Youths under the aegis of the All Progressives Congress youth wing in the United Kingdom on Tuesday congratulated the newly sworn-in president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu. In a letter signed by their leader, Olumide Awoyemi, the forum urged Tinubu to focus and implement youths-oriented policies. The …
Read More »Ijara-Isin: Kwara community where residents trade with special ‘currency’
SEGUN ODUNAYO writes on Ijara-Isin, a small community in Kwara State, which has its unique means of buying and selling Ijara-Isin is a sleepy small community in Isin Local Government Area of Kwara State, North-Central, Nigeria. The villagers are quiet people who go about their business peacefully. Many of the …
Read More »Just In: Gombe Gov dissolves cabinet, inaugurates transition committee
Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Yahaya, has dissolved his cabinet with a caveat that they would still remain handy till May 29 inauguration. Yahaya made this disclosure during a valedictory meeting at the council chamber, Government House. He said, “I hereby announce this cabinet is dissolved as of today. This is …
Read More »Borrowing cost may worsen as MPC raises interest rate
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria, on Wednesday, unanimously voted to increase its monetary policy interest rates by 50 basis points to 18.5 per cent. The CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, disclosed this while reading the communiqué of the third MPC meeting of the year on Wednesday. …
Read More »Suspects in $100m cocaine shipment trial go missing in Liberia
Liberian authorities admitted on Monday they had lost all traces of four drug dealers linked to a cocaine shipment worth 100 million dollars after a trial jury unexpectedly acquitted them. With US and Brazilian assistance, Liberian security officials seized a container full of cocaine in October 2022. The four men …
Read More »Many rendered homeless as rainstorm wrecks havoc in Lagos
A rainstorm ripped off the roofs of some buildings at Abesan Estate in the Ipaja area of Lagos State. The rainfall left many people in the town without roofs. The Abesan Estate is one of the Lagos State Government’s low-cost housing structures established between 1980 and 1984 during the government …
Read More »BREAKING: Adeleke dissolves Uniosun Governing Council
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has dissolved the Governing Council of Osun State University, Osogbo. Mallam Yusuf Alli-led board of the university was appointed by ex governor, Rauf Aregbesola in 2016 and was reappointed by the immediate past governor, Adegboyega Oyetola after it completed its first 5-year tenure. But a …
Read More »Oyo environmental task force arrests 4,000 offenders
The Oyo State Environmental Task Force has arrested over 4,000 environmental offenders in the state. Its Chairman, Francis Ojomo, made this known in statistics made available to journalists on Wednesday in Ibadan, the state capital. Ojomo explained that some were committed to community service after trial while others paid fines. …
Read More »Prioritise gender inclusiveness, group urges 10th NASS
Civil Society Organisations have tasked lawmakers in the incoming 10th National Assembly to give gender inclusiveness high priority. The CSOs made this demand when they spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria, in Abuja on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. Prof. Joy Ezeilo, the founder, Women Aid Collective (WACOL), said that …
Read More »Assault: PSC demands Seun Kuti’s immediate prosecution as deterrent
….Nigeria not Hobbesian state where might is right – Arase The Police Service Commission has demanded the immediate prosecution of Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti, over alleged assault on a police officer on the Third Mainland bridge in Lagos State on Saturday. The PSC Chairman, Dr Solomon Arase, a retired Inspector-General of …
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