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Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Senator Lekan Balogun has expressed concern over reported cases of land grabbing, soliciting the assistance of the state police command. Oba Balogun has asked the State Police Command to work hand in hand with the traditional institution in Ibadanland comprising the Olubadan Palace, the members of Olubadan Advisory Council, Mogajis […]
The Abia State Governor Alex Otti has directed the ban on the operation of commercial motorcyclists better known as okada within the Umuahia and Aba metropolis. According to Governor Otti’s Chief Press Secretary Kazie Uko, this directive takes effect immediately. “The Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, has directed the immediate […]
Oil marketers have revealed that petrol will rise to N680/litre and N720/litre in the coming weeks if dollar continues to trade at N910 to N950 at the parallel market. According to the marketers, they have also suspended plans to import PMS due to the scarcity of foreign exchange to import the commodity. The […]
The Niger junta has said it will prosecute ousted President Mohamed Bazoum for high treason over his exchanges with foreign heads of state and international organisations. According to Reuters, Junta spokesperson Colonel Amadou Abdramane said in a statement read out on state TV late on Sunday that the military authorities had “gathered the necessary […]
West Ham signed England midfielder James Ward-Prowse from Southampton on Monday in a deal worth a reported £30 million ($38 million). Ward-Prowse agreed a four-year contract with the Hammers as he makes a quick return to the Premier League following Southampton’s relegation. The 28-year-old made 410 appearances for Southampton and was captain as they crashed […]
Professor of political economy and founder of Centre for Values and Leadership, Patrick Utomi, on Friday, while revealing that he was diagnosed with cancer in 2022, said that many people his age are also facing similar challenges. Utomi explained via a Twitter post on Friday, that he tested positive after a biopsy adding that […]
Hospital doctors in England on Friday launched their latest walkout as the government said their strike to demand a 35 per cent pay increase served “only to harm patients.” The four-day stoppage comes with health chiefs estimating that the repeated industrial action had cost the publicly funded health service £1 billion ($1.2 billion). Junior doctors […]
Protesting Benue women mounted a roadblock on Makurdi/Laafia/Abuja federal highway on Friday, following the killing of five people by suspected herders. According to a local who simply identified himself as Sunny, five people were killed in separate attacks by suspected herdsmen in two communities in the Guma Local Government area of Benue State. […]
Burkina Faso’s junta-led government has suspended one of the country’s most popular radio stations after it broadcast an interview deemed “insulting” to Niger’s new military leaders. Radio Omega was immediately suspended on Thursday “until further notice,” Communications Minister Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouedraogo said in a statement. He said the measure was “in the […]
English Premier League club, Liverpool, have agreed to pay a British record fee of £111m to sign Brighton midfielder, Moises Caicedo. Liverpool submitted a late-night bid for the Ecuador international on late Thursday night after Caicedo declared his intent to play for the Meyerside Reds. This comes after Brighton disclosed that it’ll only […]
