Just-installed Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade, has disclosed his plans for Oyo Kingdom, with a promise to focus on infrastructure development and youth empowerment. The new king, who officially ascended the throne in Oyo town on Saturday, also said emphasis will be laid on the promotion of Yoruba culture and language. He succeeded Oba Lamidi Adeyemi who passed away last year. According to Nigerian Tribune, the monarch said his reign would focus on improving the welfare of his people, particularly by addressing youth unemployment and enhancing public amenities. He said, “Of immediate concern is the need to get our…
Author: Alade Adisa
Sneaky fees estimated to cost consumers £2.2 billion a year are to be banned from today (Sunday) under new UK consumer protection laws. Businesses, including travel websites, ticket agencies and food delivery apps, will be required to include any mandatory fees in the headline price. Research has found these fees can be more than 25% of the product price. The ban comes into force under reforms in the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Act 2024, passed under the previous government. The new laws also impose bans on the use or commissioning of fake reviews. A report for the Department for…
In recent weeks, there seems to be a resurgence of kidnappings, rapes, killings, and other forms of crimes perpetrated by suspected herdsmen across many states in the country. This development shattered the relative respite in herdsmen disturbances across the country in the past months. Despair, fear and anxiety now reign supreme in many communities across the nation. A Vanguard report listed that no fewer than nine states are living in fear over the development, which threatens lives and property, especially in rural areas. The report listed the affected states to include Ondo, Ogun, Ekiti, Osun, Edo, Enugu, Delta, Ebonyi, and…
Plans are afoot for the Federal Government to fill its foreign positions, as it currently vets potential candidates to fill diplomatic and ambassadorial roles in its 109 missions, 76 embassies, 22 high commissions, and 11 global consulates, NEW DAILY PRIME has learned. According to PUNCH, a former minister of aviation under the Obasanjo administration, Mr Femi Fani-Kayode, and a former deputy governor of Lagos State, Femi Pedro, are among the nominees. It was also gathered that the vetting is not conducted centrally, as nominees are being asked to report to the DSS offices nearest to them. Reports also have it…
After the Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja upheld the election of Governor Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday, there have been several fall-outs therefrom. NEW DAILY PRIME will offer precis of the reactions from the major players and stakeholders. TRIBUNAL’S JUDGMENT The tribunal, headed by its chairman, Justice Wilfred Kpochi, in a unanimous decision by a three-member panel, said it found no reason to nullify the outcome of the governorship contest held in the state on September 21, 2024. Justice Kpochi, who delivered the lead judgement, dismissed as lacking in merit, a petition…
Nigeria has received a loan totalling $1.08 billion from the World Bank to support education, nutrition, and economic resilience in Nigeria. The financial institution stated on its website on Wednesday that the concessional loans are aimed at improving the quality of education, building household and community resilience, and enhancing nutrition for underserved groups. The statement read, “The World Bank has approved three operations in Nigeria, totalling $1.08bn in concessional financing, to enhance education quality, build household and community resilience, and improve nutrition for underserved groups.” The approved operations include $500m in additional financing for the Community Action for Resilience and…
…Says new tariffs will become effective at midnight ET US President Donald Trump on Wednesday, announced sweeping tariffs on some of its largest trading partners, and threatened to unleash a global trade war on what he has dubbed “liberation day.” “This is one of the most important days, in my opinion, in American history,” Trump said, speaking on the White House lawn. For decades America had been “looted, pillaged and raped” by its trading partners, he said. “In many cases, the friend is worse than the foe.” Trump said he intends to impose “reciprocal tariffs” on foreign imports, charging US…
Finally, Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State can heave a sigh of relief and get down to brass tacks as the Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has affirmed him and the All Progressives Congress (APC), winners of the state’s September 21, 2024 governorship poll. The three-man panel of the tribunal upheld the election as being validly conducted, just as it dismissed the petition brought before it by Asue Ighodalo and the Peoples Democratic Party on Wednesday in Abuja. Chairman of the tribunal, Justice Wilfred Kpochi delivered the landmark judgment on Wednesday evening. Among others, the tribunal held that the…
Suspended Kogi Central senator, Mrs Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has claimed that the duo of Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, manufactured fake constituents to initiate her recall process. This is in a reaction to last week’s recall process activated against the embattled legislator. Despite state and police bans for any gathering or celebration, supporters from Kogi Central’s five local government areas gathered early in Ihima, Okehi LGA, to welcome the embattled PDP lawmaker on Tuesday. Natasha received a rousing welcome from supporters despite a government ban on rallies and processions. However, the senator in…
The coast is gradually becoming clear for Governor Monday Okpebholo and the All Progressives Congress (APC) as they have won round one in the series of petitions challenging their declaration as winners of the September 21, 2024, governorship election in Edo State. This was as the Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal throws out a petition instituted against them by the Action Alliance (AA) and one Adekunle Rufai Omoaje for lacking merit and being frivolous. In the first judgment of the Tribunal on Wednesday, it was held that Adekunle Rufai Omoaje, who filed the joint petition, had no locus standi…
