Comrade Omoyele Sowere, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), touched down Lagos on Monday morning, declaring his joy for returning to the city after he was arrested three years ago by security men and taken to Abuja. Sowore, who was received by a large crowd of party members and supporters, affirmed that Read More…
The National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP), has debunked a story circulating online claiming that it spent N46billion to purchase vehicles and N23million on stationeries. Mr. Solomon Nshem, the Deputy Director, Public Relations and Communications, in a statement on Monday, in Abuja, while reacting to the publication, condemned the fake news saying: “it Read More…
The Lagos State Taskforce has executed a fierce operation dislodging a notorious land grabbing syndicate known for causing chaos and disrupting developmental activities and construction in the Ibeju-Lekki axis. CSP Shola Jejeloye, the Chairman of the Agency, speaking on the arrests which were carried out over the weekend, disclosed that the crime syndicate which comprises Read More…
The operators of the Murtala Muhammed domestic terminal two (MMA2), Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), on Monday cleared the air on the stowaway found inside an aircraft at the airport on Sunday. The stowaway was found inside a United Nigeria Airlines plane during a pre-flight check and was subsequently arrested by Aviation security personnel. BASL Read More…
The 15th edition of the Headies award ceremony took place on Sunday in Atlanta, United States of America. The grand event became the first ever Headies award to take place outside the shores of Nigeria with American entertainment polymath, Anthony Andersen famous for his sitcom Blackish, alongside renowned Nollywood actress, Osas Ighodaro serving as hosts of the Read More…
Sen. Sandy Onor, PDP governorship candidate in Cross River, has vowed to take the state back to the world tourism calendar if elected in 2023. Onor made the pledge during the Annual Obudu New Yam Festival in Begiaba community, Obudu Local Government Area of the state on Sunday. He commended the leadership of former governors, Read More…
The Federal government said on Wednesday that it was depending on Dangote and state-owned refineries to end massive petrol importation in Nigeria. The Dangote plant and the government have the capacity to refine 650,000 and 445,000 barrels per day, respectively. Mele Kyari, the Group Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, speaking in Read More…
Dr. Olusegun Aderemi, a Lagos-based industrialist, has labelled the country’s economic problems as man-made, saying they are the creation of some persons in the position of authority. Aderemi, who is the Atayero of Aramoko Ekiti, also campaigned the enlightenment of youth on the understanding of the difference between value and things that add no value. Read More…
The wife of former Prime Minister Najib Razak, Rosmah Mansor, was on Thursday sentenced to ten years in prison for seeking and receiving bribes in exchange for government contracts by a Malaysian court. The judgment came just days after her husband was jailed for corruption. Rosmah Mansor and Najib Razak, have been the focus of Read More…
The head of a Russian oil giant who had criticized President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine died Thursday after reportedly falling out of his hospital window. Ravil Maganov, Lukoil chairman died after falling from a window of the Central Clinical Hospital in Moscow, Reuters reported, citing two sources familiar with the situation. The company issued a statement early Read More…
