Protest: Lekki residents frown at violence, urge strategic actions
As socio-economic activities gradually resume in Lagos, some residents of Lekki are advocating for public enlightenment on peaceful protests and strategic actions to achieve desired goals. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Lekki Phase 1 and other parts of Lagos have
Atiku condemns #IgboMustGo campaign, calls for immediate arrest of promoters
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the social media campaign tagged #IgboMustGo, which calls for Lagosians and residents of the South-West to forcibly expel Igbo people from Lagos and other South-West states from August 20 to 30, 2024. This campaign is being
Edo Guber Poll: Asuelimhen Takes Helm of PDP Youth Campaign, Sparks Grassroots Revolution
Asuelimhen Appointed to Lead PDP Youth Campaign Council Ahead of the Edo State gubernatorial election, Clement Asuelimhen, the Chairman of Igueben Local Government Area, has been appointed to lead the 144-member Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Youth Campaign Council. Asuelimhen, in his new role,
The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practice and other related offences Commission (ICPC), Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu has raised the alarm on sexual harassment in primary and secondary schools across the country.
Aliyu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) who raised the concern at a one-day national stakeholders engagement on sexual harassment prevention which held Tuesday in Abuja, observed that until there is heavy consequences on offenders, the menace would continue to be on the
FG denies signing $150bn Samoa LGBT deal
The Federal Government yesterday dismissed with the wave of the hand speculations that it signed a controversial Samoa LGBT deal to receive a whopping sum of $150 billion from the European Union (EU). The agreement involving EU, African, Caribbean and Pacific nations, allegedly has some
CBN alleges Binance conducted illegal banking services in Nigeria
On July 5, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) raised serious allegations against cryptocurrency exchange Binance, claiming it has been conducting banking services without necessary approvals. Olubukola Akinwunmi, head of payment policy and regulation at the CBN, testified in the Federal High Court in Abuja, emphasizing
Obi Hails Starmer, UK Labour Party Over Polls Victory
Nigeria’s Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Mr Peter Obi has congratulated the United Kingdom Labour Party and their leader, Mr Keir Starmer for recording a historic victory in Thursday’s election in that country. Obi took to his X handle
2027: Give Nnamdi Kanu contract, release him to get more votes – Fayose to Tinubu
Isaac Fayose, the younger brother of former Ekiti State governor Ayodele Fayose, urged President Bola Tinubu to emulate former President Goodluck Jonathan’s approach with Tompolo by releasing Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), and engaging him in contracts. In
Customs Intercepts Containers Loaded With Arms, Illicit Drugs Worth N13.9bn In Rivers
The Nigeria Customs Service intercepted nine containers at Onne port in Rivers State containing a total of 844 assorted guns, 112,500 live ammunition rounds, illicit drugs, and used clothes valued at over N13.9 billion. Speaking at a briefing in Port Harcourt, Customs Comptroller-General
State Police will mitigate nation’s security challenges — Senate leader
Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, Senate Leader, emphasized the potential of state police to address Nigeria’s security challenges during a lecture at the University of Ilorin. Speaking on ‘Constitutional Amendment and Political Dynamics of State Policing in Nigeria’, he advocated for decentralized security operations, citing