Governor Ademola Adeleke Curfew lifted in Osun state – Gov Adeleke. Ademola Adeleke, the governor of Osun State, has ordered that the curfew imposed on Irepodun and Orolu Local Government Areas be lifted beginning Wednesday. The mandate was contained in a communiqué obtained in Osogbo on Tuesday and signed by the Commissioner for Information and […]
Nigeria Flag Poverty Level in Nigeria affecting National security. Henry Mbachu, senator from Anambra State’s Awka South 1 district, has stated that Nigeria’s degree of poverty is becoming a threat to national security. The senator, who visited local marketplaces in his area, stated that given the amount of poverty afflicting a large number of Nigerians, […]
Rivers state house of assembly Rivers lawmakers are to prepare for fresh election. The Peoples Democratic Party has warned the 25 Rivers State House of Assembly members who defected to the All Progressives Congress not to be duped and to prepare for a new election. According to the PUNCH, the turmoil engulfing the state House […]
PDP Logo PDP Chairman says Wike and others will be punished in time. Former Rivers State Governor and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, according to the interim National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Umar Damagum, is not above the party. Damagum said this while replying to questions at a press conference […]
Governor Seyi Makinde Makinde and Soun of Ogbomosho’s case update. On Tuesday, Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde threatened to use his power to fight back if different cases filed against the enthronement of Oba Ghadi Olaoye, Orumogege III, as Soun of Ogbomosoland were not removed from the Court. According to the PUNCH, one of the […]
Spectacular helicopter shots show the eruption on the island’s coast. Image: ICELANDIC MET OFFICE. Volcano in Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland, Erupts. Following weeks of severe seismic activity, a volcano on the Reykjanes peninsula in southwest Iceland has erupted. The fishing hamlet of Grindavik had around four thousand people evacuated earlier, and the adjacent Blue Lagoon […]
Monsanto is already facing a large legal bill over its glyphosate-based weed killer Roundup. Image: GETTY IMAGES. Toxic leaks cost Bayer Monsanto $857 million. Monsanto, a chemical company, will pay $857 million (£676 million) to seven individuals who claimed to have been harmed by chemicals leaked from school light fixtures in the United States. […]
Commercial ships in the Red Sea. Image: GETTY IMAGES. Oil price fears following attacks in the Red Sea. Experts have expressed concern that attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea could lead to a spike in the price of oil and other goods. Shipments across the route have been temporarily halted by multiple […]
Pope Francis. Image: PUNCH Approval of same-sex couple blessings from Pope Francis. A major victory for the LGBTQ+ community inside the Roman Catholic Church has been the approval by Pope Francis allowing priests to confer blessings upon same-sex couples. The head of the Roman Catholic Church reportedly said that priests should be authorized to […]
Image: TETFund (CREDIT: Google) Foreign scholarship lecturers from TETFund have disappeared. The number of Nigerian university instructors who have fled after studying overseas under the support of TETFund is frightening, according to Sonny Echono, the Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund. According to Echono, TETFund would seek repayment from the missing […]