Ahead of the planned #EndBadGovernance nationwide protest in August, human rights lawyer Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa has asked the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to probe telecommunication operators’ alleged disconnection of subscribers. In a statement on Sunday, the Senior Advocate of Nigeria warned that telcos should not attempt to sabotage the forthcoming protest against economic hardship in […]
Israel vowed on Sunday to “hit the enemy hard” after rocket fire from Lebanon killed 12 young people in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights and fanned fears that the war in Gaza will spread. Iran warned Israel that any new military “adventures” in Lebanon could lead to “unforeseen consequences”. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned Saturday’s […]
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, is mobilising Abuja youths and other stakeholders against joining the planned August 1 to 10 nationwide protests over hunger and hardship. Speaking during a ministerial engagement with FCT youths from Abuja South Federal Constituency, in Kwali Area Council of the FCT on Sunday, Wike said, […]
Monday 29 July 2024 Fuel rises to N1,300/litre as depots run dry Heartrending stories of NOUN law students as varsity cancels programme Only NNPCL can buy Dangote petrol – IPMAN Kenneth Okonkwo remains my trusted ally — Obi Wike mobilises youths against hunger protest Terrorists Attack Borno Police Station, Two Feared Killed Telcos Trying To […]
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a 50-year-old businessman, Francis Akajiobi, at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos for attempting to smuggle 1.2 kilogrammes of cocaine to Spain. This was made known in a statement signed by the Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, and shared on the Agency’s website on […]
Folashade Tinubu, daughter of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has said there will be no protest in Lagos State. While addressing a group of marketers, she said a government that has not spent three years in office cannot be fairly criticised. “Before you say a government has not done well, you have to allow them […]
Kenneth Okonkwo, a former spokesman for the Labour Party’s presidential campaign council, has announced his departure from the party. Okonkwo has also parted ways with former presidential candidate of LP, Peter Obi . In a statement titled “Political Journey to a Great Nigeria,” which he shared on his social media platforms on Saturday, Okonkwo […]
The Lagos State Government has clarified that it did not revoke all existing building permits, contrary to some online reports. Instead, the government explained that it had opened a three-month amnesty window from May 2 to July 30, 2024, allowing property owners to obtain or perfect their planning permits without the usual statutory penalties. […]
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to account for “over N100 billion ‘dirty and bad notes’ and ‘other large sums of cash awaiting examination’ which are kept in various branches” of the apex bank. In a statement issued on Sunday, Kolawole Oluwadare, the Deputy Director […]
