The Department of State Service, DSS, has said that its operatives are not involved in the arrest of the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress in the 2023 election, Omoyele Sowore. The secret police stressed that the clarifications became imperative because of the “erroneous” reports in some sections of the media that had since…
Ibraheem Labaeka, popular Islamic singer, has resigned from his position as Special Assistant to Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq. In a letter dated Thursday, September 12, 2024, Labaeka announced his resignation, stating that he is uncomfortable being paid for doing nothing. While expressing his dissatisfaction with the role he was assigned, he added that his…
The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress in the 2023 election, Omoyele Sowore, has been released minutes after his arrest. It was earlier reported that Sowore was arrested on Sunday morning at Murtala Muhammad International Airport in Ikeja, Lagos State. He wrote, “I had just arrived in Nigeria from the USA at MMIA in…
The Director General, National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, Mr Charles Ebuebu, has pledged to create a platform where issues affecting the broadcasting industry would be discussed. He said this during a meeting himself alongside the Board of Management of the Commission, held with members of the Broadcasting Organizations of Nigeria (BON), led by the Vice Chairman,…
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has said he is open to being Nigeria’s Vice President in the future. The former Anambra State Governor has however set some conditions to be met before taking such a decision. He made the disclosure in a recent interview on News Central TV which was…
Anambra State government has said that it has launched an investigation into the alleged non-remittance of pension funds meant for local government workers and primary school teachers in the state. This comes following complaints and growing concerns over the mismanagement of deductions intended for the pensions of retirees in these sectors. Speaking at a workshop…
Randy Waldrum has resigned as the coach of the Super Falcons after four years of being in charge of the women football team. His resignation was contained in a letter dated September 12. The gaffer cited health issues of wife as the reason he’s resigning from the job. “It’s been a very difficult few weeks…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that his Operation Feed the Nation agriculture initiative would have further improved the country’s food sufficiency if his successors had sustained it. Obasanjo stated this in Ibadan, Oyo State capital during a product launch by a leading beverage company, on Thursday. The former president, however, urged Nigerians to invest…
The Kogi State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has suspended former Senator from the state, Dino Melaye from the party. Melaye was suspended by the PDP exco in Ayetoro Gbede, Ward 1 following his refusal to honour a summon. The Ward exco explained that Melaye was suspended for anti-party activities and alleged misconduct….
Nigeria’s petroleum marketers have asked Dangote Refinery to unveil the price of its Premium Motor Spirit (Petrol) to Nigerians. The President of the Products Retail Outlets Owners Association, Billy Gillis-Harry and the President of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN Abubakar Maigandi disclosed this in separate interviews on Thursday. The petroleum marketers were…
