Israel Ogundipe, a popular prophet from the Celestial Church of Christ, has announced that a Nigerian bank recently proposed a loan of N1 billion to him. The founder of Genesis Global Ministry, located in Lagos State, stated that the bank aimed to aid his ministry’s expansion to accommodate more members worldwide. In a discussion with…
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has clarified its recent directive aimed at combating exploitative pricing practices, including price gouging and price fixing. This statement addresses widespread feedback and concerns regarding the directive’s impact amid Nigeria’s current economic challenges. The Commission emphasized that the directive, which has received significant public and business response,…
Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has described the National Youth Service Corps scheme as one of the few positive legacies of the nation in the past three (3) decades, which has continued to rank as the best and most organized of all global youth programmes, as such must be supported to deliver, more on…
As the people of Sokoto State, especially those in Sabon Birni Local Government Area, continue to battle insecurity, a group of professionals within the local government, Gobir Development Association, has revealed that the people of the community paid over N160bn in levies and ransom payments to bandits in the area. According to a press statement…
Northern minorities are calling for the restructuring of Nigeria into three regions: the South, the Middle-Belt, and the North. Under the Coalition of Indigenous Middle Belt Organisations (CIMBO), these ethnic nationalities convened a conference in Kaduna where they also demanded the rewriting of the current 1999 constitution. They believe that restructuring and establishing a new…
The Abia State Government has announced plans to establish a mobile sanitation court at Orie Ugba Market and other defiant areas to prosecute defaulters who trade or engage in activities that contravene the Abia State Sanitation Law. The Abia Commissioner for Environment, Mr. Philemon Ogbonna, made this revelation on Saturday while addressing traders at Orie…
On Friday, August 30, 2024, Nigeria mourned the loss of its famous music star Onyeka Onwenu, affectionately called the ‘Elegant Stallion.’ She was buried in Lagos after a funeral service at the Fountain of Life Church in Ilupeju, followed by a private burial in Ikoyi. This decision about the burial site has caused a strong…
Auwal Dankode, an aircraft cleaner with the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (NAHCO Aviance), recently made headlines when he discovered and returned a $10,000 left behind by a passenger in an Egypt Air flight at Kano’s airport. While cleaning the cabin of an MS 878 aircraft, Dankode uncovered the cash tucked away on a seat….
A campaign poster for former Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s 2027 presidential bid has surfaced on social media. The poster featured El-Rufai as the presidential candidate and former Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as his running mate. The appearance of the poster has sparked a wave of reactions online, with many users expressing doubt about the…
Omoyele Sowore, the human rights activist and convener of the #RevolutionNow Movement, has announced that the planned fearless nationwide protest in October 2024 will not stop until the Nigerian government meets the demands of citizens. Sowore mentioned this while speaking on a Twitter Space on Thursday. #EndBadGovernance protests, starting October 1, seeks to tackle Nigeria’s…
