•Prison Three inmates of the Ijebu Ode Correctional Home in Ijebu Ode Local Government Area of Ogun State have escaped from the facility. The Public Relations Officer of Nigeria Correctional Service, Ogun State Command, Victor Oyeleke today, confirmed the jailbreak. Oyeleke disclosed that the incident happened early Saturday around 3 am, repor...
An enterpreneur, Ms Abimbola Adeyemi has called on the Tinubu-led federal government to declare a state of emergency in agriculture to address the increasing prices of food items. Adeyemi, who is the Chief Executive Officer of Crown Fit Cocktails and More, said it was regrettable that Nigeria despite being blessed with vast arable land and [&h...
•Kukah and Tinubu Mathew Kukah, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, has said that President Bola Tinubu has no excuses if his government fails to address the pressing issues facing Nigeria. Kukah, who stated this while delivering his Christmas message in Sokoto today, noted that neither history nor God would forgive the president if he [&he...
•Emefiele Embattled former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has faulted allegations of stolen funds against him in the recently released report of the Special Investigator on the CBN and Related Entities. He explained his stance in a statement on Sunday titled, ‘Re: Emefiele, others stole billions, illegally kept Niger...
•Vendors display Christmas items Hopes of a fun-filled Yuletide celebrations, with plenty to eat and drink, appear to have been dashed for millions of Nigerians, following scarcity of cash and high cost of goods and services. Across Lagos and other parts of the country, many Nigerians wail about their inability to access cash, which has [&hell...
•Azeez Ijaduade Popular Nigerian actor and movie director cum producer, Azeez Ololade Ijaduade has reportedly been shot by a trigger-happy policeman in Iperu, Ogun State. He is currently battling for his life at the Babcock University Teaching Hospital, reports Sunday PUNCH. This was according to a midnight Instagram story from Ijaduade’s coll...
•Emefiele Former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, has been released from the Kuje Correctional Centre after meeting his N300 million bail condition. He was released yesterday Friday, December 22, 2023. The spokesperson for the Kuje Correctional Centre, FCT, Adamu Duza, confirmed the news today, stating that Emefiele had met h...
There is confusion within the road transport sector over the federal government’s announcement of 50 per cent reduction in transportation fares along 22 inter-state routes during this Yuletide season. Findings by our correspondents yesterday, indicated that while some of the approved transport companies had started implementing the fare cut, o...
•Site of the collapsed building and a dog The death toll on today’s building collapse at Ebute Meta, Lagos State, has increased to three with the recovery of the body of a 12-year-old boy. Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, the Territorial Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency, confirmed the figure to newsmen in Lagos. Earlier, it [&helli...
•The protesters Hundreds of protesters today occupied the entrance gate of Government House in Port Harcourt on peaceful protest in support of the state governor, Sir Siminilayi Fubara. The protesters, comprising students union, civil liberty organizations, Hausa community among others, as early as 7 am occupied the Government House main gate ...

