President Vladimir Putin has ordered the Russian military to hold nuclear weapons drills involving the navy and troops based near Ukraine, the defence ministry said Monday. Putin has upped his nuclear rhetoric since the Ukraine conflict began, warning in his address to the nation in February there was a “real” risk of nuclear war.“During the…
Billionaire, Arthur Eze, has urged Nigerians to support President Bola Tinubu while praising his inclusive approach to governance. He made the remarks in a video widely shared on social media, which showed him donating N20m to a church. Eze said, “Tinubu has no boundary. If you go to Abuja, you will see Wike, an Igbo…
Uchechi Kanu, the wife of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu has hailed the the senator representing Anambra South Senatorial District, Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, for facilitating her visit to her husband at the facility of the Department of State Services in Abuja. During a live session on Radio Biafra on Sunday,…
The Tomato Crates Dealers Association of Nigeria has threatened to cut tomato supply to Lagos State over the alleged destruction of its goods. The association’s National Chairman, Alhaji Ahmed Alaramma, stated this during a news briefing in Zaria on Sunday. Alaramma who is also the National Secretary of the Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff and Cattle…
The mother of the late four-year-old Miguel Ovoke, who recently died at the BrickHall School located in the Cadastral Zone B11, Kaura, in Abuja, on Monday, stormed the school in the company of others to protest the death of her son. The mother of the deceased four-year-old Miguel protesting. The lady alleged that the school…
The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Monday, promised to look into the insinuations that many indigenes of the state were forcefully evacuated from Lagos and dumped at Ilesa by officials of Lagos State Government. A statement by the spokesperson to the governor, Olawale Rasheed, said Adeleke had already spoken to his Lagos State counterpart,…
The House of Representatives Committee on Student Loans, Scholarships and Higher Education Financing, has congratulated the founder of Zenith Bank Nigeria Plc, Mr Jim Ovia, over his appointment as Chairman of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund. Recall that President Bola Tinubu appointed Ovia the Chairman of NELFUND on Friday, April 26, 2024, in line with…
The Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company has slashed the tariff payable by its Band A customers to N206.80 per kilowatt-hour from the N225/kWh approved by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission. The spokesperson for the IKEDC, Olufadeke Omo-Omorodion, disclosed this to our correspondent in a notice on Monday. According to the notice, the downward tariff review of…
The newly inaugurated committee of the All Progressives Congress’s Progressive People’s Resolution (APC-PPR) has vowed to consolidate its stronghold by ensuring that it unseat the ruling People’s Democratic Party in Ikot Abasi Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. The Coordinator of the group in Ikot Abasi Federal Constituency, John Ayang, who stated this during…
The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) has begun the implementation of a downward review of tariff from N225/Kwh to N206.80/Kwh for band A customers in its coverage territory. This review followed the directive by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to discuss downward tariffs for band A customers only. The National Assembly, in response to…
The Lagos State Commissioner for Environment, Tokunbo Wahab, has disclosed that Lagos as a coastal state has been predicted to go under in the next 50 years. Wahab stated this while justifying the ongoing demolition in some parts of the state. This came after residents decried the demolition exercise carried out at Mende Estate Villa,…
In Nigeria, societal norms often cast a shadow on unconventional love stories, particularly when the woman is older than the man. Despite the unspoken disapproval and subtle judgments, some couples boldly defy these expectations, challenging age-old traditions and embracing love in its purest form. As the world turns its gaze towards the glitz and glamour…
