The Lagos State Government has strongly criticised landlords and property agents who are exploiting residents by imposing unjustifiable increases in house rents. The government has pledged to take action to protect tenants from these exploitative practices. The Special Adviser (Housing) to the Lagos State Real Estate Regulatory Authority, Barakat Bakare, on Saturday, expressed the government’s … [Read more…]
Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has banned the sale of petrol in filling stations across the Bama Local Government Area. Other places affected include Bama and Banki towns. The order, which takes immediate effect, followed his discussions with security agencies as part of ongoing efforts to address security challenges in the area. The governor’s spokesperson, … [Read more…]
…Nwobodo: Mbah is a Success Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, at the weekend, led other who-is-who in the state to celebrate elder statesman and a former governor of old Anambra State, Senator Jim Nwobodo Speaking during the 85th birthday anniversary celebration event in honour of Nwobodo at his Amechi Awkunanaw, Enugu, country home, … [Read more…]
By Oseloka H. Obaze The line between hope and hopelessness in Nigeria is so badly blurred it is now imperceptible. For most Nigerians, life is now ‘solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short’, making the end of hope an existential reality. Living in contemporary Nigeria, exposes that personal and national fates are unambiguous. Nigeria’s national disposition … [Read more…]
…To hit Lagos, Port Harcourt, South Africa Chetanne Chinelo, Enugu 9th Marketplace, an online shopping store and E-commerce platform has made its debut launch in Enugu State. Unveiling at the ongoing Enugu Tech Fest with the theme “Coal to Code”, which held from May 7-9, 2025, at the International Conference Centre, Enugu, Kezzy Tom-Tukura, Executive … [Read more…]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has withheld the results of 39,834 candidates over alleged involvement in examination malpractices in the just concluded 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede made this during the official release of the 2025 UTME results in Abuja on Friday. He also revealed that … [Read more…]
The Benue State Government has described protests against Governor Hyacinth Alia and the people of the state in Abuja as sponsored and orchestrated campaigns of misinformation designed to destabilise the state and undermine his administration. Governor Alia stated this through his Chief Press Secretary, Tersoo Kula, in reaction to recent protests staged against the governor … [Read more…]
INEC YET TO MAKE A DECISION ON DISAGREEMENTS IN THE LABOUR PARTY Our attention has been drawn to some media reports claiming that the Commission has recognised certain persons as the National Chairman and National Secretary of the Labour Party (LP). The reports also inferred that the Commission has restored a particular individual as the … [Read more…]
President Bola Tinubu pledged on Thursday in Awka to address key developmental challenges confronting Anambra State and the Southeast region. These include erosion, underutilisation of gas reserves and Anambra’s exclusion from the National Rail Master Plan. Speaking at a civic reception held at Alex Ekwueme Square during his state visit, President Tinubu assured the people … [Read more…]
…Harps on professional policing Doris Ewoh, Enugu The Enugu State Commissioner of Police, CP Mamman Bitrus Giwa, has revealed that within 2 months of assumption of office as the Enugu State Commissioner of Police, the command has arrested 288 suspects, secured the release of 36 abducted victims, recovered 20 vehicles, 173 ammunitions and 44 firearms … [Read more…]
Cardinal Robert Prevost Announced as Pope Leo XIV, Makes History as First American Pontiff Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected as the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church A short time after white smoke billowed from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel on the afternoon of Thursday, May 8, the world found out who … [Read more…]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has confirmed that Nigeria has fully repaid the $3.4 billion financial support it received under the Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI) to cushion the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement sent to journalists on Thursday on behalf of Mr Christian Ebeke, the IMF’s Resident Representative for Nigeria, the … [Read more…]