Ondo Poll: ‘We can’t trust you,’ PDP’s Agboola Ajayi scores INEC low (Channels) The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Ondo governorship election Ajayi Agboola Ajayi has scored the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) low in the…
Hunger: Lagos tells residents to go to farm (DailyTrust)*Defend Africa from illegal exploiters, Tinubu tasks solid minerals ministers (Punch)
Hunger: Lagos tells residents to go to farm (DailyTrust) The Lagos State Government (LASG) has called on the residents to embrace subsistence farming by growing different crops within their homes to cushion the high cost of food items in the…
*Netizens react as Pastor Ibiyeomie claims God gave him N25k, foodstuff after N5k offering (Nation)*Minimum Wage: Walking out of discussions, strike won’t solve problem, MAN DG tells Labour (Channels)
Netizens react as Pastor Ibiyeomie claims God gave him N25k, foodstuff after N5k offering (Nation) The leading Pastor of Salvation Ministries, David Ibiyeomie, has claimed giving God his salary of N5,000 in 1997 led to a series of miracles. He…
*Nigerian woman makes history, emerges first African Lord Mayor of Leeds (Punch)*Nigeria was bleeding when I took over – Tinubu (DailyTrust)
Nigerian woman makes history, emerges first African Lord Mayor of Leeds (Punch) A Nigerian woman, Abigail Katung, has been announced as the 130th Lord Mayor of Leeds City in England, becoming the first person of African descent to hold the…
*Gunmen storm LG secretariat in Ekiti, days after Oyo Assembly invasion (Vanguard)*Court remands 5 over alleged armed robbery (Nation)
Gunmen storm LG secretariat in Ekiti, days after Oyo Assembly invasion (Vanguard) Days after armed Yoruba Nation agitators invaded the Oyo State Government secretariat, gunmen on Tuesday, stormed the Ilejemeje local government area secretariat in Ẹda-Oniyọ, Ekiti State, causing panic…
*Domestic worker steals employer’s $51k, 3 days after employment (Tribune)*FCCPC reopens Abuja Store sealed for ‘‘misleading pricing’’ (Channels)
Domestic worker steals employer’s $51k, 3 days after employment (Tribune) A domestic worker, Blessing and her husband, Bassey, have been arrested by the police in Lagos State for stealing $51,000 belonging to her employer. Blessing had worked only for three…
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…
How Super Eagles unite Nigerians — Ehi Braimah
As we await the outcome of the 2023 African Cup of Nations final game between Nigeria’s Super Eagles and the Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire in Abidjan, Nigerians are expectant and the excitement across the country’s palpable. Having come this far…