Obasanjo made the statement during an interview with the Financial Times.The elder statesman’s stance comes following ongoing #Endbadgovernance nationwide protests by the youths over hunger and hardship in the country.Youths across the country have embarked on protests since August 1, a development which has since escalated with reports and incidences of violence and lootings recorded […]
Mali says it has cut diplomatic relations with Ukraine, after a military official suggested Kyiv had played a role in deadly fighting near the Algerian border last month. Dozens of Malian soldiers and mercenaries from Russia’s Wagner group were killed in days of clashes with Tuareg separatist rebels and fighters linked to al-Qaeda. A spokesman […]
The governor’s order was conveyed through a press statement signed by the director of press and public affairs, Gyang Bere. According to him, the action was taken in consultation with state security agencies after reviewing the actions of unscrupulous individuals who exploited the nationwide protest to unleash terror on innocent citizens within the affected areas. […]
A former Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, who served under former President Muhammadu Buhari, has faulted President Bola Tinubu’s national broadcast, seeking an end to the ongoing nationwide hunger protest. Dalung, who led the anti-government protest in Jos, Plateau State last Thursday, was again at an open-air Sunday church service held by […]
They asserted that antibiotics were not effective for the treatment of viral illnesses, stating that their irrational use, along with antifungal, antiviral, and antibacterial drugs, could result in the development of drug resistance, rendering treatments ineffective. The experts advocated proper diagnosis and stressed that antibiotics should only be used with a doctor’s prescription. According to […]
Nigeria’s D’Tigress have been drawn against the United States in the quarter-finals of the women’s basketball event at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The Nigerian ladies made history by securing Nigeria’s first-ever berth in the last eight of the Olympic basketball tournament. This followed their impressive 79-70 victory over Canada in their final group game on […]
A Delta State High Court sitting in Kwale has convicted and sentenced two suspects, Joshua Anamali, 25 years old, and Nelson Adoh, 30 years old, to ten years in jail for illegal possession of firearms. The court, presided over by Justice O.F. Enenmo, convicted the duo after finding them guilty of illegally possessing a cut-to-size […]
Popular crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, has been released from prison. Recall that the EFCC had on April 5 secured the conviction of Bobrisky, for mutilating naira notes. Okuneye was charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ,EFCC, on four counts bordering on naira abuse. He pleaded guilty before Justice A.O. Awogboro of […]
The 33 council chairmen in Oyo State have pulled out of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria ,ALGON, over the Supreme Court’s judgment granting fiscal autonomy to local governments across the country. In a communiqué, the chairmen unanimously declared their support for Governor Seyi Makinde. The state ALGON’s Public Relations Officer, Ibrahim Akintayo, described […]
The Nigerian government has issued a travel alert to its citizens planning to visit the UK. This is contained in a statement from the spokesperson to the Minister of Interior, Amb. Eche Abu-Obe. It noted that there is an increased risk of violence and disorder occasioned by the recent riots in the UK and advised Nigerians […]