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Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly called MC Oluomo has been appointed as the chairman of Parks Management Committee by the Lagos State government. MC Oluomo’s appointment was confirmed in a statement by the Lagos State…
Two persons sustained injuries yesterday after a heavy windstorm pulled down a giant billboard at Oregun, Lagos. Those injured in the incident that occurred around 7 am included a motorist and a tricycle rider. It was…
The Central Bank of Nigeria has imposed an N800m fine on three Deposit Money Banks in the country for violating regulations barring customers from transacting in cryptocurrencies. According to a Bloomberg report…
Nigerian Senate on Wednesday passed a bill seeking to establish a Federal University of Transportation in Daura, Katsina State. The approval followed the debate by Senators after its general principles were read by the…
The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has sacked Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya aka MC Oluomo as the Lagos chairman. It also announced Seyi Bankole as the new head of the Lagos chapter. A report earlier…
The battle for the 2023 Presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has split the main opposition platform into three camps. The division underscores the protracted disagreement over zoning, ahead of the…
A Yaba Chief Magistrate’s Court in Lagos State, on Monday, granted bail in the sum of one million Naira to the Lagos Island Branch B chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers charged with murder. The…
Nigerian musician, Olubankole Wellington popularly known as Banky W on Saturday declared to run for the House of Reps, Eti-Osa Lagos under the flagship of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). This news came as a surprise…
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, says he doesn’t know whether there will be an election in 2023 yet. The 80-year-old cleric said God has not told him whether there…
The current governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello after declaring to run for Presidency on Saturday promised to make 20 million Nigerians millionaires if elected and this has generated a huge buzz on social media. The…
The Deputy Governor of Abia State, Ude Oko Chukwu, on Friday in Umuahia, declared his intention to contest the governorship seat of the state on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party. By this move, come 2023, he…
The Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, has afforded Russia’s foreign minister the honour of a meeting as Sergei Lavrov praised India’s refusal to condemn the Ukraine invasion. Lavrov, who is visiting the country,…
A tweep who threatened to kill comedian, Mr Macaroni has tendered a public apology. The tweep, Prince Tiamiyu Lawal, had vowed to kill Mr Macaroni after the comic act objected to the reopening of Lekki Toll Gate. After…
Femi Adesina, the spokesman for President Muhammadu Buhari has finally admitted that there is a huge security crisis in Nigeria after seven years of downplaying its severity. Adesina, in a piece titled, ‘They Hate God,…
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has warned the northern elites to stop portraying their group as a terrorist organisation and as well intimidating citizens in the country with their name. IPOB in a statement by…
Following an initial report on planned special clean-up during which markets in Anambra State would be shut for at least two days, the government of Professor Chukwuma Soludo has announced that the project would begin…
Sobanke Adereti, a 24-year-old Nigerian, has been sentenced to 33 months in prison over passport falsification and bank fraud in the United States of America Jeremy Kernodle, a US district judge, announced the verdict…
Former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose yesterday unfolded his ambition to serve as the next president. “May I also state clearly that I will be seeking the ticket of the PDP to contest the next presidential…
Non-white students who have fled Ukraine have been detained by EU border authorities in what has been condemned as “clearly discriminatory” and “not acceptable”. An investigation by The Independent, in partnership with…
The World Bank has sanctioned SoftTech IT Solutions and Services Ltd., a Nigerian information technology solutions company, and its Managing Director, Mr Isah Kantigi, for alleged corrupt practices. The firm, which was…
