Defaulters of the ban on commercial motorcycle operators (Okada) in Lagos State risk a three-year jail term as enforcement for the phase two ban starts on Friday. This is according to the Lagos State Commissioner for Transport, Dr Frederic Oladeinde, who spoke during a news conference in Ikeja. He said the phase two okada […]
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 general elections, Bola Tinubu, has said that Nigerians appear to be in confusion about the state of the nation. He stated this on Wednesday in Abuja during the 70th birthday celebration of Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto. […]
The United Kingdom has mandated foreigners or overseas entities that own land or property to declare beneficial owners and/or managing officers. The law entitled ‘Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022’ established the new ‘Register of Overseas Entities’, held by the UK’s Companies House. The law, which took effect on August 1, 2022, also […]
Tinubu-Ojo who is also the head of Lagos State Markets (Iyaloja General), said this on Thursday in Abuja, while accepting her appointment as grand patroness of a support group, the Tinubu Vanguard. Recall that Tinubu Vanguard is a flagship support group for the realisation of the presidential ambition of Tinubu. Tinubu was governor of […]
Mr Ogar Osim, Chairman of Labour Party (LP) in Cross River, has cautioned supporters and party faithful not to be violent or spread hate speech while promoting the party’s presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi. Osim gave the advice on Thursday while speaking with newsmen in Calabar on the best way party supporters should conduct […]
A renowned musician and actor, Charles Chukwuemeka Oputa popularly known as Charly Boy, has said he will organise the biggest rally ever for the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Charly Boy declared this on his verified Twitter handle on Thursday adding that he has publicly endorsed Obi for the 2023 presidential election. […]
Akwa Ibom State youths drawn from Ibeno Local Government Area of the state have issued a stern warning to an ex-militant warlord, Government Ekpemupolo a.ka. Tompolo and others not to venture into their territory in the name of protecting pipelines. The youths, under the auspices of Ibeno Men-clue Development Association, said they do not […]
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) airline, Emirates, on Thursday suspended flights to Nigeria as earlier announced over the difficulty in repatriating funds from ticket sales. However, the Airline would resume again on September 11 following the decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to release $256m, being part payment of the entire blocked […]
Troops of Headquarters 82 Division Nigerian Army, made up of troops of 34 Artillery Brigade, in conjunction with troops of Nigerian Navy, Air Force and other security agencies on Tuesday 30th August, neutralized two combatants of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its militant wing Eastern Security Network (ESN). They were eliminated […]
Hoodlums have attacked Rabiu Kwankwaso, presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), in Kogi state. Kwankwaso was in Lokoja, Kogi’s capital city, to inaugurate the NNPP secretariat in the state when a mob began pelting him. The NNPP office is located on Kunama road, close to the Kogi government house, near Dave […]
