President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate release of all minors arrested and detained in connection with the #EndBadGovernance protest. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, made the announcement during a briefing with State House correspondents on Monday. Idris stated that the President has instructed the Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi,…
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate release of all minors arrested and detained in connection with the #EndBadGovernance protest. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, made the announcement during a briefing with State House correspondents on Monday. Idris stated that the President has instructed the Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef…
President Bola Tinubu has sworn in seven newly appointed Ministers in a ceremony held at the council chamber of Aso Rock Villa on Monday. Monday’s swearing-in came days after their nomination and subsequent confirmation by the Senate. The new cabinet members took the oath of office in two batches, four in the first batch and…
Controversial Nigerian crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, better known as Bobrisky, has reportedly departed Nigeria just days after being released by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The embattled cross-dresser was stopped and removed from an Amsterdam-bound KLM flight at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos late Thursday night while attempting to leave the country…
Seven French families have filed a lawsuit against TikTok, claiming the platform exposed their adolescent children to harmful content, which contributed to two of them tragically taking their own lives at age 15, their lawyer announced on Monday. The lawsuit alleges that TikTok’s algorithm directed the seven teens toward videos that promoted suicide, self-harm, and…
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Council has reaffirmed its commitment to advocating for the rights and inclusion of all Nigerians, particularly those with disabilities. The council’s Deputy Director of Consumer and Business Education, Nwafor Anthony, emphasized this commitment on Monday in Abuja at a policy roundtable focused on improving financial access for Persons with…
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, on Sunday, announced an allocation of N18 billion as compensation for property owners impacted by Section 1 of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project. Umahi assured that all individuals on the compensation list for this section would receive their payments within 10 days. His statements were part of a stakeholder…
The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed on his verified X on Sunday the swearing in of seven new Ministers by President Bola Tinubu on Monday. The post added, “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will swear in the new seven ministers tomorrow Monday. The Ministers are Dr Nentawe Yilwatda –…
Court jails ‘Professor’ for trying to write UTME for daughter A Chief Magistrate Court in Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, has sentenced ‘Professor’ Jide Josiah Jisos to six months in prison for impersonation during the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME. Spokesperson to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Fabian Benjamin disclosed this in…
Lagos Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, has disclosed that no fewer than 6000 people enter Lagos on a daily basis, with about 3000 of them staying back with no known addresses. He said the population of Lagos estimated at about 27m is struggling with the state’s N2.2 trillion which is equivalent to $1.3bn, noting that…
