced Wednesday. The appointment came quickly after student leaders called on the 84-year-old Yunus — credited with lifting millions out of poverty in the South Asian country — to lead. The…
A former Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Ali Ndume has apologised to the leadership of the ruling All Progressives Party (APC) for not consulting the party before publicly accusing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration of maladministration. Ndume who represents Borno South in the upper chamber of the National Assembly, however, said that he stands…
A young boy was killed allegedly by a stray bullet in Zaria on Tuesday when security operatives engaged hoodlums in the Samaru community who defied the curfew imposed on the ancient city by the Kaduna State Government. Sources from Zaria told journalists that the window created for the inhabitants of Samaru to mingle and visit…
Nigeria Police Force has issued a stern warning against the display of foreign flags during protests and calls for a military coup. The police said such actions are treasonable felonies under Nigerian law. This statement follows recent violent protests in Bauchi, Kano, Kaduna, and Katsina States, where demonstrators were seen brandishing foreign flags. According to…
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has confirmed that two people escaped death on Tuesday when a commercial bus rammed into a slow-moving articulated vehicle. LASEMA Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, who confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, said the two victims sustained various degrees of injuries. Oke-Osanyintolu said…
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed has expressed his disappointment over President Bola Tinubu’s recent nationwide broadcast, stating that no consultation was made with state governors prior to the address. According to him, the President’s speech did not reflect the reality on ground, adding that there is a huge gap between the government and the governed…
Activist lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, has said no political office holder in Nigeria should be paid salaries. Adeyanju pointed out that President Bola Tinubu should drive his personal car because politics is about service. Featuring on The Honest Bunch podcast, the activist lamented that politicians in Nigeria see politics as a full time job. Adeyanju said,…
