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Year: 2024

Labour Party Members Are Confused Over Peter Obi’s Lack Of Leadership –Former LP Campaign Spokesman, Kenneth Okonkwo

A former spokesperson for the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council, Kenneth Okonkwo, has announced his departure from Peter Obi’s political camp, citing leadership issues within the party. Okonkwo in a statement said he initially believed that Obi would “seize the…

PDP suspends delegate congress in Kogi over alleged irregularities

The opposition Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) has suspended the three ad-hoc delegate congresses in the 239 wards of Kogi State over alleged irregularities. This was contained in a letter dated July 27, 2024, which was signed by the Chairman, Caretaker…

CBN sued over failure to ‘account for missing N100bn dirty notes, other public funds’

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) “over the failure to account for and explain the whereabouts of the over N100 billion ‘dirty and bad notes’ and ‘other large sum…

Nigerian boxer Cynthia Ogunsemilore fails drug test, out of Olympics

Nigerian boxer Cynthia Ogunsemilore has been disqualified from the Paris Olympics women’s boxing tournament after testing positive for a banned substance. The International Testing Agency (ITA) announced on Saturday that Ogunsemilore, 22, tested positive for the diuretic furosemide, a substance…

Nigerians donate N1m for ex-inmates wrongfully jailed 24 years over murder

Well-meaning Nigerians have donated at least one million naira on behalf of ex-inmates Ismail Lasisi and Lukman Adeyemi, who spent 24 years in prison for the ritual killing of a woman they knew nothing about. In an emotional interview with…

Governor Adeleke Conveys Dialogue with National Protest Organisers, Stakeholders

Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has fixed Monday for a comprehensive dialogue with organizers of upcoming national protests alongside stakeholders from the security and civil societies. In a directive handed down on Sunday morning, contained in a statement by…

I will join hardship protest if contacted – Utomi

A political economist and former presidential candidate, Prof Pat Utomi, shares his thoughts with DANIEL AYANTOYE about the recent allegations of sponsoring the planned August 1 protest, among other national issues The situation in the country has become worrisome. What…

PROTEST: ‘Three key demands’ of promoters revealed

Despite the faceless nature of the promoters of looming nationwide protest, sources in the security forces at the weekend suggested that there are at least three key demands. The sources, who spoke barely four days before the planned protest, said…

Fuel Scarcity: At N850/ltr queues resurface in Lagos; motorists, commuters groan

Amid heavy gridlock, motorists and commuters in Lagos lamented over the sudden scarcity of fuel, popularly called petrol. This has resulted in transport fares increase by commercial bus drivers — danfos and koropes — within the city. Consequently, fuel queues…

Four Days to Protest: Activists adamant, opposition grows, regional bodies disagree

Amid growing opposition to the nationwide protest planned to commence on Thursday, August 1 by some youths in the country aggrieved about the state of the economy, two notable activists came out at the weekend to say there is no…