British right-wing newspaper The Telegraph has agreed a takeover by US investment group RedBird Capital Partners, ending a two-year saga marked by UK government intervention over press freedoms. RedBird has struck an “in-principle agreement” to purchase The Telegraph Media Group (TMG), which comprises the 170-year-old paper’s print and online ...
•Prof Chidi Odinkalu A former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, Chidi Odinkalu, has alleged that judges are being used by politicians to destroy Nigeria’s democratic system. He regretted how governors in the country continue to accord priority to donating vehicles to their cronies while being less concerned to the plights of th...
•Bag of rice Senator Ali Ndume, lawmaker representing Borno South, is obviously not done with his criticism of President Bola Tinubu. His criticism of the president had led to his removal as Chief Whip of the Nigerian Senate, reports Daily Trust. His party had also asked him to quit and join an opposition party of […]
•Zubby and Timini Popular Nollywood actor, Zubby Michael has declared he is the biggest actor in Africa after displacing his colleague, Timini‘s claims. The duo, in the first episode of the Prime Video original reality show. ‘Ebuka Turns up Africa’, engaged in a heated debate on who the biggest actor in Africa is. While handing […]...
•Power transformers Minister of power, Adebayo Adelabu, has warned against asking residents of communities to contribute funds to buy electricity transformers and other materials on their own. Adelabu said this in a meeting with management of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBDEC) during a facility tour in Oyo State, reports The G...
One month after the federal government promised to crash the cost of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), also known as cooking gas, households and businesses are still paying high prices for every kilogram of the commodity. This is because the price has remained on the high side, as investigation revealed that not much has been achieved […]