Tinubu’s Broadcast: Protesters continue demonstration in Lagos, Osun (Vanguard) Despite calls by President Bola Tinubu to suspend further protests in the country, the organisers of the #EndBadgovernance protest in Lagos and Osun states, yesterday, resumed peaceful demonstration. While the Lagos…
*IGP appoints AIG Longe as 1st female Force Secretary (Leadership)*Senate passes bill to regulate cattle rearing business in Nigeria (NewTelegraph)
IGP appoints AIG Longe as 1st female Force Secretary (Leadership) The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has appointed Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG Yetunde Longe, as the first female Force Secretary in the history of the Nigeria Police Force…
*Police brutality triggers protest in Imo oil-producing community (ThisDay)*Naira makes fresh gains against dollar at official market (DailyTrust)
Police brutality triggers protest in Imo oil-producing community (ThisDay) Police brutality yesterday triggered off protest by women in the oil-producing area of Ohaji Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State. The women, numbering over 500 stormed the street with placards,…
*Kano Ward Exco suspends APC Chairman Ganduje (Channels)*Lady accused of fake testimony at Dunamis finally breaks silence (Nation)
Kano Ward Exco suspends APC Chairman Ganduje (Channels) The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, has been suspended by members of his ward, the Ganduje Ward in the Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of Kano State.…
*Banditry: Newly married butcher killed in Niger market attack (DailyTrust)*Palliatives: 2 Nasarawa varsity students die in stampede, 23 hospitalised (Channels)
Banditry: Newly married butcher killed in Niger market attack (DailyTrust) A newlywed man, identified as Sani, was among 21 persons shot dead by bandits who invaded a weekly market in Madaka, an agrarian community in Rafi Local Government Area of…
*Dangote names Lagos refinery road after Herbert Wigwe (Tribune)*Tinubu returns to Nigeria after Qatar visit (DailyTrust)
Dangote names Lagos refinery road after Herbert Wigwe (Tribune) The Chairman and CEO of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has named the road leading to his Lagos refinery after the late Herbert Wigwe. Tribune Online reports in February that the Chief…
Football as a religion in Nigeria — Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Nothing excites and unifies Nigerians like football, especially when the national team, the Super Eagles, can claim a continental or world title. It was the typical Nigerian night of high hopes on Sunday, February 11 when Super Eagles squared up…
*Labour considers N1m as new minimum wage (Punch)*Lagos police arrest leader of one-chance robbery syndicate (Nation)
Labour considers N1m as new minimum wage (Punch) The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, has stated that if the ongoing inflation continues unabated, organised labour might push for a new minimum wage of up to N1 Million…
*Many feared dead as boat capsizes in Anambra (Punch)*Tinubu orders probe of Humanitarian Affairs Ministry over alleged N585m fraud (Leadership)
Many feared dead as boat capsizes in Anambra (Punch) Many persons, including women and children on board a yet-to-be-identified boat, have been feared killed as their boat capsized on the River Niger water. It was gathered that the incident happened…
*Reps move to reduce powers of CBN governor (Vanguard)*FG, Lagos flag off Third Mainland Bridge repairs (Guardian)
Reps move to reduce powers of CBN governor (Vanguard) A bill to create the position of Chairman of the Board of the Central Bank of Nigeria, separate from the position of the governor, scaled second reading in the House of…