Osun NIPR Set to hold 2024 PR Challenge
The Osun State Chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) has announced the second edition of its PR pitching competition, the Osun PR Challenge. The event is set for Thursday, May 9, 2024, at the SEAP Hall, Redeemer’s…
Buhari imposed Abdullahi Adamu on APC despite corruption charges – Edwin Clark
Leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, Chief Edwin Clark, has decried the freedom enjoyed by alleged corrupt politicians in the country. Clark went further to accuse former President Muhammadu Buhari of imposing Abdullahi Adamu, a former Governor of…
Police Arrest Suspected Abuja-Kaduna Train Attack Mastermind
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has arrested the suspected mastermind of the Abuja-Kaduna train attack Ibrahim Abdullahi also known as Mande. The attack happened in March 2022 but at a news conference in Kaduna on Thursday, the Force Public Relations…
Kaduna Revenue Service seals MTN, Glo, Airtel masts over N5.8bn tax
The Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service, KADIRS, has on Thursday, sealed telecommunication masts in the state belonging to MTN, Globacom and Airtel over failure to pay taxes totaling N5.8bn. In a statement by the Head of Corporate Communications Kaduna IRS,…
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao has been sentenced to 4 months in prison
Changpeng Zhao, the billionaire founder of the prominent cryptocurrency exchange Binance, received a four-month prison sentence on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, following his guilty plea to money laundering violations last year. This term, significantly shorter than the three years demanded…
Uzodinma appoints self as commissioner for land in Imo
Hope Uzodinma, governor of Imo, has appointed himself as the commissioner for land, survey and physical planning in the state. Speaking with TheCable on Tuesday, Oguike Nwachukwu, chief press secretary to the governor, said the self-appointment by Uzodinma was to…
BREAKING: FG approves salary increase for civil servants
The federal government has approved an increase of between 25 percent and 35 percent salary increase for civil servants on the remaining six consolidated salary structures. The salary increase, announced on the eve of the Workers’ Day celebration, is contained…
Petrol scarcity: Major oil marketers to lift 300m litres of PMS this week
The Major Energies Marketers Association of Nigeria (MEMAN) says its members have commenced loading over 300 million litres of premium motor spirit (PMS) this week amid scarcity. MEMAN disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. “Our members in Apapa and…
NBA gives FG seven-day ultimatum to reverse electricity tariff hike
The Ikeja branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has given the federal government and electricity distribution companies (Discos) a seven-day ultimatum to reverse the old electricity tariff or face a lawsuit. At a news conference on Tuesday, the branch…
88,000 displaced in Somalia in three months — UN
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said on Sunday that about 88,000 people were internally displaced in Somalia in the first three months of 2024. The UNHCR said the displacement was mainly caused by conflict or insecurity and the…