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President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians not to resort to violent protests, but rather wait until 2027 to vote him out if they are dissatisfied with his leadership. This was revealed by the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, after a meeting with the President and…
The Oyo State Post Primary School Teaching Service Commission, TESCOM has fixed Monday, July 29- August 2, 2024, for computer-based test (CBT) for applicants in the ongoing recruitment exercise for teaching and non-teaching staff of secondary schools. The Chairman, TESCOM,…
Adebo Ogundoyin during Thursday’s valedictory plenary sitting in honor of Mrs Yetunde Awe, the Clerk of the House, who is retiring from the state civil service. The governor also indicated in his message his desire to transfer executive powers to the deputy governor,…
Ahead of the planned nationwide protests by some Nigerians, particularly the youth, a pro-Lagos State Government X handle @lagospedia has announced two weeks observation of Oro Festival in various communities in Lagos. Nigerians have begun reacting to the planned ‘ORO…
Former spokesman to the Atiku Abubakar presidential campaign, Daniel Bwala, has raised alarm over potential foreign involvement in the planned protests against the rising cost of living in Nigeria. Bwala made this assertion after meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the…
Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Communications and Strategy, has fired back at Peter Obi, the former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, over a threat to institute a lawsuit against him. Obi had demanded a retraction and apology from Onanuga…
President Bola Tinubu has appealed to Nigerians to shelve a planned ‘EndBadGovernance’ protest slated for next month. Information Minister Mohammed Idris, who briefed selected State House correspondents after a meeting with the President on Tuesday, said Tinubu urged the…
They were arrested with six trucks fully loaded with lithium, according to a Monday statement by the agency’s Head, Media & Publicity Dele Oyewale. The suspected illegal miners are Yunusa Adisa, Ganiyu Kazeem, Muideen Babayemi, Sulaiman Usman, Adeleke Waliu, Tiamiyu Rokeeb,…
A forty five year old man, Taiwo Ojo of Ojido street, Ado Ekiti has been arrested by the police for allegedly having carnal knowledge of his thirteen year old daughter. The suspect who is a council worker was arrested after a tip off by some members of his community who…
The Ogun State Government has awarded scholarships to nine students who performed creditably well in an essay competition to mark the 90th birthday celebration of the Noble Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka. Speaking at the 2024 edition of the Wole Soyinka International Cultural…
The call came as he expressed deep concern over the country’s economic trajectory since 2015, in a series of tweets on Monday via X. In the post, he highlighted the contrast between Nigeria’s economic performance in the early years of its return to democracy and its current…
Nigeria's Dangote refinery is in talks with Libya to secure crude for the 650,000 barrels per day (bpd) plant and will also seek Angolan oil, a senior executive said, as it seeks to overcome problems with domestic supplies. The $20 billion refinery, built by Africa's richest…
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested Dada Taiwo, aged 35, of No 34 Agbado Crossing, for fatally stabbing his girlfriend’s elder brother, Damilola Momoh, over a borrowed phone. Olaife Momoh of No 11, Sowemimo Street, Akera, Agbado and the girlfriend of the accused,…
Youths in Damaturu, Yobe State, have vandalised a billboard erected to welcome President Bola Tinubu to the state for the launch of the Yobe State Agricultural Empowerment Programme. The incident occurred on Saturday, July 20, after Vice President Kashim Shettima represented…
The President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has claimed that substandard petroleum products are being imported into the country and sold to unsuspecting Nigerians. Dangote made the claim on Saturday during the visit of the leadership of the House of Representatives,…
President Bola Tinubu congratulates Justice Stella Anukam on her re-election as Judge of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights for another term of six years. Justice Anukam was re-elected at the African Union Mid-Year Coordination Meeting Executive Council in Accra,…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has reported a significant increase in the average retail price of petrol in June, with a litre now costing N750.17. This represents a 37.44 percent year-on-year increase from the N545.83 recorded in June last year. However, compared to…
In a grand ceremony marked by pomp and pageantry, the Olu of Agbowo, Oba Musibau Akande Gbenusola, celebrated his 1st year coronation anniversary. The event which was taken place on the 12th and 13th of July 2024, held in Agbowo, saw a gathering of dignitaries including the…
