The Olowu of Kuta, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Adekunle Oyelude Makama (CON) has described former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo as a timeless statesman whose presence will be felt many years after his generation. Oba Makama, who congratulated Chief Obasanjo for enjoying a healthily long life, asserted that God purposely…
The Director General, National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, has described the commission as the facilitator between broadcasters, advertisers, and measurement service providers. The Director General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Mr. Charles Ebuebu, and the Director General of the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON), Dr. Olalekan Fadolapo, joined the Honorable Minister for Information and…
TVC Communications, owners of TVC, TVC News and Max FM has announced the appointment of Stella Din-Jacob as its new Editor-in-Chief. An accomplished broadcast news journalist and Barrister with over 20 years’ experience in local and international media, Stella will oversee and implement the strategic direction and management of TVC News as it enters a…
Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has described her ordeal in Ugandan prison as a blessing in disguise. According to the ‘Crazy Things’ crooner, she felt honoured to have experienced prison.Tems explained that she wouldn’t have known what prisoners were going through if she hadn’t had the experience herself. She emphasised that…
The Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Ghandi Olaoye, has said that Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has a lot to teach monarchs across the country. Oba Olaoye stated this when he visited Oba Ogunwusi in his palace on Wednesday. The Ooni of Ife described Oba Olaoye’s ascension to the throne of his forebears as divinely…
The Federal Government may have set in motion a plan to suspend the payment of import duties on staple food items, drugs, and other essential items for an initial period of six months as a measure to curb inflation. This was contained in an Executive Order expected to be issued by the President titled, “Inflation…
Men of the Nigerian Police Force from the Zone 2 Command, Lagos State, have arrested a journalist and publisher of News Platform, Precious Eze. The publisher of the online newspaper was said to have been picked up by policemen at his Gbagada, Lagos home on May 27, 2024. His arrest, according to a statement by…
A Federal High Court in Lagos has granted an order for the interim forfeiture of property valued at N11.14 billion allegedly linked to former Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele. Trial judge, Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke, granted the order following an-ex parte application filed and argued by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,…
The People’s Democratic Party, PDP, has said that it is not in merger talks with any political party ahead of the 2027 elections. It will be recalled that former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, had a private meeting in Abuja on May 13,…
The Senate has on Wednesday, approved a bill that grants a 300 per cent salary increase for judicial officers at the federal and state levels. The Red Chamber approved the report presented by the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights, and Legal Matters, chaired by Senator Mohammed Tahir Monguno (APC- Borno North), to the lawmakers….
