Author: Olabanji Ayoola

Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has approved N10,000 monthly palliative for workers to help them cope with the recent fuel subsidy removal and its attendant economic impacts. The government’s decision was announced at a press conference addressed by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Rafiu Ajakaye, at the Government House, Ilorin on Monday. He […]

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Monday, decried Nigeria’s inability to live up to expectations since it got independence about 63 years ago, stressing that the country had not only disappointed itself but also Africa and the world. He disclosed this while delivering the keynote address at the public presentation of a book titled ‘Reclaiming the […]

Super Eagles Skipper, Ahmed Musa, has announced the reduction of the price of Premium Motor Spirit at his fueling station, MYCA7 in Kano from N620 to N580 per litre. The professional footballer disclosed this on his verified Twitter page. He wrote: “Fuel #580 @MYCA -7 Filling Station Kano. 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️,” sparking excitement among Nigerians. One Twitter […]

The National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal in Delta State has sacked a member of the House of Representatives, Ngozi Okolie. The lawmaker, who represents the Aniocha/Oshimili federal constituency on the platform of the Labour Party (LP), was sacked on Monday by the panel sitting in Asaba, the state capital. Okolie created an upset against the […]

The Acting Inspector–General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun on Monday affirmed the decision on withdrawal of Police Mobile Force (PMF) officers from Very Important Personalities (VIPs). He said there is no going back on the policy. Reacting to recent news circulating regarding the possible reversal of the PMF reform policy, a statement issued by the […]

Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says all sensitive and non-sensitive materials used for the 2023 general election were printed in Nigeria. He stated this during the commission’s quarterly consultative meeting with the Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on the ongoing review of the 2023 general election held on Monday […]

The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has said that the commission did not receive any direct funding or cash support from international development partners. He said the clarifications became necessary to correct the impression that the commission received funding support from development partners for the 2023 general election. He […]

Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu has asked those behind enforcing sit-at-home in the Southeast region to stop the exercise. He spoke through his lead counsel, Mike Ozekhome, SAN, in a video clip. According to Ozekhome, Kanu said he does not believe in the sit-at-home, insisting he could not be fighting […]

President Bola Tinubu has eulogised the first female Professor of Yoruba Studies in the world, Prof. Omotayo Olutoye, for her important contributions to the Yoruba language, culture and tradition. He said that her works and seminar interventions helped in deepening the knowledge and understanding of the Yoruba language. A statement by Mr. Dele Alake, presidential […]