A High court in Kano state has permanently restrained the deposed Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, and four other former Emirs from parading themselves as Emirs The Court presided over by Justice Amina Adamu Aliyu delivered the ruling on Monday. The judgement specifically prohibits the former Emirs of Bichi, Rano, Gaya, and Karaye, as…
Lagos State Government has said that there is no going back on the planned enforcement banning operations of all unregulated commercial bus operations, specifically “Danfos” and “Koropes” along Lekki-Epe corridor, scheduled to commence on October 1, 2024. This followed speculations making the rounds on the suspension of the plans by government. The state Commissioner for…
Delta state Command of the Nigeria Police have recovered the body of a young commercial motorcyclist, Nasiru Eneojo, from a soakaway in Agbarho axis of Warri. Eneojo’s body, already mutilated, was recovered from soakaway, following arrest of another commercial motorcyclist and a Delta State taskforce officer by the police in the state. The Guild gathered…
The Federal Government has assured Nigerians that the current economic situation in the country is being addressed and the prices of commodities will soon come down. Food inflation has reached over 40 per cent in recent months according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), pushing the prices of essential commodities beyond the…
The Martin-Amaewhule-led Rivers State House of Assembly has shut all expenditure by the Rivers State Government from the Consolidated Revenue Fund until Governor Sim Fubara presents the 2024 budget to the House for passage. They reached the decision during plenary on Monday in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. This is coming after the ultimatum…
Former world number one Novak Djokovic will take part in the tennis event at this summer Olympics in Paris The 24-time Grand Slam champion had surgery earlier this month to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee. The injury forced the 37-year-old Djokovic to withdraw from the French Open quarter-finals. However, Djokovic took part…
Following Argentina successful defence of the Copa America title, Lionel Messi, has become the player with the most trophies in football history. Messi played for 60 minutes as his country beat Colombia 1-0 in the final of the 2024 Copa America on Monday morning This is the 45th piece of silverware the 37-year-old has won…
Former Ekiti state Governor Ayodele Fayose has said nobody can emerge as a local government chairman without the backing of the state governor. Fayose made the remark in reaction to the Supreme Court judgment that granted financial autonomy to local governments. The former governor noted that despite the judgment, state governors and the state House…
As the economic hardship in Nigeria bites unabated, there are rumours that some youths have planned nationwide protests beginning from August 1-10, 2024 The protest, which is currently gaining traction in the North and other parts of the country, is aimed at drawing the attention of governments at all levels to the plight of Nigerians…
Rwandan are today, Monday, voting in Polling stations across the country for presidential and parliamentary elections with President Paul Kagame set to cruise to victory and extend his rule for another five years. Rwanda’s de facto leader since the end of the 1994 genocide and president since 2000, Kagame faces only two challengers after several…
