Ahead of the October 1 EndBadGovernance protest, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Olanrewaju Ishola, held a strategic meeting with the protest organisers at the state headquarters in Ikeja. According to a statement released by the state’s Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, the meeting was part of proactive efforts to maintain law and order before, during, and after the protest. Commissioner Ishola reassured the organisers that robust security arrangements…

The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, 1st of October as a public holiday to commemorate the 64th Independence Day Anniversary. On 1 October 1960, Nigeria was granted full independence from Great Britain. Magdalene Ajani, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Interior disclosed this in a statement on behalf of Minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo. Mr Tunji-Ojo congratulated Nigerians at home and abroad on the occasion. He praised the patient and hardworking Nigerian men and…

Lagos state police command has commenced a trial of its four police officers who allegedly extorted a sum of N1m from 3 corps members(NYSC) in Surulere, Lagos. Recalled, that an X user named Oluyemi Fasipe shared this on his page https://x.com/yemiefash/status/1839377933917438314?s=46.According to the Statement by Fasipe, It was deduced that the NYSC corp members were said to be driving along the Surulere Expressway when a group of police stopped them…

President Bola Tinubu has submitted the names of the inaugural Governing Board members of the North West Development Commission (NWDC) to the Senate for confirmation. This follows the President’s signing of the North West Development Commission Bill into law on July 24. Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, announced the nominees, which include Ambassador Haruna Ginsau from Jigawa State as Chairman and Professor Abdullahi Shehu Ma’aji from…

LONDON — In a shocking revelation, former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has admitted that he considered launching a military operation to seize millions of Covid-19 vaccine doses from the Netherlands during the peak of the pandemic. This surprising detail, shared in his upcoming memoir Unleashed, highlights the extreme steps Johnson was willing to take as the UK faced a vaccine shortage in 2021. Johnson explained that he instructed the…

Data by Financial Market Dealers Quotation (FMDQ) on Friday showed that the Naira gained N126.64 against the dollar at the official foreign exchange market in 48 hours.It showed that between Thursday and Friday, the Naira appreciated to N1540.78 per dollar on Friday from N1667.42 on Wednesday.This represents an N126.64 appreciation against the dollar between Thursday and Friday compared with the N1667.42 exchange rate on Wednesday.On a week-on-week basis, the Naira…

About four persons have been confirmed dead as farmers and herders renewed hostilities in Gwomu village in Karim-Lamido Local Government Area, Taraba State, Northeast Nigeria. Confirming the incident on Friday, spokesperson for the Taraba State Police Command, DSP Gambo Kwache said over 50 cows were also killed in the violent confrontation. DSP Kwache said, “Yes, I can confirm that a total of four persons were killed in the avoidable conflict…

Hurricane Helene caused widespread devastation across Florida and the southeastern U.S. on Friday, leading to at least 41 deaths across four states.With winds up to 140 mph (225 kph), the storm toppled large trees, destroyed homes, and sent rescue teams on urgent missions to save people trapped by rising floodwaters.The Category 4 hurricane also knocked out power in some hospitals in southern Georgia. Governor Brian Kemp noted that authorities had…

With the dangers posed by the consumption of fake and substandard drugs, the Director-General of the National Agency for Food Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof Mojisola Adeyeye has said moves are underway to fix the problem in the country.Expressing her concerns during a one-day sensitization campaign programme, held in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital on Thursday, the NAFDAC boss, who was represented by the Zonal Director of the agency,…

The President of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), Festus Osifo has called on the Federal Government to urgently fix the four national refineries and divest the majority share in the facilities to the private sector.Fielding questions from newsmen at the official presentation of the PENGASSAN communique issued arising from its 2024 PENGASSAN Energy and Labour Summit to the media in Lagos on Friday, Osifo…

Controversial singer Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has offered advice to crossdresser Idris Okuneye, aka Bobrisky for contemplating suicide. Portable encouraged Bobrisky to seek forgiveness from God and repent for his wrong ways in the wake of a leaked voice recording involving an N15 million bribery allegation. The New Daily Prime reported that the crossdresser recording, released by social media influencer Martins ‘VeryDarkMan’ Otse went viral during the week.…

The President, Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of seven executive directors for the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA). Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga disclosed this in a statement on Friday.,Onanuga gave the names of the executive directors as Ayo Adewuyi, who was re-appointed Executive Director, News; Ibrahim Aliyu, Executive Director, Special Duties, and Malam Muhammed Fatuhu Mustapha, Executive Director, Administration and Training.Others are, Mrs…