The International Press Centre has condemned the recent harassment of its Executive Director, Lanre Arogundade, by some senior officials of the Department of State Services at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos. This was contained in a statement signed by the Press Freedom Officer at IPC, Melody Akinjiyan, on Tuesday.Continue Reading
Police in Kitale are detaining three suspects in the theft of fertiliser under the government subsidy programme. The bags en route to Uganda are worth KSh 1.8m. Read Full ArticleContinue Reading
A former National Vice Chairman (North-West) of the All Progressives Congress, Salihu Lukman, has called on President Bola Tinubu to revisit the political impasse between the leader of the New Nigeria People’s Party, Rabiu Kwankwaso and the APC National Chairman, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje. Lukman made the appeal in a statementContinue Reading
The Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment says it has begun disbursement of the Presidential Conditional Grant Scheme to verified applicants after an exhaustive selection process. The government, through the Bank of Industry, had said it would be disbursing three categories of funding totalling N200bn to support manufacturers and businessesContinue Reading
Manchester United have spoken to Alejandro Garnacho after the winger liked social media posts criticising manager Erik ten Hag over his handling of the player. The Argentina international, taken off at half-time in their 2-2 draw at Bournemouth on Saturday, liked two messages on X, by United fan and YouTuberContinue Reading
Nairobi County Assembly Speaker Kennedy Ng’ondi was celebrating his birthday when he forced nominated MCA FatumaAbdiwahid to greet and hug him during the party. Read Full ArticleContinue Reading
A few days before the party’s primary, a group within the All Progressives Congress in Ondo State, known as Asiwaju Mandate Group, appealed to the governorship aspirants of the party to display good sportsmanship spirit during and after the party’s primary on Saturday. The group which claimed to be neutralContinue Reading
The Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has been nominated by the Federal Government to lead the Nigerian delegation to the 60th International Art Exhibition (Biennale Arte) organised by La Biennale di Venezia in Italy. The governor and others are expected to be in the Veneto region of Italy fromContinue Reading
The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has vowed to remain persistent in expressing his deep concerns about the 2024 budget, citing its critical importance to the lives of citizens, especially the poor. In a statement via X on Tuesday, Obi argued that the budget’s numerous negatives have far-reachingContinue Reading
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has called on the Police, particularly the Inspector General, Kayode Egbetokun, to weed out bad officers from the force. This was as he pledged the full cooperation and support of the National Assembly for better policing of Nigeria. Akpabio said this at the maiden editionContinue Reading