Enugu State Governor, Dr Peter Mbah, his Abia State counterpart, Dr Alex Otti, and the Minister of Works, David Umahi, have praised the South-East region for not joining the ongoing nationwide hunger protests. Addressing journalists during a project inspection tour in Enugu on Sunday, the governor and the minister said the region’s decision to abstain…
Many residents of Ovom street in Aba, Abia State, have either been evacuated by the Abia state government or fled the area themselves, as gully erosion worsened in the area. The deadly erosion, which started in small proportions some years ago, has now cut the road into two and resulted in the collapse of many…
Following the protest against hunger and hardship in the country, the Federal Government said it has released ₦570bn to the 36 states to expand livelihood support to their citizens. President Bola Tinubu, while addressing the country on Sunday, also disclosed that ₦9.1tn was accumulated as total fiscal revenue to the Federal Government’s coffers during the…
Nigerian crossdresser, Idris Okuneye popularly known as Bobrisky has been released from Kirikiri prison. Recall that the controversial personality was jailed six months for abusing naira notes at an event. Videos circulating on social media showed the crossdresser in a vehicle welcomed by his friends and well-wishers.
Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Adegoke Fayoade, announced on Sunday that the #EndBadGovernanceinNigeria protest has been banned following President Bola Tinubu’s address to the demonstrators. Fayoade stated that any further gatherings in the state are now deemed unlawful and illegal in light of the President’s intervention. “The protest has been called off because of the…
Two suspected fraudsters who specialised in duping their victims of huge sums of money have been nabbed in Okwu Olokoro, Umuahia South LGA of Abia, while attempting to dupe another victim. The suspects, who claimed to be indigenes of Ntigha, Isiala Ngwa North LGA of Abia State, were apprehended by Okwu community youths in Olokoro…
Novak Djokovic made history by winning his first Olympic title and completing the coveted ‘Golden Slam’ in singles tennis. The Serbian superstar, 37, defeated Carlos Alcaraz 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (7-2) in a gripping final at the Paris Olympics, marking his fifth Games appearance. With this triumph, Djokovic joins an elite group of five players to…
Toyosi and Dami, the dynamic duo known as Tami, have become the first housemates to be evicted from the Big Brother Naija season 9 The pair was sent packing during the live eviction show on Sunday, leaving their fellow housemates in a state of shock and awe. Tami was initially nominated for eviction alongside Radicals,…
Human Rights activist Omoyele Sowore says the EndBadGovernance protest will continue on Monday, despite facing violence and repression in some northern states. The nationwide protest, which began last Thursday, aims to address the widespread hardship and suffering in Nigeria. Sowore directed protesters to gather at Ojota before marching to the Lagos State Secretariat, Alausa, on…
USA sprinter Noah Lyles won the men’s 100m title at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games by the smallest of margins in a dramatic photo finish. The 27-year-old took gold ahead of Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson by just five-thousandths of a second as both sprinters finished with a time of 9.79 seconds at the Stade de France….
