Declare Aiyedatiwa acting governor or face mass protest – Coalition tells Ondo Assembly
Ondo State Coalition of Civil Society Organizations (OSCOCSO) has issued a two-week ultimatum to the Ondo State House of Assembly to declare deputy governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa as acting governor or face mass protest.…
Fastest route to poverty is to marry woman who sees her family as man’s financial…
Former presidential aide Reno Omokri has said that the fastest way to poverty for a man is to marry a woman who believes her family is his responsibility. Revealing…
Army Carried Out Kaduna Airstrikes Against Air Force Advice – Report
Some angry officers of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) have expressed their frustration over the airstrikes on Tundun Biri in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State carried out by the Nigerian Army. Over 120 lives…
Lawmakers abandon 2024 budget defence, reject CBN, Customs, FIRS reps
Lawmakers in the House of Representatives on Friday rejected the representatives of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Controller General of Nigeria Correctional Service (NCS) and the Executive…
Police Arrest Constabularies For Demanding Money From Dutch Woman
The Police on Friday confirmed it had apprehended the Special Constabularies who were caught in a viral video demanding money from a Dutch woman rider in the Ojongbodu area along Iseyin/Ogbomosho Road in Oyo. Details…
I invited Pasuma, Portable to win souls, says Lagos cleric
The founder of a branch of Celestial Church of Christ in Lagos State, Aderemi Dabiri, has said the reason why he invited Fuji singer, Alabi Pasuma, and street-hop artiste, Portable, was to gain new converts. The cleric…
Peter Obi asks Tinubu’s govt to use N15 billion earmarked for Shettima’s residence to fuel police…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has raised concerns regarding the allocations outlined in the proposed 2024 budget. In a statement on X, Obi highlighted excessive expenses…
68 governorship aspirants to battle for Obaseki’s seat ahead of party primaries
A staggering 68 aspirants have entered the fray, gearing up to contest for the Edo State governorship seat ahead of the imminent party primary elections. Punch reports that the contenders are jostling for the tickets of…
BREAKING: Ogun State Govt places N50m bounty on killers of finance director
The Ogun State Government has announced a N50 million reward for any information leading to the arrest of the killers of Mr. Taiwo Oyekanmi, the former Director of Finance and…
Wike accused of excessive spending, allocates N4 billion to renovate official residence instead of…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration faces a storm of controversy as allegations of extravagant spending under the tenure of Nyesom Wike, emerge. Concerns have been raised over the renovation of the minister’s…
Fuel price set to increase as petrol truck costs skyrocket from N7 million in May to N25 million in…
Petrol truck cost has risen from N7 million in May to N25 million right now. This is according to Akin Akinrinade, the Chairman of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria in the Satellite Depot branch. Punch …
JUST IN: Late Alaafin’s son feared dead
Prince Abdulfatai Adebayo Adeyemi, son of the late Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, is reportedly dead. The Nation gathered the prince, popularly known as D-GOV, reportedly died of diabetes at the University College…
Saudi Prince, Abdulaziz bin Bandar Dies In Plane Crash
Saudi Prince, Talal bin Abdulaziz bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has died aged 62, the Saudi monarchy announced on Thursday. Reports in Arabic media claim the prince was killed in a plane crash, as published by RT.…
CBN extends timeline for issuance of letters of credit to five working days as FX crisis persists in…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has extended the timeline for the issuance of letters of credit from 24 hours to five working days as the country continues to struggle with foreign exchange scarcity. In the…
Sokoto approves N1.1 billion for purchase of vehicles for governor’s office
The Sokoto State government on Wednesday approved the sum of N1.1 billion for the purchase of vehicles for the governor’s office. This was disclosed by the Sokoto State Commissioner for Information, Bello…
NPA attributes non-remittance of $852 million, N1.8 billion to faulty concession agreements
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has attributed the non-remittance of $852 million and N1.8 billion to faulty concession agreements signed with the private operators by the Federal Government in 2006. This was made…
Italy’s anti-doping tribunal chases four-year ban for Pogba
France’s World Cup winner Paul Pogba is facing the possibility of a lengthy ban after Italy’s anti-doping tribunal called for a four-year suspension for the Juventus midfielder, a club source told AFP on Thursday.…
Kaduna Killings Not A Mistake, Says Gumi
Kaduna State-based renowned Islamic Scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, said that the Sunday’s bombing by the Nigerian Army using drone in Tudun Biri of Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State which claimed over 120 lives…
Tompolo’s firm, navy face off over vessel arrested with ‘stolen’ crude oil
Operatives of Tantita Security Services Limited have clashed with the Nigerian Navy over a “massive” crude oil vessel arrested in the coastal waters of Ondo state. The vessel was intercepted after it was spotted loading…
One Dangote Is Not Enough
One of the drawbacks of being in government in Nigeria is that you are daily occupied with pedestrians and you may have little or no time to…
Kaduna Bombing ‘Regrettable Error’, Won’t Reoccur, Army Chief Insists
The Chief of Army Staff, Taoreed Lagbaja, on Thursday, insisted that the military airstrikes at Tudun Biri village that killed over 100 villagers was a “regrettable error” that will not reoccur. Lagbaja stated this…
What you should know about the new rings that help prevent HIV
One of the recent innovative solutions developed to protect women against Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is vagina ring and South Africa has taken the lead to begin to produce the device in Africa. But what is…
FX inflows of $2.3bn fails to shore up external reserves
Nigeria’s economy recorded a higher net foreign exchange (FX) inflow in August 2023, but the decline in foreign currency reserves and naira pressure remain. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) showed that…
No bottleneck too difficult to remove – Tinubu tells Shell
President Bola Tinubu says he is optimistic about attracting increased investments from Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC). During a meeting on Thursday with the Shell Group management, led by…