The Osun State Government has stated that it is unaware of any plans to subvert the death sentence on Dr Rahman Adedoyin. Describing the rumour making the rounds on social media as false, the state government, through a statement by the governor’s Spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, on Monday in Osogbo, also affirmed that it has no…
There will be another meeting between the representatives of President Bola Tinubu, leaders from the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), on Monday, June 26, to mitigate the impact of the removal of the petrol subsidy. This meeting aims to kick off the eight-week timeline that was set…
Aloy Ejimakor, the Special Counsel to the embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to undo the injustice of the immediate-past oresident, Muhammadu Buhari by releasing his client. He pointed out that the constitution has empowered the president to stop any criminal trial. Tweeting, Ejimakor…
Two pastors have been arrested for beheading a woman for ritual purposes and burying her body in the church premises. The suspects: Olusola Akindele, 42, and Ayodele Bamiduro, 42, of the Lion of Judah Church of Christ, 13, Robiyan Avenue, Robiyan, near Ijoko, were arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command following an…
Justice SA Amobeda of a Federal High Court in Kano has stopped Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State from further demolishing structures. Saminu Muhammad, a Kano citizen, instituted the motion ex-parte through his lawyer. The court, following the motion, restrained the state government and its agents from further demolition of some buildings along BUK…
The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu is 58, today, June 25. The governor took to his verified Twitter handle to appreciate God for the gift of life. He also thanked his family for their unflinching support of his career. The tweet said, “It’s my birthday, and I am filled with gratitude to God…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued a new directive to financial institutions. The CBN mandated financial institutions to obtain the social media handles of customers for the purpose of identification. The directive is contained in a new CBN customer regulation, which is aimed at further strengthening the identification process in the banking…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has fixed the minimum score for candidates to secure admission into universities in Nigeria at 140. The Board also pegged the minimum cut-off marks of Polytechnics at 100, while that of Colleges of Education was fixed for 100 as well. The decision was reached at the 2023…
No less than 116 houses at the popular Trademore Estate in Lugbe, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have been affected by serious flooding. The houses were submerged while property worth hundreds of millions of naira was damaged in a heavy downpour on Friday. Director General of the FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Dr Abbas…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has broken his silence on the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). He spoke on Friday, June 23, during an interactive session with Nigerians resident in France and neighbouring European countries on the sidelines of the New Global Financing Pact Summit in the French capital, Paris. The President…