The Supreme Court has upheld the election of Rivers Governor Siminalayi Fubara
The court, in a unanimous decision by a five-member panel led by Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, dismissed as lacking in merit, an appeal the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Mr. Tonye Cole, filed to challenge the outcome of the governorship election that held in the state on March 18, 2023. In the lead judgment […]
The IOM sets to launch a new housing initiative for Internally Displaced Persons
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) is set to launch a new housing initiative for the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the Northeast, where climate-proof housing with local materials would be built for them. IOM Nigeria’s Chief of Mission, Laurent De Boeck, who stated this on Wednesday at a media briefing in Abuja, pointed out […]
Ivory Coast advance into AFCON Round of 16 after sacking team coach
Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) hosts Ivory Coast have sacked their coach midway through the tournament, the country’s football federation (FIF) has announced. A statement from FIF explained that “the contracts of Coach Jean-Louis Gasset and his assistant Ghislain Printant are terminated due to insufficient results“. He’s not the first coach to leave their team […]
The Presidency assures No Plan to move Federal Capital to Lagos
The Presidency has dismissed insinuations that President Bola Tinubu has the intention to move Nigeria’s capital from Abuja to Lagos. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, yesterday clarified in response to the controversy over moves by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) […]
Two injured as refuse container explodes in Abuja
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command and the FCT Federal Emergency Management Agency have debunked reports of a bomb explosion in Maitama, Abuja yesterday. The police noted that preliminary findings indicated that an overheated metal refuse container activated under intense heat and exploded, thereby causing injury to two refuse evacuators, who are currently receiving medical […]
FG says the ban on plastic materials is inevitable
The Federal Government says the ban on some plastic materials is inevitable, even as it urged Nigerians to be prepared for “wholistic circular management of our waste”. The Minister of State for Environment, Iziaq Salako, in a statement said the commendable decision of the Lagos State Government to ban Styrofoam and other single-use plastics is […]
Minister of FCT reiterates on ensuring adequate security in Abuja
The Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike has reiterated his stance in ensuring adequate security and addressing the alarming insecurity in the federal capital territory. The Minister who made this known during a media chat in Abuja said there are financial constraints to tackling insecurity in FCT, and the National Assembly will have to create a […]
President Bola Tinubu departs to Paris on a private visit
President Bola Tinubu has departed Abuja for Paris, France, on a PRIVATE VISIT. A Presidential statement signed by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, said President Tinubu will return to the country in the first week of February, 2024. Sources familiar with the trip said President Tinubu had planned the […]
Saudi to permit Sale Of Alcohol to Non-Muslim Diplomats
Saudi Arabia plans to allow the sale of alcohol to non-Muslim diplomats for the first time, two sources familiar with the plan told AFP on Wednesday. Prohibition has been the law of the land in Saudi Arabia since 1952, shortly after one of King Abdulaziz’s sons got drunk and, in a rage, shot dead a […]
Burna Boy Makes African History With Fifth Billboard Hot 100 Entry
Grammy-winning Afro-fusion star Burna Boy has logged his fifth entry on the Billboard Hot 100 as hiscollaboration ‘Just Like Me’ with American rapper 21 Savage & music producer Metro Booming debutedon 67 on the chart dated January 27, 2024.This makes Burna Boy the Nigerian artist with the most Billboard Hot 100 entries. A record he […]
