Ekiti mourns as APC Chair, Omotosho dies
Ekiti State people were thrown into mourning this morning as chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Paul Omotosho died. Omotosho died in the early hours of Wednesday after a brief illness. Health of the late politician was said to have nosedived after he was kidnapped sometines last year. However, the Imesi-Ekiti born politician actively […]
Current reforms will unlock Nigeria’s economic fortunes, says Think Tank
A Think Tank group, the Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI) says Nigeria’s current economic reforms will unlock the fortunes of Africa’s largest economy. Mr Niyi Akinsiju, IMPI Chairman said this in a policy analysis released on Tuesday in Abuja. He said that it was crucial to keep an eye on the bright spots in […]
Illegal parking: LASTMA impounds 123 vehicles, arrests 19 hoodlums
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has impounded 123 vehicles over illegal parking around bridges across Lagos Island. The General Manager of LASTMA, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, confirmed the development in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. The statement was signed by Mr Adebayo Taofiq, Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA. He noted […]
Kebbi distributes 24 operational vehicles to lawmakers
The Kebbi State Government has distributed 24 operational vehicles to members of the State House of Assembly. Distributing the vehicles to the lawmakers in Birnin Kebbi on Tuesday, Gov. Nasir Idris reiterated his administration’s commitment to providing an enabling environment for government officials to operate. “We are making history again today, because we are handing […]
Worries, as Facebook shut out subscribers
Scores of Facebook users experienced total shut down Tuesday across the globe, causing serious anxiety among subscribers. As at press time, it was reported that no fewer than 500,000 subscribers had reported issues on logging in or accessing the site as of mid-morning Eastern Time on Tuesday,. According to outage tracker Downdetector, around 50,000 outage reports […]
Facebook, Instagram, Threads lock users out
Social media websites Facebook and Instagram are experiencing technical problems Tuesday, with users in Nigeria and around the world unable to log in to or refresh their accounts. Facebook users reported problems including being logged out — and when they attempted to log back in saw an error message such as, “Something went wrong. Please […]
African Youth Ambassadors Renew Tobacco Control Advocacy Pledge
The African Youth Ambassadors (AYAs) forum has reaffirmed its commitment to tobacco control advocacy. Members of the forum made the pledge on March 1, 2024, during an interactive, informative, and educative Twitter/X Space hosted by AYAs. The no-holds-barred conversation featured several participants including guests from Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa, CAPPA, Digital Media Volunteers, […]
Food crisis. Anthony Kila backs food importation subsidy
Political Economist and Professor of Strategy and Development at the Commonwealth Institute of Advanced and Professional Studies, (CIAPS), Anthony Kila, has backed importation and subsidy of food as way out of current food crisis in Nigeria. He said this while addressing an international forum of African and Caribbean Political Economist on a webinar organised to […]
Amotekun arrests 67 suspected criminals in Ondo
The Ondo State Amotekun Corps says it has arrested 67 suspected criminals in the last two weeks in the state. Mr Adetunji Adeleye, state Commander of Amotekun Corps, while parading the suspects before newsmen on Monday in Akure, said that most of those arrested were suspected kidnappers. Adeleye also said that many of the suspected […]
Man, 35, to spend 6 years in correctional facility for trafficking 13.4kg of cannabis
A Federal High Court in Ibadan has sentenced one David Usman, 35, to six years in the correctional centre for trafficking 13.4kg of marijuana. Delivering judgment, Justice E.U. Akpan said that the conviction and sentence of Usman was based on the evidence tendered by the prosecution and the convict’s guilty plea to the charge. Akpan […]
