An unidentified air traveller was removed from a flight over his insistence on President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu not being sworn in come May 29. The lone protester was carried off the Abuja bound flight on Friday despite his resistance. In the video obtained, he is heard saying “Tinubu cannot be sworn in”. Then in another … [Read more…]
The leadership of the Labour Party on Friday denounced the purported suspension of its National Chairman, Julius Abure, by the executive members of his ward in Edo State. In a statement signed by the National Secretary of the party, Mallam Farouk Umar, the LP said the purported suspension is illegal and of no consequence. According … [Read more…]
The BBNaija season 6 housemates who met on the reality show in the ‘Shine Ya Eye’ edition in 2021 took fans by surprise after their engagement video surfaced online on Friday. Saga proposed to his love interest in a romantic atmosphere, decorated with rose flowers and realised writing on a wall which requested her to … [Read more…]
The Ogun State police command has arrested famous singer, Habeeb Okikiola, commonly called Portable, who had earlier refused to honour the police invitation. Recall that earlier on Tuesday, two videos of the musician raining curses and rough-handling some men of the Nigeria police surfaced on the internet. Portable’s arrest is coming after the police gave … [Read more…]
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has challenged the Department of State Services (DSS) to disclose identities of those planning to instal an interim government. On Wednesday, the secret police, in a statement by its spokesman, Dr. Peter Afunaya, said it had confirmed a plot by some key players to install an … [Read more…]
Nigeria’s public debt stock which includes external and domestic debt hit a new mark of N46.25 trillion in Q4 2022 from N44.06 trillion in Q3 2022. This is according to the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics(NBS) which released its quarterly report titled “Nigerian Domestic & Foreign Debt Q4 202” on Friday. The report revealed that the … [Read more…]
The Empowering Girl Initiative Committee of Rotary International District 9125 and five clubs have commissioned over N8million worth of toilets and bathrooms for Government Girls Secondary School (GGSS) in Dutse, Abuja. Both the district committee and the clubs built five toilets, five bathrooms, 13ft by 12ft soak away, and renovated four toilets and four bathrooms. … [Read more…]
…First Former US President Charged with Crime A lawyer for Donald Trump said Thursday he’s been told that the former president has been indicted in New York on charges involving payments made during the 2016 presidential campaign to silence claims of an extramarital sexual encounter. It becomes the first ever criminal case against a former … [Read more…]
…says it’s time to deliver good governance on the mandate of the people The Enugu State Governor-Elect, Dr. Peter Mbah, has dedicated the March 18 governorship victory and his certificate of return to the electorate in the state who made it possible through their massive votes and support at the polls. Dr. Mbah, who, alongside … [Read more…]
The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reversed the recent suspension slammed on a former governor of Katsina State, Ibrahim Shema; former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose; Senator Pius Anyim; Prof. Dennis Ityavyar (Benue State), and Dr. Aslam Aliyu (Zamfara State) It also reversed the directive to Governor Samuel Ortom of … [Read more…]
Dangote Industries Limited, yesterday listed N200 billion series 1 and 2 Bonds on Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited. At the Closing Gong Ceremony commemorating the listing of the bond held at the Exchange in Lagos, the Group chief executive officer, Dangote Industries Limited, Mr Olakunle Alake expressed delight upon the completion of the listing of the … [Read more…]
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, on Wednesday, said the Federal Government has approved a pay raise for civil servants in the country. Ngige, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme, said the pay raise is a peculiar allowance for civil servants in view of the current economic reality. He … [Read more…]