Palliatives: Rice Price Spikes As FG, States’ Suppliers Mop Up Markets
The scramble for rice by suppliers recruited by the federal and state governments is partly responsible for the spike in the prices of the commodity, multiple sources have told Daily Trust. Traders in markets in…
AU Suspends Gabon Over Coup
The African Union’s Peace and Security Council said Thursday it had decided to “immediately suspend” Gabon following the military coup this week. The body said on X, formerly Twitter, that it “strongly condemns the…
Female Herbalist In Court For Giving Wrong Diabetes Medication
One Fariatu Usman Falali has been arraigned before a Sharia court sitting in Fagge Yan Alluna for allegedly issuing wrong diabetes medicine to a patient in Kano. Falali, a resident of Takai LGA of Kano State was arraigned…
Trump pleads not guilty in Georgia election fraud case
Former US President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty in his Georgia election fraud case, waiving the right to appear in court next week.…
National stadium bridge closed for repairs on September 1-2
The Lagos State Government will divert Traffic at the National Stadium Bridge along Funsho Williams Avenue on the nights of September 1 and 2, 2023, between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. each day to repair a damaged truck…
Medical vacation: Akeredolu not yet back, still in Germany, says aide
Mr Richard Olatunde, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, has reiterated that his boss is still recuperating in Germany and not yet back. This was contained in a statement he issued on…
I’m Working for Tinubu, not APC – Wike
The Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday, made it clear that he is working for President Bola Tinubu and not the All…
Navy arrests, parades Tompolo-led Tantita Guards as oil thieves
The Nigerian Navy has arrested and paraded some men who work for the Tompolo-led Tantita Security Service as crude oil thieves. …
Olu Adeosun resigns as MD/CEO of Ardova Plc
Ardova Plc, a prominent Nigerian integrated energy company listed on the…
PDP to take action against Wike in due course – Bwala
A former spokesperson for the Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign Council, Daniel Bwala, on Thursday, indicated that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, will face expulsion from the…
FastCash Offers Parents Up to N200,000 to Make Back-to-School Easier
As students get set to resume another academic session, FastCash, powered by First City Monument Bank (FCMB), is offering…
Ogun: Chairman Who Accused Abiodun Of Funds Diversion Suspended
Fresh trouble is brewing in Ogun State as councilors reportedly suspended Wale Adedayo, the Chairman of Ijebu-East Local Government Area, who accused Governor Dapo Abiodun of diverting councils’ allocations.…
Niger Junta Orders Eviction Of French Ambassador
The military regime in Nige has ordered the police to forcefully evict French ambassador, Ambassador, Sylvain Itte, from the country. The soldiers who ousted Niger’s president Mohamed Bazoum last month had given…
Spanish FA boss Rubiales’ mother hospitalised after hunger strike
The mother of Spanish football boss, Luis Rubiales, suspended for forcibly kissing a player during Spain’s World Cup triumph, was taken to hospital Wednesday, the third day of her hunger strike. Angeles Bejar, who…
JUST IN: FG to close MMIA from October 1
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has directed all international airlines to vacate the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, from October 1, 2023. This, he said, was to give room for…
Kano Hisbah Confirms ₦800m Budget To Sponsor 1,800 Couples In Mass Wedding
Kano Hisbah has revealed that it has acquired furniture, food, and clothes supplies for 1,800 intended couples as part of its mass wedding programme. Sheikh Aminu Daurawa, the commander-general of the Kano State…
China Seeks Safety Of Gabon President
China on Wednesday called for “all sides” in Gabon to guarantee the safety of President Ali Bongo Ondimba after a group of military officers said they were “putting an end to the current regime” in the West African…
Arewa Economic Forum cautions Tinubu against ‘Yorubanisation,’ ‘Lagoslisation’ of appointments
The Arewa Economic Forum (AEF) has drawn the attention of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to what it termed ‘Yorubanisation’ and…
Don’t emulate Gabon coup plotters – MURIC tells Nigerians Military
The Muslim Rights Concern has told the Armed Forces of Nigeria not to emulate their Gabonese counterparts that removed the country’s…
Drama as Angry lawyers walk out of NBA conference over choice of Portable as guest performer
Some lawyers in the early hours of Thursday walked out of a programme organised as part of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) annual general…
GAC meets Sanwo-Olu, Obasa over nominees’ rejection
The Lagos State Governance Advisory Council, the highest political advisory body of the All Progressives Congress in the state, on Wednesday, met with the Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and the Speaker of…
Osun APC expels Aregbesola’s ally, two Adeleke’s aides
Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress on Wednesday announced the expulsion of 84 members majority of whom are members of the defunct The Osun Progressives. Prominent on the list of those expelled was…
64 die in South Africa building fire
A fire that engulfed a five-storey building killed more than 60 people including children in central Johannesburg on Thursday, the South African city’s emergency services said. Another 43 were injured, some suffering…
Tinubu seeks AU consensus response to Gabon coup
President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria and chairman of the Authority of the Heads of States and Government of the Economic Community of West African States, has kicked against the coup in Gabon, adding that efforts are on…