Grammy-winning singer, Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, shared some insights about Nigerian society in a snippet of his soon-to-be-released song, ‘Empty Chairs’ off his upcoming seventh studio album, ‘No Sign Of Weakness.’ The ‘Dangote’ crooner claimed in his new song that Nigerians who managed to get rich without joining politics often become victims…
24 housemates face possible eviction after Team Beta becomes the second pair to be saved after winning the show’s nomination challenge. On Monday, team Beta, consisting of Tjay and Ben, played an impressive game in the arena. Each housemate was tasked during the arena game to walk over the bins towards a basket full of…
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has again expressed the fears that the planned national protest may turn to violence, which may consume the poor, week and vulnerable people in the society. Otti, who said this during a Tuesday morning broadcast to Abia people, appealed to traditional rulers, leaders of religious organizations and other community leaders…
The Zamfara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has deployed 5,000 personnel across the 14 local government areas of the state. The spokesman of the Command, ASCII Umar Mohammad M, in a statement said the deployment of personnel aims at safeguarding lives and properties of the civil populace, saying that…
Long queues of commercial buses, private cars, motorcycles and tricycles have returned to petroleum stations in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Our correspondent reports that this is due to the ongoing scarcity of petrol in the ancient city. Ibadan has been witnessing a scarcity of PMS in the last few days. The situation became severe…
The Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, has criticized the planned protests across Nigeria, while affirming the Federal Government’s commitment to addressing current challenges. Governor Uba Sani made this statement on his verified Facebook page during a town hall meeting with traditional rulers and other stakeholders in the state. Although he acknowledged that Nigerians are…
A former Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Mike Okiro, has advised the organisers of the planned nationwide protest to shelve their plan and engage in dialogue with the federal government. Okiro, who made the call in an interview with NAN on Tuesday in Abuja, said that constitutionally, Nigerians have the right to protest against bad…
Activist lawyer, Deji Adeyanju on Tuesday, urged the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, to order soldiers to remain in their barracks during the August 1 nationwide protest. Adeyanju said the measure would prevent a repeat of the EndSARS saga that saw the killing of protesters. He made the call in a letter…
After three years of fierce legal battles, a Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) to register Julius Berger Construction Company as sole shareholder of Primetech Design and Engineering Limited. Justice Obiora Egwuatu issued the order on Tuesday in a judgement on a suit jointly instituted against the CAC by…
The Federal Capital Territory, FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike said President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of a mandate secretariat for youth affairs in the nation’s capital. Wike made the development public on Monday during an interactive engagement with stakeholders in the Bwari area council. During the function, the FCT Minister also called on the…
