President Bola Tinubu has approved that plans for the 2023 national census be sustained. Tinubu is however expected to fix a new date for the national population and housing census. Recall that the initial date set for its conduct was postponed indefinitely in April this year. The Chairman of the National Population Commission,…
The Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Olukayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has disbanded the Technical Police Team that ran a vehicle over a man in handcuffs in Edo State. The incident which was caught on camera occurred in Ekpoma area of the state last Thursday, June 29, 2023. In the video, the handcuffed middle-aged man is seen…
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted bail to DCP Abba Kyari on charges bordering on money laundering. Apart from money laundering charges, Kyari is also facing a primary charge of cocaine trafficking, for which he has been denied bail. One of his lawyers, Hamza N. Dantani, shared the news of the court…
The Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, has slammed the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB. The NUT described JAMB’s allegation that the University and Tertiary Matriculation Examination result presented by Mmesoma Ejikeme is fake as disgraceful and embarrassing. The NUT National President, Mr Titus Amba, in an interview with The PUNCH on Wednesday, said…
Former militant leader, Asari Dokubo has begged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to allow Igbos have their own country. He made the plea in a new video. According to him, Nigeria will stand a chance to gain more if they allow the Igbos to go. He urged lawmakers at the National Assembly to be courageous…
More than 10 million people have registered accounts for Meta’s new Twitter rival, Threads, just seven hours after its launch, according to Billionaire Mark Zuckerberg. The CEO, who goes by the handle “Zuck on Threads,” announced on Wednesday night, July 5 as he wrote a flurry of posts and replies coinciding with his new…
Simon Ekpa has sent a warning to President Bola Tinubu. The Biafra agitator and Separatist said if Kanu is not released immediately, oil exploration will be halted in the South East region. Kanu is the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra. He also noted that the release of Kanu will end the sit-at-home order…
The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has announced plans to seal properties without waste bins on Lagos Island and Mainland from July 7, to enable a sustainable environment. LAWMA’s Executive Director for Finance, Mr. Kunle Adebiyi, confirmed this in a statement released on Wednesday, July 5, by the agency’s head of Public Affairs, Mrs…
Nigerians have been warned that President Bola Tinubu may not do well in the area of fighting corruption. This is the stance of a Professor of Political Science and International Relations, Babafemi Badejo. The Professor, who spoke Wednesday at an inaugural lecture titled, ‘Interests’, delivered at Chrisland University, Abeokuta, Ogun State said Tinubu may fail…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday backed the implementation of a $5 billion floating Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project in the country. The president gave the support when he received a group of joint venture partners made up of UTM FLNG, TECHNIP Energies and JGC Corporation in his office at the Presidential Villa, Abuja….