August 5, 2024
Tinubu postpones FEC meeting, hosts security chiefs Monday
This week’s Federal Executive Council meeting has been postponed to an undisclosed date. Our correspondent, who was at the Council Chamber at the scheduled time, observed that although some ministers were seated, President Bola Tinubu, his Vice President Kashim Shettima, his Chief of Staff, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, and the Secretary to the Government of the […]
Breaking: Bobrisky released from prison
Controversial cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, has regained freedom from the Kirikiri Correctional Centre, after spending six months in incarceration for abusing the naira by spraying it at parties. Recall that Bobrisky was sentenced to six months imprisonment on April 12, 2024, without the option of fine by Justice Abimbola Awogboro. In a […]
Resign if you can’t pay N70,000, NLC tells Gombe gov
The Nigeria Labour Congress has advised governors who can’t pay the new N70,000 minimum wage to quit office. The Gombe State Governor, Inuwa Yahaya, last week said his administration would not be able to pay the new national minimum wage of N70,000. Yahaya, who chairs the Northern Governors’ Forum, spoke at a meeting with labour […]
Kwara seeks Army’s support on monthly sanitation
The Kwara State Government has sought the collaboration of the 22 Brigade Commander, Brig. Gen. Olufemi Williams, for the sustenance of a cleaner Kwara. The Commissioner for Environment, Hajia Nafisat Buge, disclosed this on Saturday, when she paid a courtesy visit to the 22 Brigade Commander at Sobi headquarters, Ilorin. She said, “We are here […]
Benue widow, six children hospitalised after pap meal
A widow, Amina Isah, alongside her children and grandchildren numbering six was reported to have fallen sick and rushed to the hospital after taking a pap at Egba in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State on Sunday. The children are identified as Benjamin, Piko, Esther, Hassan Emmanuel and one other A source from the […]
Sanwo-Olu opens new engagement channels with protesters
Sanwo-Olu opens new engagement channels with protestersThe Lagos State Government has expressed appreciation to the protesters in Lagos for their peaceful conduct and their announcement of an end to their action following the broadcast by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR) today. Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-OluGovernor Babajide Sanwo-Olu praised the leaders of the protest in […]
Foreigners asked to leave Lebanon as war fears surge
Urgent calls grew for foreign nationals to leave Lebanon, which would be on the front line of a regional war, as Iran and its allies readied their response to high-profile killings blamed on Israel. While diplomats worked to avert a feared conflagration, France’s Emmanuel Macron and Jordan’s King Abdullah II said Sunday a regional military […]
Just In: DSS arrests hunger protest leader during early morning raid in Abuja
Department of State Services (DSS) operatives have arrested one of the leaders of the ongoing Endbadgovernance protests in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Micheal Lenin. According to reports, Lenin was picked up by the DSS around 2 am on Monday at his residence in the Apo area of the FCT. The Director of Mobilisation, Take […]
Oyo LG chairmen float new association
The 33 local government chairmen in Oyo State have announced their decision to form an association to further the interests of their people. They disclosed the decision in a communiqué issued at the end of their meeting in Ibadan on Saturday. The communiqué neither named the new association nor clarified if the Oyo LG chairmen […]
D’Tigress to face US in Olympics quarterfinal
Nigeria’s D’Tigress have been drawn against the United States in the quarter-finals of the women’s basketball event at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The Nigerian ladies made history by securing Nigeria’s first-ever berth in the last eight of the Olympic basketball tournament. This followed their impressive 79-70 victory over Canada in their final group game on […]