•Tinubu Nigerian students under the aegis of The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) have called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu not to play kid gloves with incompetent personalities in his government. Addressing newsmen in Abuja, NANS President, Comrade Pedro Obi, expressed concerns about the competence of the Minister of State fo...
Indigenes of Gwer West Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue State yesterday took to the Makurdi-Naka Road to protest the gruesome murder of over 28 persons in three communities by suspected armed Fulani herdsmen, calling on Governor Hyacinth Alia to ensure total enforcement of the Benue anti-open grazing law. The governor has, however, express...
Ahead of the National Executive Committee meeting scheduled for today (Thursday), governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party have warned the party members against illegality. Today’s NEC meeting is set to address whether the acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum, should retain his position or be replaced, reports The PU...
•Dumped baby A day-old baby boy abandoned in a polythene bag has been rescued at Alhaji Masha Road, in the Surulere area of Lagos State. It was gathered that a yet-to-be-identified social worker attached to a hospital in Surulere, while on her way to a destination, heard the sound of a crying baby emanating from […]
•Falana Renowned human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) has described the ongoing attempts by former Kogi governor Yahaya Bello to evade arrest and prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as “legally untenable”. He also faulted a court ruling stopping the EFCC from arresting and prosecuting the former Kogi governor. ...
The Organised Private Sector of Nigeria (OPSN) has lamented the over 200 per cent increase in electricity tariff, saying over 65 per cent of private businesses, especially manufacturing firms and SMEs, may be forced to shutdown due to the high electricity tariff. Director General of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Segun Ajayi-K...
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has received the approval of the Lagos State University (LASU) to commence postgraduate programmes in Entrepreneurship. This approval will see LCCI and LASU collaborate to offer Postgraduate Diploma (PGD), Masters and Doctorate programmes in entrepreneurship, reports Daily Sun. It will provide ...
•EFCC operatives in front of Abuja residence of ex-Kogi governor, Yahaya Bello yesterday The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has warned members of the public that “it is a criminal offence to obstruct officers of the Commission from carrying out their lawful duties”. “Section 38(2)(a)(b) of the EFCC Establishment Act makes it an offen...
•Wike and Atiku The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections, Mr Atiku Abubakar and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mr Nyesome Wike, yesterday attended the PDP’s national caucus meeting in Abuja ahead of the party’s National Executive Committee meeting, scheduled to take place to...
•Real Madrid’s defender Antonio Rudiger reacts following a missed chance Key quotes yesterday in the Champions League quarter-finals second legs: Bayern Munich (GER) 1 (Kimmich 63) Arsenal (ENG) 0 — Bayern Munich win 3-2 on aggregate “An unbelievable win. It’s been a tough season for us. We’ve had to fight and grind it out at […]...

