The management of the National Institute for Cultural Orientation has assured the family of late Pa Michael Taiwo, designer of Nigeria’s national flag of getting a befitting burial. NICO Executive Secretary, Biodun Ajiboye, made this known in a statement signed by his media aide, Caleb Nor, adding that President Bola Tinubu couldn’t abandon the national…
The Federal Government has unveiled a series of events to mark this year’s Democracy Day. The details were unveiled in a notice issued by Abdulhakeem Adeoye on behalf of the Director of Information and Public Relations in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation on Sunday. The celebration will commence on…
Nollywood actress, Uche Ogbodo, has declared that though she is married to a younger man, she is not that older than him. Ogbodo, who spoke in a recent interview said people create the impression that she is in her 50s. She said: “As a public figure, I should be open to criticism but the fact…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has taken legal action against President Bola Tinubu’s administration. The organisation described the move as necessary so as to ensure financial transparency. The lawsuit demands the publication of detailed spending reports and agreements related to loans acquired by the administrations of former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Yar’Adua, Goodluck Jonathan,…
Hanks Anuku, a renowned Nollywood actor, has shared how a viral video that falsely portrayed him as mentally unstable, ruined his career and caused him personal pain. A video went viral in 2022 showing the actor dressed in tattered clothes, appearing to talk to himself, with many insinuating he was mentally unstable. Shortly after the…
Organised Labour may settle for N100,000 minimum wage as the Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage commences daily meetings for five days to reach a consensus. Multiple sources in the labour movement said on Tuesday that the union leaders were willing to review their demand from N494,000 to N100,000, following the criticism and controversy that…
The Nigeria Guild of Editors and some Senior Advocates of Nigeria, have condemned the continued harassment of journalists by the police, using the Cybercrime Act. The condemnation comes as men of the Nigeria Police Force from the Zone 2 Command, Lagos State arrested a journalist and publisher of News Platform, Precious Eze. The publisher of…
The Federal High Court in Kano has fixed June 13 to rule on whether or not it has the jurisdiction to entertain a suit on the Kano emirate crisis. Justice Abdullahi Liman adjourned for ruling after entertaining argument and counter-argument by the counsel for the applicant and the respondents. Thursday’s proceedings was held amid heavy…
Controversial Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable has cried out in fear over his recent observation in America. The singer, in a video captured online, revealed that American citizens are always carrying guns like phones in their pockets. According to him, those who have been coming to welcome him into the country and…
During a heated Senate session on Wednesday, Senate President Godswill Akpabio made a striking statement, declaring, “Cows are not citizens of Nigeria,” while addressing a senator’s controversial remarks regarding the ongoing farmer-herder clashes in the country. The remark came amid discussions surrounding the proposed National Animal Husbandry and Ranches Commission bill, which aims to control…
