The Legislative arm of Egor Local Government Area in Edo State has impeached the council’s chairman, Hon. Eghe Ogbemudia, over alleged padding of the council’s supplementary budget and other allegations of corruption. The impeachment was consequent upon a vote of no confidence against the chairman during a session of the legislative arm of the council…
The Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf has approved the appointment of three second-class emirs. The Director General of Press to the Governor, Sanusi Bature, announced this. They are: Alhaji Muhammad Mahraz Karaye, Emir of Karaye, Alhaji Muhammad Isa Umar, Emir of Rano, and Alhaji Aliyu Ibrahim Abdulkadir Gaya, Emir of Gaya. The appointments that take…
A 35-year-old grandmother has taken the internet by storm, proudly showcasing her teenage daughter and grandchild. The family’s video, which has gone viral, features the mother and daughter dancing energetically and happily, capturing the attention and curiosity of social media users. In the video, the woman reveals that her daughter is 19 years old and…
Tech billionaire Elon Musk said he plans to commit roughly $45 million each month to a new fund backing Donald Trump for US president, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday. Musk’s donations will go to a political group dubbed America PAC, which will focus on promoting voter registration, early voting and mail-in ballots among residents…
Popular young Anambra billionaire, Mr. Linus Williams Ifejika, popularly known as BLord has been arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force. BLord, an Awka-based cryptocurrency vendor and Managing Director of BLord Group, Blord Real Estate Ltd., Blord Jetpaye Ltd., and Billpoint Technology, was arrested in Abuja on Tuesday, July 16. Confirming this in a…
A High Court sitting at Asaba, the Delta State capital, has sentenced one Onuwa Ijie to death while his accomplice, Nwanozie Uzor, bagged 14 years imprisonment for murder and conspiracy to murder twin boys, Chidalu and Chigozie Agwunobi. The court presided over by Justice Onome Marshal Umukoro sentenced the two over the murder of the…
Following the Supreme Court Ruling granting autonomy to Local Councils in Nigeria, 13 states have fixed dates for Local Government elections The states that have commenced council poll preparations include Kaduna, Kogi, Bauchi, Katsina, Osun, Enugu, Benue, Rivers, Jigawa, Imo, Kebbi, Abia, and Anambra states. On Tuesday, the Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission scheduled the…
The Federal Government has predicted that 94 towns are at risk of a five-day flooding beginning Tuesday, July 16, and ending on July 20, 2024. The Minister of State of Environment, Dr. Iziaq Salako, said this on Tuesday. Salako said the identified locations and their environs would likely witness heavy rainfall that may lead to…
The Nigeria Labour Congress has threatened to shut down the country for a month in protest against plans by the National Assembly to deregulate the national minimum wage. NLC’s threat came as the nation awaits a new national minimum wage following months of negotiations between Organised Labour, the Federal Government, and the Organised Private Sector….
President Bola Tinubu has been fair to all sections of the country regarding appointments into key offices, a spokesman for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) said on Tuesday. “President Tinubu is trying to be fair… We have some fairness in the key offices,” Felix Morka said The APC spokesman said it was too early…
