Author: Alade Adisa

About 10 people have reportedly lost their lives, while seven others sustained injuries when a building collapsed on Thursday morning in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. New Daily Prime gathered that the disaster occurred around 2 am in the Jegede Oluloyo area of Ona Ara Local Government Area. The Oyo State Fire Services Agency,in a statement on Thursday, stated that 10 bodies were recovered from the rubble. The statement noted that seven persons were rescued alive, adding that rescue efforts were ongoing as of the time of filing this report The statement added, “The Oyo State Fire Services Agency received…

…for blocking YouTube accounts Google has reportedly racked up a fine of more than two undecillion rubles – two followed by 36 zeros – after it removed state-run and pro-government accounts from YouTube. Put another way, an undecillion is a trillion times a trillion times a trillion. The fine is far greater than the world’s total GDP, estimated at $110 trillion by the International Monetary Fund. Google, which owns YouTube, has a current stock market value of $2.16 trillion, so probably won’t be stumping up the cash any time soon. According to state news agency, Tass, the fine is also…

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State, on Wednesday, said concerns over the Federal High Court decision that restricted the release of state allocations is “the least” of his problems. The governor spoke during a special thanksgiving service organized by the state government to celebrate his administration’s resilience amid escalating political crises, which began with the arson attack on the State House of Assembly complex exactly one year ago. He assured that despite the court order, his administration would continue payments to contractors and ensure workers’ salaries are disbursed from tomorrow. The governor also confirmed that allocations for the 23 council…

Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has charged Alhaji Aliko Dangote to review the price of his Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) popularly called petrol as it could be the reason marketers are avoiding it. Two days ago, the billionaire industrialist after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu in Abuja told reporters that he has over 500 million litres in tanks at his mammoth refinery but marketers are not patronizing his facility. Responding to the allegation, IPMAN President Abubakar Garima while appearing on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Wednesday urged the billionaire businessman to check his pricing. Garima said,…

Electricity has been restored in four states under the Jos Electricity Distribution franchise – Plateau, Bauchi, Gombe, and Benue. The power was restored at approximately 7:20 pm. on Wednesday. New Daily Prime reports that residents of Jos, Plateau capital, erupted into jubilation when light was restored. For the past 10 days, several northern states have been plunged into darkness following the tripping of the 330kV transmission line between Benue and Enugu states. Consequently, residents of the affected states lamented the severe impact of the blackout on their daily lives and business.

The senate has confirmed the appointment of all seven ministerial nominees of President Bola Tinubu, submitted to the upper chamber last week for accelerated consideration. This follows the screening of the nominees by the upper chamber on Wednesday. The screening exercised was held at the red chamber after it was postponed on Tuesday.The Senate suspended its rule to admit the ministerial nominees.The lawmakers began with Nentawe Yilwatda, the nominee appointed to replace Betta Edu as the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction.They subsequently screened other appointees including Bianca Odumegu-Ojukwu nominated as the Minister of State Foreign Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi…

Alex Ikwechegh, a member of the House of Representatives representing Aba North and South, who assaulted a bolt driver two days ago has been granted ₦500,000 by a Kuje Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday. Ikwechegh was arraigned on a three-count charge of abuse of office, assault, and threat to life, following allegations by the Inspector General of Police that he assaulted a Bolt driver, Stephen Abuwatseya, outside his Abuja residence. The lawmaker pleaded not guilty to the charges. After taking his plea, Ikwechegh’s counsel made an oral bail application, which Magistrate Abubakar Umar Sai’id granted with specific conditions. The magistrate said,…

To drive development in Ondo State, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has vowed to use the 2025 budget to improve various infrastructure across the state. Governor Aiyedatiwa said his administration will meticulously capture the developmental needs of every part of the state. This development was made known through the state government’s social media page on Tuesday during the campaign rally of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akoko North West Local Government Area (LGA). At the rally, Aiyedatiwa said, “The 2025 budget will be well-structured to ensure that no part of Ondo State is left behind. We are already making progress across…

After the initial rescheduling, the Senate has commenced the screening of ministerial nominees which were forwarded to the upper legislative chamber by President Bola Tinubu.The nominees were to be screened on Tuesday, but the exercise was postponed till Wednesday for adequate preparation.The Senate commenced the screening at exactly 1:10 pm on Wednesday.All the seven nominees have been listed on the Order Paper for screening, with Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda from Plateau State being the first.Others are Muhammadu Maigari Dingyadi, Bianca Odinaka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Rt. Hon. Yusuf Abdullahi Ata, Idi Mukhtar Maiha, Dr. Jumoke Oduwole and Suwaiba Said Ahmad.

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has been stopped from further releasing monthly financial allocations to the Rivers State government by the Federal High Court in Abuja.The court held that the receipt and disbursement of monthly allocations since January this year by Governor Siminalayi Fubara is a constitutional somersault and aberration that must not be allowed to continue.Issuing the order on Wednesday, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, held that the presentation of the 2024 budget by Fubara before a four-member Rivers House of Assembly was an affront to the Constitutional provision.Specifically, the Judge said that Fubara action in implementing unlawful budget smacked…