The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, has appealed to market women across Nigeria to refrain from undue increase in prices of food items as the yuletide draws nearer. Mrs Tinubu made the appeal at the 2024 Ebonyi Women’s Day Celebration…
FAAN shutdown of power supply may trigger delays for foreign airlines
Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), on Friday said it would shutdown power supply to the International Terminal 2 (ITZ-2) of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Obiageli Orah, who made this known…
Gunmen kill ex-councillor in Ogun
Gunmen suspected to be cultists, on Friday shot dead a former councillor of Abeokuta North Local Government Area, Mutiu Akinbami, around Brewery in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital. Akinbami, popularly known as Egor, was reportedly shot in the head while on…
94 suspected miscreants arrested in Lagos
The Lagos State government has arrested 94 suspected miscreants along the rail-line corridor between Pen-Cinema and Fagba Junction in the state. The Commissioner for Environmental and Water Resources, Hon. Tokunbo Wahab who disclosed this on Wednesday in a post shared…
Makinde proposes N678.087bn Appropriation Bill for 2025 fiscal year
Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, has presented an Appropriation Bill of N678.087 billion for the 2025 fiscal year to the State House of Assembly. The presentation of the Appropriation Bill, christened the “Budget of Economic Stabilization,” took place at…
Ondo 2024: Shettima arrives Akure for APC mega rally
Vice President Kashim Shettima arrived in Akure on Wednesday for the grand finale of APC campaign for its governorship candidate in Saturday’s election in Ondo State. Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa succeeded the late Rotimi Akeredolu, who died on Dec. 26. 2023,…
FRSC begins Ember months campaign in Lagos
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Lagos Sector Command, on Tuesday, began the 2024 Ember months campaign in the state. The campaign, being done in collaboration with Guinness Nigeria PLC, has as its theme as ‘Speak Up Against Dangerous Driving:…
Alleged bullying: FG suspends 13 FGC Enugu students
The Federal Government has suspended 13 students of the Federal Government College in Enugu State for six weeks for alleged bullying in the school. This is contained in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday by the Director of Press and…
US House to vote on anti-NGO bill that could target pro-Palestinian groups
Legislators in the United States House of Representatives have voted down a bill that would have granted the Department of the Treasury broad authority to revoke the tax-exempt status of nonprofits deemed to be supporting “terrorism”. On Tuesday, the Stop…
Elon Musk worries free speech advocates with his calls to prosecute researchers and critics
In July, tech billionaire Elon Musk said he hoped some states would consider criminal prosecutions of people participating in what he called an advertiser “boycott” of platforms like his social media app, X. In October, Musk turned his attention to…