November 1, 2024
Aiyedatiwa is in panic mode, says PDP
Ahead of the November 16 governorship election in Ondo state, the main opposition People’s Democratic Party, PDP, has said that Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the candidate of the All Progressive Congress, APC, was in panic over losing the election. However, the APC has dismissed the PDP claim as hogwash, insisting that the governor would win the […]
UBA Targets Expansion To Saudi Arabia
Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has set the wheels in motion to expand its operations in the Middle East with plans ongoing to open a subsidiary in Saudi Arabia, its largest economy. This move which is expected to happen within the next year will mark the bank’s second subsidiary in the […]
Acting COAS Assumes Duty Today
The acting Chief of Army Staff, Maj Gen Olufemi Oluyede, will assume duties today, November 1, 2024. President Bola Tinubu appointed Acting Army Chief Oluyede on Wednesday pending the return of the indisposed substantive Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Taoreed Lagbaja. His appointment came days after the Defence Headquarters claimed the appointment of an […]
Court remands Osun truck driver over alleged manslaughter
An Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court has ordered the remand of a truck driver, Adebayo Olayinka, at the Ilesa Correctional Centre for allegedly causing one Adebayo Tajudeen’s death due to dangerous driving. The magistrate, Dr Olusegun Ayilara, gave the order on Thursday and hinged his decision on “the magnitude of the offence” allegedly committed by the […]
Proscription order: FG asks court to dismiss IPOB appeal
The Court of Appeal, Abuja division, on Thursday, reserved judgment in an appeal instituted by the Indigenous People of Biafra, challenging its proscription as a terrorist organisation by the Federal Government. IPOB in its appeal, is praying the appellate court to nullify in its entirety, the ruling of the late former Chief Judge of the […]
Bobrisky removed from Amsterdam-bound KLM flight
Social media personality Okuneye Idris, popularly known as Bobrisky, was removed from an Amsterdam-bound KLM flight and detained by immigration officers late on Thursday night while attempting to leave the country. The popular cross-dresser posted on his Instagram page to alert followers about the arrest, stating that he had sustained injuries during an altercation with […]
Fresh airstrikes hit South Beirut after Israeli evacuation warning
At least ten strikes hit Beirut’s southern suburbs early on Friday after the Israeli army issued evacuation orders for buildings in Hezbollah’s stronghold. The strikes followed a meeting on Thursday between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and visiting US officials to discuss a possible deal to end the war in Lebanon as the death toll […]
Flooding: NEC plans new dams for S’East, S’South
The National Economic Council, Nigeria’s highest economic advisory body, on Thursday, recommended the inclusion of the South East and South-South in the construction of dams. The council also backed an earlier Federal Government directive mandating the Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation to commence a comprehensive integrity test of Nigeria’s waterways and dams to mitigate […]
Botswana president concedes election defeat
Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi said on Friday that he would “step aside” after his party suffered a resounding defeat in the general elections, according to preliminary tallies. “I wish to congratulate the opposition on their victory and concede the election,” Masisi told reporters at a press conference. More details to follow… AFP
EFCC Arrests Bobrisky Again
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arrested controversial social media personality Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, at Lagos’s Murtala Mohammed International Airport. The arrest, which occurred Thursday evening, October 31, came just days after the socialite had been released on bail by Nigerian police authorities. The arrest unfolded dramatically as Bobrisky attempted […]