EndSARS protest Amnesty tells Lagos govt to stop planned burial. Amnesty International has requested that the Lagos State Government halt plans for 103 #EndSARS victims’ mass burials. This came after the state government’s response to a leaked memo from the state’s procurement office addressed to the state Ministry of Health. The Lagos State Government, however, […]
Oshiomole Senators demand apology from Oshiomole. In response to accusations of vandalism made against them, certain senators, notably those who were elected from the ninth Assembly, have requested an apology from their colleague, Senator Adams Oshiomhole (APC Edo North). Oshiomhole, at the Politics Today programme on Channels Television on Sunday, alleged that senators and House […]
Ire Poly Osun State Osun poly lecturers protests. On Tuesday, protesters from the Academic Union of Polytechnic, Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, demanded that the suspension of the Rector, Dr. Tajudeen Odetayo, be lifted at the institution’s entrance. A letter from Mr. A. Jimoh, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education, announced Odetayo’s suspension. He […]
NDLEA on duty NDLEA :116bags of cannabis in kano. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency’s Kano State Command has seized a sizeable quantity of Cannabis Sativa, dismantling a huge drug cartel in the process. In a statement released on Tuesday, the command’s senior public relations officer, Sadiq Maigatari, disclosed the information. He said the bust, […]
Tanker Ondo tanker fire victims. Eight persons perished in the gasoline tanker fire that broke out on Sunday along the Benin-Ore-Sagamu Expressway, according to the Federal Road Safety Corps’ Ondo Sector Command. This comes right after an eyewitness told our journalist that three children, two pregnant ladies, and two other people perished in the fire. […]
Cattle vaccination FCTA sets out to vaccinate 1million cattle. The Federal Capital Territory Administration says it has targeted no fewer than one million cattle for immediate vaccination to prevent the spread of anthrax into the FCT from nearby Suleja, Niger State. This was made known by the Acting Secretary, Agricultural and Rural Development Secretariat of […]
Tafari Campbell Obama’s family chef drowns. Tafari Campbell, a former White House cook who worked for Barack Obama, drowned and passed away close to the former president’s house. According to NBC News, Campbell vanished while paddleboarding on Sunday night at Edgartown Great Pond, close to the Obamas’ Martha’s Vineyard home. He was discovered on […]
Mr Patrick Areghan Invigilators selling WAEC questions online arrested. In this interview, GRACE EDEMA speaks with Mr. Patrick Areghan, Head of the West African Examinations Council’s Nigerian Office, on the measures the testing organization has taken to reduce cheating. The West African Senior School Certificate Examination questions are reportedly available online an hour before the […]
Godwin Emefiele Emefiele arrives in court for trial. Godwin Emefiele, the Central Bank of Nigeria’s suspended governor, has arrived before the Federal High Court in Lagos State. Godwin Emefiele, the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), will be charged with illegal possession of firearms and ammunition on Tuesday (25 July), according to […]
Farouq Ahmed Marketers push for hike in petrol price. Marketers are demanding that market indications determine the price movement of Premium Motor Spirit, also known as gasoline, even though doing so could result in a price increase of up to N700. Following President Bola Tinubu’s statement that the product would no longer get a subsidy, […]