Gov’ship election: Why Imo Labour Party agent was beaten, dragged out of collation centre
A Labour Party (LP) agent at the ongoing Imo State governorship election, Calistus Ihejiagwa, was on Sunday morning beaten and bundled out of the collation centre in Owerri, the state…
Police arrest man for raping teenage girl during church service in Ogun
Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 32-year-old man, Gbenga Kolawole, for allegedly defiling a drunk 16-year-old girl at the Adubi area in the Ewekoro Local Government…
Kick-starting the Tinubu administration’s food security agenda
By Temitope Ajayi During the electioneering, President Bola Tinubu promised Nigerians to increase agricultural production to ensure sufficient food in the country and guarantee food security. One of the priority…
Why my book queries shrinking inclusion, money politics – Adaora Onyechere
Dr. Adaora Onyechere Sydney-Jack, who is a gender advocate, broadcaster and a long standing co-anchor of Kaakaki, a morning talk show on the Africa Independent Television (AIT), just released an…
FG to cancel refinery licences not in use – Petroleum minister
Dr Heineken Lokpobiri, minister of state for petroleum resources (oil) said the licences of refineries not in use will be cancelled. He was speaking in Bayelsa at the weekend following…
Security agencies at alert as US warns of ‘elevated threat’ to hotels inNigeria
The US Department of State last week issued a warning to its citizens in Nigeria. They warned of credible information that there is an "elevated threat" to major hotels in…
Official emails for civil servants, LG autonomy – FG outlines recommendations from retreat
George Akume, the secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), has listed key recommendations from the three-day retreat organised for members of President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet. The retreat with…
NNPC set to allocate six million barrels of crude oil to Dangote Refinery
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited is expected to allocate six million barrels of crude oil to Dangote Refinery in December 2023. The move by the national company is…
On presidential yacht and other matters
By Temitope Ajayi It has become a pattern for some individuals, CSOs and a section of the media to pick one or two line items every budget cycle for sensational…
Naira to trade at ₦850 per dollar by next month – JP Morgan
Financial services powerhouse based in the United States, JP Morgan has on Wednesday projected that by December 2023, the value of the naira would be stand at N850/$ at the…