Day: May 2, 2024

Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma on Thursday accented two executive bills into law, a bill on electricity and another to amend Imo State Polytechnic Law No. 15 of 2012 to pave the way for the merger of campuses of the polytechnic. The governor said signing the two bills into law became necessary to position Imo … Read more

Shehu Sani, a former Kaduna Central senator, said on Thursday that the mastermind of the 2022 Kaduna-Abuja train kidnapping must be made to face justice. Sani expressed pleasure that the mastermind of the train kidnapping was arrested. Police had disclosed the arrest of the mastermind behind the killing of passengers on the Abuja-Kaduna train in … Read more

Liverpool legend Graeme Souness has claimed that Mohamed Salah is one of the “most selfish players.” Souness, speaking on William Hill’s Three Up Front podcast, also said Salah “is leaving Liverpool” this summer. There are fresh doubts over the 31-year-old’s future at Anfield after a touchline row with manager Jurgen Klopp during the 2-2 draw … Read more

Minister of Police Affairs Ibrahim Gaidam has expressed Nigeria’s full support for Brazil’s Valdecy Urquiza’s candidate for the position of Interpol Secretary General and asked all the country’s partners and allies to join hands in support of him. Gaidam spoke during the visit of the Interpol team led by its Vice President, Valdecy Urquiza, to … Read more

The Ekiti State government read the riot act to contractors handling various road projects in the state on Thursday, directing them to comply with the local content laws of the state. Speaking with newsmen in Ado-Ekiti while monitoring the compliance of the law, the Director General, Bureau of Local Content in Ekiti State, Olalekan Ijidale, … Read more

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has said he is ‘happy’ for Jadon Sancho after his impressive display for Borussia Dortmund against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League semi-final first-leg tie on Wednesday. Sancho was banished from Manchester United after falling out with Ten Hag over his training performance levels earlier this season. The England … Read more

Governor Mai Mala Buni has ordered the Yobe State Geographic Information Service, YOGIS, to register all land vendors operating in the state. Buni gave the order on Thursday at the official launching ceremony of the new digital process for land administration and management. He said the move is to reduce the menace of land-grabbing, racketeering … Read more

Katsina State Governor Dikko Umar Radda described the defection of former Governor Ibrahim Shehu Shema to the All Progressives Congress, APC, as a homecoming and a reunion with political family members. Governor Radda remarked shortly after Shema was presented with a membership card issued by the Shema Ward Executive of the APC in Dutsinma Local … Read more

The executive chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has urged Nigerians to ensure “compliance” with the rules and regulations of society. He noted that a lack of compliance with given rules is the root of corruption in the country. In a statement by EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale on Thursday, … Read more

The Ekiti State Government has commenced a comprehensive data collection and collation exercise targeting unemployed youths, market women, okada riders, artisans and several other community stakeholders. The Commissioner for Information, Taiwo Olatunbosun, who made this known in Ado Ekiti, said that the focus is to develop an all-inclusive database that can be used to develop … Read more

The Nigerian federal government has shifted the application deadline for companies interested in managing the $10 billion Diaspora Fund. Minister of the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Doris Uzoka-Anite, disclosed this in a circular on Thursday in Abuja. Accordingly, the deadline for May 6 has been shifted to May 13, 2024. The minister … Read more

Former Chelsea star Chris Sutton has criticised Jude Bellingham for showing a ‘lack of respect’ towards Harry Kane by trying to throw his England teammate off before his penalty in the Champions League semi-finals first-leg clash between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid this week. Sutton said what Bellingham did to Kane was strange, adding that … Read more

The operatives of the Kaduna State Police Command have arrested at least 280 suspected criminals and rescued about 158 kidnapped victims from January to date. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this on Thursday at a press briefing at the command. Adejobi said: “I am pleased to highlight the significant achievements in … Read more

Delta State Commissioner of Police Abaniwonda Olufemi has confirmed that the 24-year-old lady who dumped her one-and-half-year-old baby inside the well has been arrested over a case of infanticide. The suspect, Sofia Nkwor, from Nsien, Ndokwa East LGA, committed the crime on April 28, 2024, along the road in Araya community, Isoko South Local Government … Read more

Popular skit maker and singer Lawal Michael Nasiru Bolaji, aka Nasboi, has boasted that he is better than many Nigerian musicians. Appearing on the Bahd and Boujee Podcast, co-hosted by reality star Tolanibaj and actress Moet Abebe, Nasboi, who relaunched his singing career with “Cinderella” featuring Wande Coal last year, said he was certain he … Read more

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Osun State Command, has arrested a 32 year old man, Oladiti Saheed Toyin, for impersonation. According to a statement by the Osun NSCDC Commandant, Michael Adaralewa, issued by the Command spokesperson, Adeleke Kehinde, on Thursday, Toyin, who resides at No 2, Lakewu area, Ororuwo, Boripe Local Government … Read more

Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday adjourned hearing in the suit seeking to stop the Rivers State Government from withholding the financial allocations of the 42 Local Government Councils in the state, to May 22. The judge adjourned the matter to enable parties already served with the court’s documents respond … Read more

Nigerian-American singer, Collins Obinna Chibueze, popularly known as Shaboozey, has made history on the US Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart. His song ‘A Bar Song (Tipsy)’ dethroned ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’ by Beyoncé as the number one song on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart this week. It also marks the first time in history two Black … Read more

Nollywood actor Yul Edochie has claimed that singer Wizkid’s recent social media outburst was due to the pain of losing his mother. Wizkid set social media platform, X on fire recently after shading Don Jazzy and engaging in a heated exchange with Davido. Reacting, Edochie stated that the Starboy Entertainment boss’ outburst was due to … Read more

The recent co-location of Medlab West Africa and the inaugural Pharmaconex West Africa in Lagos, Nigeria, marked a turning point for healthcare advancement in the region. Held from April 22nd to 24th, the event brought together thousands of industry professionals, researchers, and exhibitors (over 180 companies from more than 32 countries) for a dynamic three … Read more

Gerard Pique, former Barcelona defender, has stated that it was his love for the club that kept him motivated in the final years of his football career. The 37-year-old retired in November of last season, and at the time, he gave up a significant portion of his wages to assist the team’s finances. Pique, a … Read more

Former Special Adviser to the President on National Assembly Matters, Senator Ita Enang on Thursday blamed the National Assembly for the failure of the Nigerian economy, the rising debt profile of the country and the collapse of the national currency, the naira. Enang stated this at the public presentation of Oversight Magazine dedicated to reporting … Read more