Subsidy removal will boost development projects, says Obat Oil boss
Chief Executive Officer, Obat Oil, Akinfemiwa Akinruntan, has said ending the controversial fuel subsidy regime will make more funds available for other infrastructural projects such as roads, education, healthcare, electricity, security, and create more job for the nation’s teeming youths. According to him, the decision by the Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government to end the subsidy […]
No comment on Tinubu until tribunal’s judgment, says Clark
Elder statesman and Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark, says he won’t comment much on the Bola Tinubu presidency until the conclusion of the election petitions tribunal where the outcome of the February 25 presidential poll is being challenged. Clark stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja ahead of the […]
EFCC, not DSS should investigate, try Emefiele, says Falana
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has said the Department of State Services lacks constitutional power to investigate and prosecute the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. Falana, in a message sent to our correspondent on Sunday, said Emefiele should be transferred to the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes […]
Man shoots wife in Edo, victim’s hand amputated
A man identified simply as Okhiria has been arrested by the operatives of the Edo State Police Command for allegedly shooting his wife over an argument on June 3, at the Ekae community in the New Etete area, GRA, Benin. The suspect was said to have had an argument with his wife and went to […]
June 12: 25 years after, Abiola’s sporting legacy unmatched
As the country celebrates Democracy Day in honour of the winner of the June 12 presidential election, Moshood Abiola, ‘TANA AIYEJINA’ writes about the lasting sports legacy left behind by the late politician During an interview in 1992, after he was inducted into the African Football Hall of Fame and honoured by the Confederation of […]
IHS shareholders seek to nominate board members
IHS Holding Limited has lost 60 per cent of its market value since its 2021 New York initial public offering, forcing some investors to seek for a change in the firm’s affairs. This is according to a recent report by Bloomberg. It stated that this is a particular concern because tower companies in Africa are […]
Crypto woe worsens after SEC ban on Binance
The Securities and Exchange Commission has declared the activities of Binance illegal in Nigeria, in a move that could further worsen access to cryptocurrency for many Nigerians. This is according to a published circular on the commission’s website dated June 9, 2023. The commission stated that Binance is neither registered nor regulated by it and […]
Rampaging land grabbers kill two in Ogun community invasion
Rampaging suspected land grabbers have killed a 24-year-old plumber identified simply as Femi and another yet-to-be-identified person in Orile Eegun Kara Nla via Mowe in the Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State. This is just as another set of suspected land grabbers took over 13 villages in Shimawa in the Sagamu Local Government […]
Muslim-Muslim ticket: Sharia council defends El-Rufai, knocks CAN
The Supreme Council for Shariah in Nigeria, on Sunday, rose in defence of immediate-past governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, over his six-minute viral video, in which he justified his preference for Muslims in appointments during his administration. The viral video had captured El-Rufai as telling some Islamic clerics on the eve of his […]
Mob attack: Three Adamawa policemen, 10 others arrested
The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested three of its personnel for their alleged involvement in the extra-judicial killing of two women. The affected policemen were said to have been involved in the incident leading to the death of the women by an angry mob over allegations of witchcraft. The state Commissioner of Police, Afolabi […]