The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has warned of the likelihood of heat stress and thunderstorms across various parts of the country on Saturday. The agency made the predictions in its Weather Report released in Abuja on Saturday. According to NiMet, the heat index over Nigeria is expected to soar, with strong prospects of heat stress in…
Bronny James, son of legendary Basketballer LeBron, has announced he will enter the 2024 draft. It comes less than a year after the 19-year-old suffered a cardiac arrest during practice at the University of Southern California (USC). He had surgery to repair a congenital heart defect but returned to make his college debut for USC…
Mexico says it is severing relations with Ecuador after its embassy was stormed by Ecuadoran police in Quito to arrest former Vice-President Jorge Glas. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said they had “forcibly entered” the embassy in a “flagrant violation of international law”. Glas took refuge in the embassy last December after Ecuador issued…
The Nigerian army has revealed how the names of the traditional ruler of Ewu kingdom, HRM Clement Ikolo, the university professor, Arthur Ekpokpo, and six others found their way into the list of wanted persons by the army over the killing of 17 soldiers around Okuama, a community in Ughelli south local government area of…
Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State has called for a transparent investigation into the killing of 17 soldiers in Okuama community, Ughelli South Local Government Area of the state. Oborevwori made the call on Friday when the Board of Enquiry constituted by the Defence Headquarters to investigate the incident visited him at the Government House…
Nigeria Labour Congress has faulted the electricity hike implemented by the federal government and has asked it to either reverse the policy or be ready for a showdown. The Federal Government, on Friday, insisted on the 240 per cent hike in tariff payable by power consumers in the band ‘A’ category despite calls for its…
President Bola Tinubu has declared the probe into the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) closed and lauded Jim Obazee who was the special investigator. Presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngelale said this in a Friday statement. “President Bola Tinubu thanks Mr Jim Obazee, former Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRC), for his…
It does look like the travails of former Governor of Central Bank Godwin Emefiele is anything but over as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed fresh charges against him this time 26-count charge bordering on abuse of office & corruption. Emefiele will be arraigned before Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Lagos High…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Akintunde Sawyerr as the Managing Director/CEO, Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFUND. The appointment was contained in a statement issued by his spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale on Friday in Abuja. According to the statement, the appointment was in line with the president’s determination to secure Nigeria’s socio-economic future…
All is now set for the coronation of the Olubadan-designate Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, as the new Olubadan of Ibadanland. Osi Balogun of Ibadanland, Oba Lateef Adebimpe, made this announcement while speaking with newsmen shortly after members of the Olubadan-In-Council visited the next Olubadan at his private residence at No 1, Cassia Street, Alalubosa Government Reserved…
