Nigerian music executive and politician, Bankole Wellington (Banky W), has reacted to the judgment of the National Assembly election petitions tribunal sacking Thaddeus Attah of the Labour Party as lawmaker representing Eti Osa Federal Constituency of Lagos State. Attah, had Banky W of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, and Mr. Babajide Obanikoro of the All…
United Arab Emirates (UAE) did not make any comment on lifting the visa ban imposed on Nigerian travellers in its statement on the meeting its president, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, had with his Nigerian counterpart, President Bola Tinubu, on Monday. Tinubu proceeded to Abu Dahbi, UAE capital, from India, where he attended the G-20…
The Ogun State government has demolished a five-storey building, DATKEM Plaza, owned by former governor of the state, Gbenga Daniel, and his wife, Olufunke Daniel. The plaza, which is located at Folagbade Street, Ijebu Ode, was demolished in the early hours of Sunday morning. The Project Manager and Developer of the project, Olusegun Lawal, said…
Pictures have surfaced of the President of the United States, Joe Biden taking pictures with the director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. Biden could be spotted taking a selfie with Okonjo-Iweala at the G20 summit in New Delhi, India. The American president did not stop there. He also took photos of Okonjo-Iweala as she posed…
The Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, sitting in Abuja, has dismissed the petition by the Labour Party, LP, and its candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, that the 2023 presidential election was rigged in favour of President Bola Tinubu. The court, in its preliminary ruling that was delivered by Justice Abba Mohammed, held that Obi and the…
A Nigerian schoolchild, Oluwademilade Odumuboni, has won the global grand prize of the 2022/23 edition of the Toyota Dream Car Art Contest. The 10-year-old boy, a pupil of Corona School, Gbagada Lagos, competed and won the coveted prize in the 2022/2023 edition after beating 782,852 other contestants from 90 countries. Master Odumuboni’s creativity, which was…
The leader of the coup , General Brice Oligui Nguema, that ousted Gabon President, Ali Bongo was sworn in as the interim on Monday (Sep 4) by the country’s constitutional court judges in a televised ceremony designed to solidify the junta’s grip on power, reported Reuters. This is coming after military officers led by Gabonese General Brice Oligui Nguema seized power of the…
Famous Nollywood actor, Kelvin Ikeduba in his recent Instagram post reasoned that the arrest and confinement of 100 gays in one cell will only turn out to be an awesome experience for them. The news about police officers storming a location to confront gay individuals made rounds over the week, triggering a lot of comments…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has declared a two-day warning strike over Nigerians’ current plight following the fuel subsidy removal. The fuel subsidy was removed on May 29 during the inauguration of President Bola Tinubu. The Congress had on August 2 staged a nationwide protest over the subsidy removal. The Union had also warned that…
The African Union (AU) has suspended Gabon following the military coup of Wednesday. The AU’s peace and security council made the announcement on Thursday via X, formerly Twitter. The body said it “strongly condemns the military takeover of power in the Republic of Gabon” and has decided “to immediately suspend the participation of Gabon in all…
