The President and Chief Executive of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has urged the Federal Government to end fuel subsidies completely. Speaking in a 26-minute interview with Bloomberg Television in New York on Monday, the time is right to end subsidies which have gulped trillions of naira from the country’s coffers. According to him, the removal […]
The Kogi State House of Assembly, on Monday, called for the sacking of the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, over what the Assembly described as the unprofessional handling of the corruption case against the immediate-past Kogi governor, Yahaya Bello. The legislators, during Monday’s plenary in Lokoja, condemned EFCC’s siege to […]
Tuesday 24 September 2024 Why FG must end petrol subsidy now — Dangote Edo poll: PDP demands fresh collation as LP Akpata alleges fraud Passengers panic as plane windshield breaks in Abuja I regret not buying Arsenal — Aliko Dangote World leaders gather at UN as Mideast tensions worsen N’Assembly resumes today, asks Tinubu to […]
The Kaduna state government has confirmed the death of Kachalla Sharme, a “notorious bandit commander” linked to the 2021 abduction of 121 students from Bethel Baptist High School in the state. In a statement on Monday, Samuel Aruwan, overseeing commissioner for the ministry of internal security and home affairs in said Sharme was killed during […]
Israeli air strikes killed 274 people, including 21 children, in Lebanon on Monday, the Lebanese health minister said, in by far the deadliest cross-border escalation since war erupted in Gaza on October 7. War began when Palestinian militant group Hamas carried out the worst-ever attack on Israel, with Hezbollah and other Iran-backed groups around the […]
Military personnel from 3 Battalion Nigerian Army Barracks at the popular Army Estate, Effurun in Uvwie, Delta State have arrested no fewer than 100 youths suspected to be internet fraudsters as the operatives stormed one HK “Hustle Kingdom” school. The facility is said to be a cybercriminal training network school in the metropolis, where intending […]
The Peoples Democratic Party has officially rejected the Edo State Governorship election results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission. During a press conference in Abuja, PDP acting National Chairman Umar Damagum on Monday called on concerned Nigerians to support the party’s rejection of the election results. The Independent National Electoral Commission announced on Saturday […]
Students and staff members of Federal University Gusau in Zamfara State, who were kidnapped by bandits, have regained their freedom after seven months in captivity. Security analyst and counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, confirmed the release in a report via X on Monday. The victims were reportedly kidnapped during an attack in the Gusau area in […]
The Department of State Services has released six of the #Hunger or #EndBadGovernance protesters who were arrested during demonstrations in Kaduna State. The protests, held between August 1 and 10, were in response to the economic hardships being experienced by citizens across the country. According to human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), a total of […]
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) won all chairmanship positions in Enugu State’s council elections held on Saturday. Prof. Christian Ngwu, Chairman of the Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC), declared the results, praising the commission’s conduct of a free and fair election. PDP chairman-elects celebrated their victory, with Hon. Aka Eze Aka (Udenu Local Government) […]
