The Federal Government on Tuesday officially launched toll operations on the Abuja–Akwanga–Lafia–Makurdi Road corridor to repay the $460.8 million loan obtained from the China Exim Bank for the road’s rehabilitation and upgrade. It also announced that motorists using the highway would begin paying tolls ranging from N500 for saloon cars to N1,600 for multi-axle vehicles….
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order withdrawing Washington from a number of United Nations bodies, including its Human Rights Council (UNHRC), and setting up a broader review of US funding for the multilateral organization. The executive order said it withdrew Washington from UNHRC and the main UN relief agency for Palestinians…
Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti has officially flagged-off the reconstruction of the long abandoned Igwu river bridge popularly called Omenuko bridge to break the jinx of having firm bridge after decades of managing the dreaded iconic bridge. Flagging off the project at Ozuabam in Arochukwu LGA, Governor Alex Otti said that though the bridge…
The suspended traditional ruler of Orile Ifo, Oba Abdulsemiu Ogunjobi, has been arraigned before the Ifo Magistrate Court. Adewale, who was arraigned by the Nigeria Police Force on Tuesday, faces a three-count charge of conspiracy, assault and conduct likely to cause a breach of public peace. This is sequel to his suspension by the Ogun…
Controversial American rapper, Kanye West, has relished the drama he and his wife, Bianca Censori, stirred at the 67th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday. The couple stole the show with their controversial appearance on the Grammy red carpet, with his wife’s semi-nude outfit raising some questions Ignoring the backlash, West celebrated his wife on Tuesday,…
Nigerian music star Tochukwu Ojogwu, popularly known as Odumodublvck, has opened up about his relationships with his colleagues. Odumodublvck said that before meeting Burna Boy in person, he once dreamed that he ate pounded yam with him. The rapper featured in a recent episode of the Afrobeats Podcast, hosted by Adesope. He said: “Rema is…
Fire gutted two petrol-laden tankers at an MRS filling station along the Numan Road, opposite the Jezco filling station near the Yola International Airport on Tuesday. The road leading into Yola, the state capital, was blocked as curious residents of the area rushed out to catch a glimpse of the inferno, ignoring the inherent danger….
The International Press Institute (IPI), based in Vienna, Austria, and Media Rights Agenda (MRA) have published a groundbreaking resource guide designed to empower journalists, media organizations, media freedom advocates and other stakeholders with comprehensive knowledge of national, regional, and international laws, mechanisms, and frameworks that protect press freedom in Nigeria. Titled “Press Freedom in Nigeria:…
President Bola Tinubu on Monday presided over the swearing-in of newly appointed members of the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), the Federal Character Commission (FCC), and the National Population Commission (NPC). President Bola Tinubu also swore in eight former directors in the Federal Civil Service as Permanent Secretaries. Twenty-one members of the RMAFC,…
In a bid to ensuring dignity of persons and for the protection of sanctity of our revered traditional institution, the Ogun State Government led by Prince Dapo Abiodun, has placed Oba Abdulsemiu Adewale Ogunjobi, the Olorile of Orile-Ifo on six months suspension for his uncivil conduct not befitting the status of an Oba. The decision…
