The Kano State Government has announced a ban on waste dumping at the New Court Road site.The state cited health and environmental risks associated with improper waste disposal. The Commissioner for Environment and Climate Change, Dr. Dahiru Muhammad Hashim, disclosed this on Tuesday during an inspection visit to the site. He emphasized the urgent need…
Activist politician, Omoyele Sowore, on Wednesday disclosed that Nigeria suffered irreparable harm in the hands of military dictator like former rulers, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, Yakubu Gowon, Sani Abacha, Olusegun Obasanjo, and Abdulsalami Abubakar. Sowore said these former military leaders dealt with Nigerians while they were in power. He disclosed this while sharing a video on…
The Senate Ad-hoc Committee Investigating Ways and Means has slammed the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, for frustrating its investigation into the N30 trillion facility provided to the last administration from 2015 to 2023. The chairman of the ad-hoc committee,Senator Jibrin Isah Echoch, made the accusation after receiving an interim report from consultants commissioned to…
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has announced a 90% reduction in the distribution of palliatives previously given to victims of the Boko Haram insurgency. This came as he distributed food palliatives including rice and grains to 250,000 flood victims across the 27 local government areas of the state. Speaking at the event on Wednesday, the…
The Oyo State Government has demolished illegal structures erected on government-acquired lands in the Podo area, along Top One Garden in Oluyole Local Government, and at Dizengoff, Kolapo Ishola area, both within the Ibadan metropolis. The state Commissioner for Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Williams Akin-Funmilayo, led the demolition exercise on Wednesday, warning land grabbers…
Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja has dismissed a request for his recusal from the ongoing trial of the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. Delivering his ruling on Wednesday, Justice Oshodi held that the allegations of bias raised by the defence were unsubstantiated, stating…
Mr Kayode Egbetokun, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), has commended the Commissioner of Police in Osun, Mohammed Abba, for ensuring a peaceful and secure environment during the state local government election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the election was held on Saturday in the state. In a statement by CSP Yemisi Opalola,…
Renowned media mogul and former National Conscience Party presidential candidate, Bashorun Aare Dele Momodu, has thrown his weight behind the highly anticipated South West Games 2025. The veteran journalist and publisher of Ovation Magazine described the event as an initiative that will foster sports development, youth empowerment, and regional unity. Momodu gave his endorsement today…
Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has criticised Donald Trump’s approach to securing peace in Ukraine, warning that the former U.S. president’s plan would effectively “reward” Vladimir Putin for his violent invasion.In a hard-hitting foreign policy speech at the Policy Exchange think tank, Badenoch warned that the era of “Pax Americana”—global stability maintained by the U.S.—was “evolving,…
The Nigeria Boxing Board of Control, NBBofC, has passed a vote of confidence on its Secretary-General Remi Aboderin amid recent controversy surrounding his role as West African Boxing Union president. The decision was reached during the NBBofC’s executive board meeting in Lagos, where they condemned calls for Aboderin’s removal while expressing satisfaction with his performance….
