•Wike, Fubara, Tinubu Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court Abuja, today, warned Governor Siminalayi Fubara not to “exceed his power” as Rivers State governor. Omotosho said the court is against any plan to jeopardise democracy, and thereby declared that the governor, by himself or by members of the staff of the Rivers State [&helli...
•FEC meeting The Federal Executive Council (FEC), today Wednesday, January 17, reacted to reports of some members of the public crowdfunding for ransom payments for kidnap victims. Minister of Defense, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar said such practices would rather worsen the situation, adding that not responding to ransom demands will eventually ma...
•Plantain chips The Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA) has warned residents to be cautious against the purchase of fried plantains, popularly known as “Plantain Chips,” amid unwholesome practices in the processing and frying for sale. The warning is coming after a viral online picture posted by an eyewitness shows a “plantain chi...
•Dust haze The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, in a report, released on Friday, predicted moderate dust haze with a horizontal visibility range of 2-5 km over the Northern region and the North Central states. “Moderate dust haze with horizontal visibility range of 2-5 km over the Northern region and the North Central states throughout the fore...
The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, Southwest Zone, has urged the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, NNPCL, not to think of increasing the pump price of petrol to N1,200 per litre as being canvassed by some people and groups. The student body, in a statement by the Zonal Coordinator, Comrade Alao John, the Secret...
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has predicted sunny and hazy weather for the North and North Central states of the country beginning from today Wednesday, January 3, 2024. NiMet also warned about cloudy and hazy weather, with slim chances of isolated thunderstorms over the coastal cities of Delta, Bayelsa, and Rivers states during the after...
•Scene of the explosion Piqued by the spate of gas explosions, the Permanent Secretary of Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, has warned persons storing gas cylinders indiscriminately without following safety rules and regulations to desist or face sanctions. Oke-Osanyintolu gave the warning during an assess...
•Peter Obi The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi has said that Nigerian politics must not be left in the hands of transactional politicians. Obi noted that the business of the country was far too important to be left to those involved in transactional politics. The standard bearer of the Labour […]
•Abba Kabir Yusuf The New Nigerian Political Party (NNPP) has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu not to influence the ongoing Kano Governorship Supreme Court case. The party’s appeal was made yesterday during its Northwest zone’s special prayer organized to support Kano Governor, Abba Yusuf Kabir’s victory at the Supreme Court, reports Th...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has issued a warning about safety and sanitation issues in Utako Market, raising the possibility of a shutdown to prevent the risk of an epidemic. Utako Market, situated in the Utako District at the heart of Abuja’s City center, is under the direct management of the Abuja Municipal Area [&hel...