Election losers are sponsoring nationwide protest — Senator Godswill Akpabio Senate President Godswill Akpabio has accused the candidates who lost out in the 2023 presidential election of sponsoring the planned nationwide protest. Mr Akpabio spoke on Monday at the State House, Abuja, after he witnessed President Bola Tinubu’s signing of the new minimum wage bill...
Divert public funds and go to jail — AGF warns Local Government chairmen The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has warned local government council chairmen and councillors against diverting funds meant for their jurisdictions. Speaking at an event in Abuja on Thursday, July 25, Fagbemi warned that anyone...
DSS identifies sponsors of Aug. 1 protest, warns against action The Department of State Services on Thursday warned against the planned nationwide protest against hardship in the country. The agency said on Thursday that it had already identified the sponsors of the planned protest and warned them not to proceed with it as it is...
Don’t Force Lagos Govt to Regret Accommodating Non-Lagosians — Monarch Threatens Nigerian Protesters Oba Lukman Adebambo, the Gbadewolu of Araromi in Lagos, has issued a warning against protests in the state, emphasizing the potential damage to infrastructure. The monarch suggested that the upcoming protests might be organized by non-indigenes and reminded residents of Lagos’ accommodating...
Don’t Protest, Give Me More Time – Tinubu Begs Nigerians The Nigerian government has received notice of a nationwide protest planned by various groups of citizens to take place from August 1 to 10, aimed at protesting the rising cost of living and economic hardship in the country. In response, President Bola Tinubu has appealed...
Peter Obi writes Onanuga, demands apology, N5bn within 72 hours The Presidential Candidate of our Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi has demanded from the Special Adviser on Communication and Strategy to the President, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, the retraction of his wild allegation, linking him as behind the planned mass protest being...
Nigerians have been paying homage to Mike Ejeagha, the highlife artist behind the viral sound from Brain Jotter’s dance. The 92-year-old musician has been receiving cash gifts. Unconfirmed reports suggest that Brain Jotter even gifted him a car. “Gwo Gwo Gwo” was popular in the 70s and the 80s and it was about how the...
Ooni of Ife reportedly bans market associations to control food prices, caps pepper at N200 The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, has threatened to banish any trader, market men, or women who sell food items and other essential commodities beyond the reach of the common people in his domain. This move by the palace...
Lagos government to ban Danfo and Korope on October 1 The Lagos State Government has said there’s no going back on the planned enforcement banning operations of all unregulated commercial bus operations, such as Danfos and Koropes, along the Lekki-Epe corridor, from October 1, 2024. The special adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on transportation, Sola...
Vehicle owners to pay N5,375 for e-CMR as Nigeria Police announce deadline The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has given vehicle owners in Nigeria until July 29 to register for the digitalized Central Motor Registry (e-CMR), which costs N5,375 per vehicle. Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, July...
