•Front gate of Dowen College and the late Sylvester Oromoni The father of the late student of Dowen College, Lagos, Sylvester Oromoni jnr. has again alleged a cover up in the coroner’s findings regarding the cause of his son’s death. In a five-page statement personally signed by him and made available to our correspondent, Sylvester […]...
•Fuel scarcity Oil marketers have said they do not have details of the logistic challenges that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) claimed are responsible for the current low supply of products nationwide. Fresh petrol scarcity resurfaced on Wednesday last week and has worsened, leaving Nigerians to grapple with the effect...
•Peter Obi and Dave Umahi The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has addressed what he calls the “distortion of facts” surrounding his actions and statements during his tenure as governor of Anambra State, particularly concerning the ongoing demolitions for the construction of the Lagos-Calabar coastal super highway. I...
•Jailed cross-dresser, Bobrisky Controversial cross-dresser and socialite, Idris Olanrewaju Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, has filed a notice of appeal challenging his conviction on a four-count charge of Naira abuse. In his Notice of Appeal filed by his lawyer, Bimbo Kusanu, Bobrisky is asking the court to set aside the six months impr...
A constitutional lawyer and human rights crusader, Emmanuel Ekpenyong, has asked the Court of Appeal, Abuja, to dismiss an appeal filed by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) to challenge a lower court’s judgement that nullified some sections of the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA), 2020. It would be recalled that Justice James Omoto...
•Oyerinde Mr. Adewale Oyerinde , Director-General of the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), in this exclusive interview with Daily Independent, speaks on how if federal government reforms are deepened, and when necessary applied with human face the nation’s economy will stride on a trajectory of unlimited growth. Excerpts: We ...
•Tinubu and Atiku Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has blasted the handling of the nation’s economic challenges by President Bola Tinubu, saying that his initiatives are not only uninformed but are arbitrary and chaotic. In a statement he issued yesterday, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 electio...
Few days after the commencement of the sale of forms for the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), prospective applicants have expressed frustration over their inability to link their telephone lines with their National Identification Number (NIN) or ‘incorrect’ information contained in their NIN details. To address issues of...
•Funke Akindele and Peter Obi The candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has described Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele’s blockbuster movie, ‘A Tribe Called Judah’ as a reflection of the challenges facing the less-privileged Nigerians. Obi made this assertion in a statement via his verified X handle today. A Tribe Called Judah’ broke a box...