Yobe Council chair dies hours before swearing-in
The newly appointed Chairman, Caretaker Management Committee of Karasuwa Local Government Area of Yobe State, Hon. Lawan Gana, is dead. Gana reportedly passed away on Thursday at Federal Medical Centre, Nguru, after a brief illness. Before his demise, the deceased was among the 17 LG Chairmen Caretaker Management Committees billed to be sworn in on […]
JUST IN: FG meets ASUU’s demand, releases white paper of visitation panels
Days to the end of the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), the Federal Government has officially released the white paper report of visitation panels to 42 higher institutions. The PUNCH reports that the release of the white paper report was one of the demands laid down by the Academic Staff Union […]
Court fines ex-presidential candidate N40m for ‘frivolous suit’ against Tinubu’s inauguration
The Court of Appeal, Abuja on Thursday slammed a fine of N40 million on a former presidential candidate, Ambrose Owuru, for bringing a frivolous suit before it. Owuru, who is the plaintiff in the suit, was seeking to stop the inauguration of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu on May 29. However, the Appellate Court ordered the […]
Dangote refinery: The checked lines and missing lines
The Dangote Refinery was inaugurated on Monday, May 23, 2023. The refinery will produce 650,000 barrels of crude oil a day, which is a huge concern for the health of the people of the state. However, the founder of the refinery, Aliko Dangote, talked about the sustainable ways of managing the risk but he did […]
Africa Day: My Vision for Payments in Africa
I was scrolling through Twitter and saw a few tweets about a yet-to-be-launched product we’d been building. Our Social Media Team had created an account for it and some well-meaning folks reshared the screenshot on Twitter and got some responses. A few of the comments showed that people were looking forward to the product as […]
Falana sues COAS, others over extra-judicial killing of policeman
…Deceased’s family demand N300million compensation Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has filed a lawsuit against the Chief of Army, Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya, over the extra-judicial killing of a policeman, Inspector Orukpe Monday, by armed personnel of the Nigerian Army in August 2022. According to Falana, the late Inspector Monday […]
Ooni, Pete Edochie handshake stirs controversy on social media
Netizens on the micro-blogging website, Instagram, have disagreed over the viral video showing the moment the Oni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi Enitan, was exchanging greetings with veteran Nollywood actors, Pete Edochie and Kanayo O. Kanayo. In the video shared by Kanayo and Ooni on their verified Instagram handles, the actors had walked into the […]
DSS uncovers plans to disrupt inaugurations in states
The Department of State Services has disclosed that some elements are planning to disrupt the handover ceremonies in some parts of the country. According to the service, these elements plan to undermine the efforts of the security agencies as well as cause panic among the citizens. In a statement released on Thursday by the spokesperson […]
Some of Buhari’s staff switching allegiance to Tinubu – Garba Shehu
The Senior Special Assistant, Media and Publicity to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), Garba Shehu, has revealed that some staff of the present administration have started to switch allegiance to the incoming government, a move he described as ‘human nature.’ According to him, it is very normal for people to switch allegiance but […]
Japa: Experts explain implications, impacts of UK ban
As reactions continue to trail the ban imposed on immigrant students from bringing members of their family into the United Kingdom as dependants, among other provisions of the law, some experts in the field of immigration and education have shed more light on the new policy and its implications on the pursuit of acquiring international […]