A former deputy governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, has declared support for the opposition, All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Monday Okpebholo, in the upcoming September 21 governorship election in Edo state. According to Shaibu, the governorship race started with three homeboys – himself, Okpebholo, and Olumide Akpata of the […]
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Emir Sanusi Snubs Police Ban On Durbar In Kano.
As the Emirship tussle in Kano continues, the reinstated emir and the deposed one led the Eid el-Kabir prayers in separate prayer grounds in the state on Sunday. While Emir Muhammad Sanusi II led the prayers inside the Kofar Mata Juma’at Mosque alongside Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf due to rain, […]
Youths Storm LGA Secretariats In Rivers, Ask Chairmen To Vacate Office.
Youths in the three local government areas of the Kalabari ethnic group have occupied their council secretariats to demand the vacation of the council chairmen from office. The local government areas are Degema, Asari-Toru and Akuku-Toru. Amateur videos obtained by Newsmen on Monday showed that some of the youths mobilised […]
FG pushes N62,000 Minimum Wage pay despite Labour’s opposition.
The Presidency, on Sunday, insisted that the N250,000 minimum wage clamour by Organised Labour is unsustainable, warning that the Federal Government cannot channeled all its resources to meet such a demand. The warning comes two days after the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria raised concerns over the N62,000 being […]
GTBank drags 60 bank chiefs to court.
Guaranty Trust Bank has dragged no fewer than 60 top executives of 13 commercial banks to court as a pending suit between GTBank and Afex Commodity Exchange over N17bn Anchor Borrowers Programme loan lingers. The 60 executives including the chairmen, chief executive officers, directors, and company secretaries of the 13 […]
Anambra Police Record Yet Another Breakthrough, Intercept Gun Runner, Recover 275 Live Cartridges
Anambra Police Record Yet Another Breakthrough, Intercept Gun Runner, Recover 275 Live Cartridges Police Operatives attached to Fegge division, while on patrol along Niger Street, Onitsha, on 15/6/2024 by 1:30 pm, arrested one Felix Owaya ‘M’ aged 48, of Ika South LGA of Delta State and recovered three hundred and […]
Cholera Outbreak: Nigeria must prevent spread in schools—UNICEF
Following the outbreak of cholera in Lagos and some states, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called for extensive measures to protect school children. The UN organisation also called for concerted efforts to prevent disruption in the academic calendar over the spread of the disease. The Chief of UNICEF […]
UAE To Lift Visa Ban On Nigerians Soon – Keyamo
The Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, has revealed plans by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government to lift the visa ban imposed on Nigerian travelers soon. Keyamo, during a 44-minute interview with the Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu, Otega Ogra, on the State House YouTube, noted that a […]
On Foreign News, Senegal Joins Oil-Producing Countries, Achieves First Oil
On Foreign News, Senegal has achieved its first oil as it officially joins the list of oil-producing countries in West Africa. The country began producing oil for the first time last week, with the Sangomar deep-water project aiming to produce 100,000 barrels of oil per day. The Sangomar Field Development […]
Tinubu mourns Oluremi Atanda
President Bola Tinubu has mourned the demise of the former Chairman of the Old Oyo State Civil Service Commission, Chief Oluremi Atanda. In a statement today by his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, the President also extended his heartfelt condolences to the Atanda family over the passing of their patriarch. The statement […]