The Lagos State Government has distanced itself from the rumoured upcoming Oro festival scheduled for August 1 to 15, coinciding with the End Bad Governance protest. The government likened it to other religious activities held across the country. Speaking in a telephone conversation, Gboyega Akosile, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the state’s…
The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, on Thursday, cautioned President Bola Tinubu not to stop the upcoming August 1 protest against hardship in the country. Primate Ayodele said Nigerians are very bitter and have formed hatred toward the present government due to the hardship in the country. In a statement by…
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Olukayode Egbetokun, has broken his silence on the August 1 planned “Hunger Protest” by some Nigerians, saying that the Nigeria Police would respond to it “in a most professional manner.” Egbetokun said this in Abuja during a meeting with Strategic Police Managers, consisting of officers from the rank of Commissioners…
The 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has said that Alhaji Aliko Dangote should not be blamed for buying dollars at lower rates at the time he was building his refinery because that was the actual rate the apex bank was selling to everybody at that time. He said: “I honestly do not think…
Famous Canadian singer Celine Dion is set to earn $2 million (approximately N3 billion) for a one-off comeback performance at the 2024 Olympics. It was reported that the singer will earn $2 million for her performance at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games on Friday, July 26, 2024. This news follows the singer’s…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has addressed the upcoming nationwide protest slated for August 1, 2024, labeling it as a political maneuver. This statement was made during a press briefing following his inspection of the Apo-Karshi Road project, a venture initially commissioned in 2011. The protest, which has gained traction on…
Lagos drug cartel, 57-year-old Alhaji Sulaiman Jimoh, populary known as Temo, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at his enclave after an initial resistance from him and his horde of hoodlums. In the last two years, the NDLEA had intercepted large consignments of illicit drugs worth billions of…
Nigeria’s former First Lady, Hajia Mariam Sani Abacha and her son, Mohammed Sani Abacha, have dragged the President, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory and two others before the Court of Appeal in Abuja seeking recovery of an alleged unlawfully revoked property of former Head of State, Late General Sani Abacha. The property located in…
At least 58 of the 164 member states of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) have expressed their support for incumbent Director General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to serve a second term. This backing came to light during a WTO General Council meeting on July 22, as noted in a statement by the world trade body. “The African…
The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd, Mele Kyari has challenged the President of Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals Company, Alh Aliko Dangote to provide evidence of his involvement or any member of staff of the national oil company operating a blending plant in Malta. Kyari said this in a post…
