The 2023 Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, has said he promised to rebuild Nigeria and not to build a new party. Obi made the remark while disclosing why he ignored the LP’s National convention in Anambra State. Addressing Nigerians on X Space hosted by Parallel Facts on Friday, Peter Obi said he…
Popular and controversial figure Bobrisky has opened up about his journey to embracing transgender identity. In a recent interview with Charly Boy, Bobrisky shared that while studying accounting at the University of Lagos, he ventured into selling unisex clothes as a side hustle. Experimenting with female clothing while marketing his merchandise, he found himself drawn…
The Nigerian economy had an inflow of over $1.5bn in the past few days. This, according to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) indicates that its monetary policy efforts are working. The Bank’s Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department, Hakama Ali, stated these in a statement on Friday. Ali noted that data available to the bank,…
The Delta State Police Command has transferred HRM Clement Ikolo Oghenerukevwe, the arrested traditional ruler of Ewu kingdom in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, to the Nigerian military. This decision was disclosed by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, during a conversation with reporters on Friday morning. Edafe clarified that…
The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) has distanced itself from Wednesday’s national convention of the Labour Party held in Anambra. The Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi, said this in Abuja on Thursday. Oyekanmi said that the conduct of the convention was not monitored by INEC, declining to state further why it was…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) faced its second electricity system collapse of the year, marking a setback in the distribution of electricity across the nation by electricity distribution companies (DisCos In response to the incident, Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) promptly informed its customers, stating, “Kindly be informed there was a system collapse at…
The Ogun State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Professor Abayomi Arigbagbu, has disclosed that no fewer than 20,000 students in tertiary institutions across the country from the state, have benefitted from the ongoing Educash transfer of N50,000. While adding that 10,000 indigent students in both primary and secondary schools also benefitted from the N10,000…
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has shut down a branch of a popular food outlet, KFC, at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos State. FAAN stated this on Thursday in a statement signed by its Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Mrs Obiageli Orah. The statement, titled, ‘FAAN shuts down KFC outlet at MMIA,’ noted…
The ongoing teacher recruitment exercise in Osun State was disrupted on Wednesday when hackers apparently compromised the server hosting the Computer-Based Test (CBT). The cyber-attack happened in the early hours of Wednesday and affected the server operated by Osun State University (Uniosun), which organised the recruiting test. The breach led to system glitches and technical…
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday established a 31-man Presidential Economic Coordination Council comprising himself, the Vice President, Senate President and the Chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum, among others. Tinubu also established a 19-member Economic Management Team Emergency Taskforce which he mandated to meet twice weekly and submit a six-month comprehensive plan of economic interventions….
