SULTAN: YOU GOOFED – SOKOTO GOVT BERATES VP SHETTIMA, TELLS HIM TO ALWAYS VERIFY HIS FACTS BEFORE REACTING The Sokoto State Government has urged Vice President Kashim Shettima to always verify facts before reacting or commenting on sensitive national matters. The state government made the call in response to the public warning Shettima made at the Northwest Security Summit in …

‘PLEASE, I NEED WATER’, LAST REQUEST OF CUSTOMS OFFICER WHO DIED IN NASS When Essien Etop Andrew, Deputy Comptroller of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in charge of Finance, Administration and Technical Services, walked into the National Assembly Complex, on Tuesday, there was no indication that he would not walk out of the parliament alive. Andrew had led a team …

MINIMUM WAGE: NLC, TUC HOLD EMERGENCY MEETING TODAY Members of the organised labour comprising both the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress, have convened an emergency meeting over the decision of the Federal Executive Council to step down the memo on the minimum wage. The meeting, according to a top official at the NLC headquarters, will be held …

CUBANA CHIEF PRIEST FORFEITS ₦10M TO FG OVER NAIRA ABUSE A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered celebrity bartender and business man, Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest, to forfeit the sum of ₦10m to the Federal Government as a fine in lieu of the charge made against him for alleged abuse of the Naira. This …

CUSTOMS BOSS SLUMPS, DIES IN HOUSE OF REPS The deputy comptroller of finance administration and technical service at the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Essien Etop Andrew, is dead. The customs officer was fielding questions from members of the House of Representatives committee on public account, when he coughed and slumped. Andrew was rushed to the National Assembly clinic where he was …

SOUTHERN GOVERNORS CALL FOR DEVOLUTION OF POWERS The newly elected chairman of the Southern Governors Forum, Governor Dapo Abiodun, has unveiled a five-point agenda of the forum under his leadership. While the governor of Anambra State, Professor Charles Soludo, became the vice chairman, Abiodun emerged as chairman to succeed Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, who died last December after s protracted illness. …

THEY’RE PLANNING TO SEND ME TO PRISON FOR INSISTING ON MY MANDATE, ENUGU ASSEMBLY MEMBER CRIES OUT The member representing Enugu South rural constituency at the Enugu State House of Assembly, Honourable Bright Ngene, has alleged plans to commit him to prison for insisting on his mandate. Ngene who won the constituency seat during the state assembly election on March …

RIVERS PROTESTS TURN BLOODY AS EXPLOSION KILLS ONE IN PORT HARCOURT The protests in Rivers State have taken a new turn as a middle-aged protester carrying dynamite was killed in an explosion in the State Capital, Port Harcourt. The incident occurred at 9:45 a.m. in front of Hotel Presidential, on Tuesday. It is understood that he got killed while trying …

ATIKU, EL RUFAI, OTHERS OWN N1.49TRN INVESTMENT IN DUBAI A comprehensive investigation has uncovered that approximately 200 Nigerian politicians, security officers, and their associates have collectively invested almost $1 billion (N1.49 trillion) in Dubai’s real estate market over the past two decades, according to a BusinessDay report. The explosive findings are part of a global investigative project, “Dubai Unlocked,” spearheaded …

STOP USING MY NAME TO FIGHT POLITICAL BATTLES, NGOZI OKONJO-IWEALA WARNS The Director General of the World Trade Organization, WTO, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has alleged a plot to use her name to fight political battles. Okonjo-Iweala cautioned those behind the act to desist from misusing her name for their political ends. She was reacting to a remark that Nigeria’s debt profile …

ENUGU POLYTECHNIC, IWOLLO, HOLDS EDUCATION SUMMIT SATURDAY All is now set for the maiden edition of the Enugu State Polytechnic, Iwollo, education summit scheduled to hold on Saturday, June 29, 2024. Among the dignitaries expected at the event is the Governor of Enugu State, Chief Peter Mbah, Senator Representing Enugu West Senatorial Zone, Osita Ngwu, captains of industry, education experts …

IT’LL TAKE DECADES FOR THE NORTH TO GET OUT OF BANDITRY – SULTAN The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Saad Abubakar III, says it will take decades for the bandit-ravaged North-West geopolitical zone to come out of the menacing security challenge. The President General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) stated this at the North-West Peace and Security …

REVOLUTION THAT WILL CONSUME TINUBU GOVT OVER HARDSHIP WILL START FROM NORTH – DELE FAROTIMI Human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi has said that the current Nigerian system is not sustainable and that the revolution and problem that will destroy President Bola Tinubu’s government will come from the Northern region of the country. In an interview making the rounds on social …

SHOPRITE TO SHUT DOWN ABUJA BRANCH ON JUNE 30 DUE TO CURRENT ECONOMIC REALITIES Shoprite Mall has announced its intention to cease operation in one of its Abuja branches from June 30, 2024. The branch is situated at Novare Central Mall in Wuse Zone 5. This was contained in a circular signed by the Chief Executive Officer, Dr Folakemi Fadahunsi, …

TINUBUNOMICS BITE HARDER AS PRICES OF BEANS, TOMATO GARRI RISE BY OVER 30% – NBS The prices of major staple food items such as tomato, beans, garri, and potatoes rose by over 30% in May, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) food price watch for the month. The continuous rise in prices of goods and services appears unrelenting …