The Federal Government, on Monday, said all the frontline states on the path of River Benue may experience flooding within the next seven days as result of the opening of Lagdo Dam in Cameroon. Speaking at a briefing in Abuja, held at the instance of the Presidential Committee set up by President Bola Tinubu, the…
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki on Monday sacked the media aides attached to the Office of the Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu with immediate effect. Chris Osa Nehikhare, the State Commissioner for Information, in a statement directed the Deputy Governor to henceforth request the Ministry of Communication and Orientation for media coverage of activities in his…
The Delta State Police Command on Tuesday announced that it arrested over 100 gay suspects carrying out a gay wedding ceremony in a hotel in Delta state. In a post on its official X (formerly Twitter) handle, the state police said it would parade the suspects shortly. “Delta State Command has arrested over a hundred…
Ajuri Ngelale, special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on media and publicity, says his principal would not hesitate to sack any member of his cabinet over incompetence. On August 21, the president inaugurated his cabinet of 45 ministers and charged them to deliver on his “renewed hope” agenda. Speaking on Monday, Ngelale said the president has benchmarks with timelines…
The founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Mr.Tony Elumelu, has blamed the current epileptic power situation in Nigeria on what he described as “short-sighted regulatory regimes and self-serving policies.” Elumelu who said this on Sunday in Abuja at the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) annual general conference called for investments in Nigeria’s power sector. He…
The French government has reacted to the Niger junta’s letter ordering its ambassador, Sylvain Itte, to depart from the territory within 48 hours. On Friday night, the junta accused the French diplomat of refusing to honour its invitation from the Nigerien Ministry of Foreign Affairs following what it termed as the rebellious behaviour and comments…
Renowned Ifa priest, Chief Ifayemi Elebuibon, has urged Kwara Muslims and Isese devotees to allow peace reign in the case involving activist Adegbola Abdulazeez, a.k.a. Tani Olohun. Abdulazeez was arrested on August 16 in Ibadan and transferred to the Kwara State Police Command for allegedly insulting the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, and some…
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has given it’s nod to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike to deal with herders that are allowing their cows to graze in the city centre. It, however, raised concerns that the areas mapped out for the herders to graze their cows in…
Out of the 39 cabinet nominees of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, the state’s House of Assembly confirmed only 22, rejecting 17. At plenary on Wednesday, Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, said the confirmation followed screening of the nominees by an ad-hoc committee. The confirmation was done through a voice vote…
Former United States President, Donald Trump, intends to surrender to authorities in Atlanta on Thursday, in connection with his indictment in Georgia on charges that he tried to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state. Trump made this known via his profile on his social media platform, Truth Social. “I’ll be going to Atlanta,…
