Kizz Daniel to release new singles today
Kizz Daniel is set to continue his fine form with the release of two new singles titled ‘Double’ and ‘Baby Sha’. From an announcement on his Instagram page, the new singles are set for release on May 30, 2024, and are off his hit-filled EP titled: ‘Thankz Alot’. Kizz Daniel already began 2024 with a […]
Kano State Governor bans public demonstrations
Governor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf, has banned all public demonstrations within the state, and has directed security forces to arrest any individuals involved in such activities. According to the governor’s office, it has “credible intelligence indicating that certain prominent figures from the opposition party in Kano have devised plans to sponsor student associations and […]
South African border authority on high alert
The South African Border Management Authority (BMA) is on high alert as the country prepares to hold the general elections on Wednesday, May 29. The management authority in a statement, also said it arrested 28 Bangladesh nationals on Saturday evening at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg who had landed from Dubai, the United Arab […]
FG to introduce Single-Digit Interest Rate for Media Financing
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris Malagi, has reiterated Federal government’s resolve to extend a single-digit interest rate financing through the Bank of Industry to all media organisations, designed to mitigate the high operational costs faced by the media in the country. Speaking at the ongoing ministerial sectoral update yesterday in Abuja, […]
FG drags governors to Supreme Court
The Federal Government has dragged the 36 state governors before the Supreme Court over alleged misconduct in administration of local government areas in Nigeria. The suit filed by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), prayed the apex Court for an order restraining the State Governors and State […]
President Tinubu Flags Off Construction of Lagos-Calabar coastal Road
President Bola Tinubu has flagged off the construction of the 700 kilometres Lagos/Calabar coastal highway, ‘a flagship project of the renewed hope agenda.’ At the formalities yesterday, the president who described the flag off as his bragging day for embarking on the bold endeavour to transform the economy, said it was a hard decision for […]
Court grants Former Minister of Aviation N100m bail
A former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika and his brother, Ahmad, have been granted a N100 million naira bail each, in the fresh fraud-related charges, instituted against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The Federal Capital Territory High Court, in Abuja, also barred them from travelling out of the country except with […]
Minister Wike announces a two-month free ride in Abuja
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike has announced the approval of a two-month free ride on the Abuja Rail Mass Transit, by President Bola Tinubu. Wike who made the disclosure in Abuja yesterday, during the Ministerial Sectoral Update on the performance of Tinubu’s administration in the last one year, said that the metro […]
Bill on Nigeria’s old national anthem passes second reading
The Nigeria Senate has passed for second reading a bill seeking to revert to Nigeria’s old national anthem. The old anthem “Nigeria, We Hail Thee” was replaced with the current one “Arise, O Compatriots” in 1978 during the Olusegun Obasanjo regime. Our correspondent, Raliat Adenekan reports that the Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele who sponsored […]
UK Prime Minister announces New General Election for July 4
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced a UK general election is to be held on July 4. The poll will be the first time Sunak, faces the public while in charge, after he was appointed leader of the largest party in parliament in an internal Conservative vote in October 2022. The vote — the third […]