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  • Naira Scarcity: Police take over Ojota, Mile 12 amid tension in Lagos

    By Ifunanya | February 18, 2023 | Comments Off on Naira Scarcity: Police take over Ojota, Mile 12 amid tension in Lagos

    The Lagos State Police Command has brought the Thursday morning situation in the Mile 12 axis under control. Other areas that witnessed civil disorder were Ketu, Ojota and Ikorodu; scores of demonstrators blocked roads and […]

  • Naira scarcity: Steer clear of Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, Police warn protesters

    By Ifunanya | February 18, 2023 | Comments Off on Naira scarcity: Steer clear of Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, Police warn protesters

    The Police Command in Ogun on Friday warned protesters against disrupting public peace on Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. The Police Spokesman in the state, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, gave the warning while speaking with the News Agency of […]

  • Kwara govt approves N120m bail-out for 4 tertiary institutions

    By Ifunanya | February 18, 2023 | Comments Off on Kwara govt approves N120m bail-out for 4 tertiary institutions

    Kwara state government has approved the release of N120 million as bail- out funds to four State-owned Tertiary Institutions in the state. A statement from the Press Secretary, Ministry of Tertiary Education, Mansurat Amuda-Kannike, said that […]

  • Disability community pledges block votes for Tinubu

    By Ifunanya | February 18, 2023 | Comments Off on Disability community pledges block votes for Tinubu

    The National Commission for Persons with Disability, NCPWD, says it is set to give block votes from the disability community to the All Progressive Congress’s, APC, candidate in the presidential election on Feb. 25. The […]

  • Cancer killed 28,000 African children in 2020 – WHO

    By Ifunanya | February 18, 2023 | Comments Off on Cancer killed 28,000 African children in 2020 – WHO

    …400,000 children develop cancer globally every year The World Health Organisation African Region on Wednesday said there were 28,000 deaths and 52,000 new cases of childhood cancer in 2020. The WHO also said an estimated […]

  • Naira redesign: El-Rufai accuses CBN Governor, Emefiele of economic sabotage

    By Ifunanya | February 18, 2023 | Comments Off on Naira redesign: El-Rufai accuses CBN Governor, Emefiele of economic sabotage

    Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai has accused the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele of economic sabotage due to poor implementation of the Naira redesign policy. He said the policy […]

  • Disqualification suit: Enugu PDP hails judgement as victory for democracy

    By Ifunanya | February 18, 2023 | Comments Off on Disqualification suit: Enugu PDP hails judgement as victory for democracy

    The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Campaign Council, Enugu has reacted to the judgement of the Federal High Court sitting in Enugu, which struck out a suit seeking the disqualification of all candidates of the party. […]

  • Election: Tinubu endorses Folarin as Oyo APC guber candidate

    By Ifunanya | February 18, 2023 | Comments Off on Election: Tinubu endorses Folarin as Oyo APC guber candidate

    The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has presented Senator Teslim Kolawole Folarin to the people of Oyo State as the gubernatorial candidate of the APC. Tinubu presented Folarin […]

  • Stop lying, you’re foreigner in Ogun West – PDP candidate, Obanibasiri tackles Adeola

    By Ifunanya | February 18, 2023 | Comments Off on Stop lying, you’re foreigner in Ogun West – PDP candidate, Obanibasiri tackles Adeola

    The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senatorial candidate in Ogun West, Ganiyu Dada Obanibasiri, has described his counterpart from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as a ‘foreigner’ in Ogun West. Obanibasiri said Adeola “does not […]

  • EPL: Lee Mason quits as VAR official after error in Arsenal vs Brentford

    By Ifunanya | February 18, 2023 | Comments Off on EPL: Lee Mason quits as VAR official after error in Arsenal vs Brentford

    Video Assistant Referee, VAR Lee Mason is leaving the PGMOL, according to SportsMail. This means he will no longer officiate in the Premier League. It is understood Mason quit his role by mutual consent, a […]

  • EPL: FA charge Arsenal, Man City

    By Ifunanya | February 18, 2023 | Comments Off on EPL: FA charge Arsenal, Man City

    Arsenal and Manchester City have been charged by the Football Association (FA) for being unable to control their players during both teams’ Premier League clash on Wednesday. Man City picked up a crucial three points […]

  • Ex-finance minister blames CBN for new naira crisis

    By Ifunanya | February 18, 2023 | Comments Off on Ex-finance minister blames CBN for new naira crisis

    A former Minister of Finance, Dr Idika Kalu, has faulted the logistics of the Central Bank of Nigeria for the crisis that has characterized the distribution of new N1000, N500 and N200. Speaking on Channels […]

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