Iranian human rights activist, Narges Mohammadi, has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2023 by the Norwegian Nobel Committee. The announcement was made in a press release shared by the Committee on Friday. Mohammadi was credited for her fight against the oppressive policies of the Iranian government against women in the country in the…
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general election, Atiku Abubakar, says President Bola Tinubu betrayed him politically. Atiku disclosed that his political relationship with Tinubu ended in 2007, saying this was after he rejected moves to make the former Lagos State Governor his running mate as the presidential candidate…
The Lagos State government will be doing the groundbreaking of the proposed $100 million African Film City before the end of this month. The project, which will be sited in Epe, is intended to enhance originality in content creation in Nollywood – Nigeria’s film industry. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, made the announcement on Thursday, at the…
A Westminster Magistrates Court in the United Kingdom—UK, presided over by Michael Snow, on Monday, granted former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, bail to the whooping sum of £70,000 over her alleged involvement in £100,000 bribery scandal. Diezani who appeared in court today to answer her charges was also slammed with other sanctions including…
A Ministerial nominee, Abbas Balarabe from Kaduna State, on Wednesday, collapsed while explaining his profile at the Senate. He was the second to be screened for confirmation, but fainted shortly after he took turns to be screened by lawmakers Immediately, he fainted, the Sergeant-At-Arms ordered journalists out of the Chambers. Senator Ishaku Abbo representing Adamawa…
President Bola Tinubu, in his Independence Day address on Sunday, spoke on measures his administration has undertaken to reverse the country’s economic trajectory from a destructive path towards progress for the mutual welfare of all citizens. One of the steps mentioned by President Tinubu was the “thorough housecleaning” of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN),…
President Bola Tinubu’s emergency appeal to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in Chicago to prevent Chicago State University (CSU) from disclosing his academic records to Atiku Abubakar has been denied. Judge Nancy L. Maldonado, in her decision on Tinubu’s urgent request in case No. 23 CV 05099, rejected President…
The Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, has ordered the immediate closure of Ladipo and Mushin markets for several environmental offences, including reckless waste disposal, unclean premises, and non-payment of waste bills. The market would remain closed until the traders and market stakeholders met the mandatory redress conditions. The Commissioner noted that the…
The Federal Government has stated its plan to begin taxing wealthy Nigerians to achieve its 18% Tax-GDP ratio revenue target. This was disclosed by Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, Chairman, of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms in a recent interview with Bloomberg. Mr. Taiwo noted that this move is part of President Bola Tinubu’s reforms…
The administration of United States President, Joe Biden, has revealed the motive behind the inauguration of Chinenye Ogwumike and Osagie Imasogie (Nigerian-Americans) alongside ten others as members of the US Advisory Council on Africa Diaspora Engagement. In a statement published on the US Department of State Services website, the Biden administration said Wednesday that the…
