•Lawyers’ protest in Lagos Lawyers in Lagos State yesterday trooped out in large numbers to hold a protest against continued maltreatment by the police in the state. The lawyers numbering over 700 came from the five judicial divisions including Ikeja, Lagos, Ikorodu, Epe and Badagry, reports Daily Independent. They converged very early...
•Mike Adenuga Renowned Nigerian telecom and oil magnate, Mike Adenuga, has reclaimed the position of Nigeria’s second-richest individual, surpassing Abdul Samad Rabiu, following Forbes’ reassessment of the value of his mobile phone network, Globacom. Adenuga’s current net worth is now at $7.4 billion, solidifying his prominent standing in Afri...
Police authorities in Zamfara have banned political gatherings and rallies ahead of the Supreme Court verdict on the governorship election in the state. The Commissioner of Police in Zamfara State Muhammad Dalijan issued the ban yesterday, hours before today’s Supreme Court judgment on one of the petitions filed by Governor Dauda Lawal seeking...
•Boat mishap So far, nine bodies have been recovered while search and rescue operations were ongoing to find the remaining two out of 11 casualties of the recent boat mishap along the Bonny River in Rivers State. This was disclosed by Mr. Godswill Jumbo, a credible source in Bonny LGA, reports Daily Sun. This is […]
•Amarachi Ugochukwu A female marketing employee of a bank in Ikorodu, Lagos State, has committed suicide. The deceased, 32-year-old Amarachi Ugochukwu, was said to have drunk an insecticide, reports The PUNCH. It was learnt that the incident happened on Monday within the premises of the bank. Ugochukwu had around 1pm made her way into the [&he...
•Betta Edu and Peter Obi The Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has stated that the Humanitarian ministry may have been created to siphon public funds. Peter Obi also supported the suspension of Dr Betta Edu, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, reports Nigerian Tribune. Also, Obi welcomed President...
•The torture video The Authorities of 6 Division, Nigerian Army says it has arrested two personnel who were seen in a viral torture video in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The 31 second clip showed two soldiers beating a shirtless young man with belt, reports The Nation. A statement by the Acting Deputy Director, 6 Division […]
•Peter Obi The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi said what Nigerians need is a 60 percent cut in the cost of governance and not a reduction of travel entourages. Obi made this assertion in a statement via his verified X handle yesterday. His comment comes after President Bola Tinubu slashed the […]
•IGP Egbetokun The Nigeria Police Force has cautioned Nigerians not to use the viral new slogan “No gree for anybody.” The Force spokesperson, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi, gave the warning during a press conference at the police headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday. He said, “The new slogan for 2024 for our young ones is; ‘No dey […]
There were a few people who sustained injuries in the inferno that razed a filling station, student hostel and shopping complex in Ile-Ife, Osun State, the fire service has confirmed. A statement by the spokesperson of the state fire service, Adekunle Ibrahim, today, said that the fire started around 5 pm, yesterday, at POPULAT filling [&helli...

