Intercity bus fares rise by 53% ahead festive season
Ahead of the festive season, Nigerians’ spending on intercity trips rose to N5,885.68 in October 2023, indicating a 53.04 percent growth from N3,845.81 in October 2022. According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)…
Ohanaeze Ndigbo urges Tinubu to release Nnamdi Kanu as Christmas gift for Christians
In an earnest appeal, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has implored President Bola Tinubu to consider releasing Nnamdi Kanu, the detained IPOB leader, as a significant gesture of peace for the festive season. In a press statement…
Kano guber: You’ve lost jurisdiction to correct errors – Olanipekun replies appeal court
Wole Olanipekun, counsel to Abba Yusuf, Kano governor, says the court of appeal does not have the jurisdiction to correct the errors made in the recently delivered judgment on the Kano governorship election dispute. The…
Yahaya Bello orders immediate freeze of all Kogi state and local government accounts
Governor Yahaya Bello has ordered that all Kogi government’s state and local government accounts should be frozen with immediate effect. The announcement, conveyed by the Commissioner for Finance, Asiwaju Asiru Idris,…
‘It never happened` — Jamie Foxx denies sexual assault allegation
Jamie Foxx, the US actor and singer, has denied allegations of sexual assault made against him. In a recent lawsuit, a woman, identified simply as Jane Doe, claimed that Foxx groped her breasts and genitals at a…
BREAKING: Police bans all forms of protests in Kano, warns APC, NNPC supporters
The Kano state police command has reacted to the planned protests by supporters of both the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) on Friday, November 24 and Saturday, November 25. In…
Access Holdings Chairman, Bababode Osunkoya is Dead
The Chairman, Board of Directors of Access Holdings Plc, Bababode Osunkoya, has been confirmed died. This was contained in a statement filed with the Nigerian Exchange Limited by the Company Secretary, Sunday…
Gov Sanwo-Olu sacks LASTMA boss, appoints new General Manager
The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, has approved with immediate effect the appointment of Mr. Bakare-Oki Olalekan as the Acting General Manager of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority…
Nigerians lament as fresh naira scarcity hits Lagos, Abuja, Kano, other major cities
Reports of scarcity have emerged across the country despite recent assurances by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) that there is enough naira in circulation. A survey on Wednesday confirmed scarcity in some parts of…
Central Bank Governor Olayemi Cardozo Set to Address the Nation
Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria Olayemi Cardozo will reportedly address the nation by 5…
Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma Suspends Commissioner, SA
Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has suspended the Commissioner for Lands, Survey and Physical Planning, Hon. Noble Atulegwu, and the Special Adviser/General Manager of Imo Housing Corporation, Hon Mbakwe Obi Jnr,…
Tribunal judgement: Tension brews in Kano as APC, NNPP announce massive protests on same day
There is brewing tension in Kano state as stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) have fixed massive street protests for Saturday, November 25. The protests are as a…
Rising Poverty: Tinubu inherited a ‘Dead Economy’ from Buhari – Gov. Soludo
The Governor of Anambra State, Professor Charles Soludo has stated that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu inherited a ‘dead economy’ from his Predecessor, Ex-President Muhammadu Buhari. He made the comment during an…
FG issues serious warning to Nigerians travelling to Canada
The Federal Government has warned Nigerians travelling to Canada against leaving the country without proper documentation. Chairman/CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, gave the…
FACT-CHECK: Did Emefiele, Lemo refund N4 Trillion to the Nigerian Government?
CLAIM: There have been multiple reports claiming that a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele and a former Deputy Governor, Tunde Lemo, refunded 4 trillion Naira and USD$500 million…
Lost Glory! FESTAC, Satellite Town abandoned, at mercy of failed roads
If you lived in Lagos in the ’80s, ’90s, and early 2000, you would have jumped at any opportunity to reside in FESTAC or Satellite Town. In choosing locations in the Mainland, out of 10 options, FESTAC and Satellite…
If Not For Rotten Judiciary, Godswill Akpabio Would Never Be Senator Let Alone Senate President –…
A former Nigerian Minister of Education, Dr Obiageli Ezekwesili, has said if it was not for the rottenness of the Nigerian Judiciary, particularly the Court of Appeal, Senator Godswill Akpabio would not have been…
Toxicology on Mohbad’s body ongoing in US — Coroner
The Lagos Coroner Court sitting in Ikorodu has said a toxicology test which is an aspect of an autopsy seeking to determine the cause of death of late music star, Ilerioluwa Aloba known as Mohbad, is being…
Presidency, APC chairman sabotaged Tinubu’s presidential race – Onanuga
One of the media aides to President Bola Tinubu, Bayo Onanuga, says Mr Tinubu won the 2023 presidential election despite officials in President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime, including Abdullahi Adamu, the former…
BREAKING: Police Arrest Actor, Mr. Ibu’s Son, Adopted Daughter Over N300 Million Donation
The Nigerian police force have arrested ailing actor, John Okafor AKA Mr. Ibu’s son and adopted daughter, Jasmine over N300 million…
‘Apology accepted’, Maguire reacts after Ghana MP apologises for mocking him
Man Utd and England defender, Harry Maguire, has reacted after a Ghanian Member of Parliament, Isaac Adongo, apologised for comparing his performances on the pitch to the country’s Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia’s…
Our aircraft engine didn’t explode – Dana Air
Dana Air has described as the height of mischief an online report that the airline aircraft scheduled for flight operations today, Wednesday, had an engine explosion.According to the airline’s Head of…
Gaza world’s ‘most dangerous place’ for children – UNICEF
The head of the United Nations children’s agency on Wednesday called the besieged Gaza Strip “the most dangerous place in the world to be a child,” and said that the hard-won truce deal between Israel and Hamas was…
How to fix S’Court — Prof Itse Sagay, SAN
In this interview with Vanguard’s Law & Human Rights, Prof Itsejuwa Esanjumi SAGAY, SAN recalled nostalgically the golden era of the Supreme Court when law lords like Justices Kayode Esho, Chukwudifu Oputa,…