President-elect Bola Tinubu went down memory lane in recalling how he was granted political asylum in the United States during the regime of General Sani Abacha in 1995. The former head of state had clamped down on human rights activists, lawyers, doctors, journalists and some groups. The President-elect was at the time a member of…
Nigeria needs $12bn to clean up decades-old oil spills in southern Bayelsa State over a 12-year period, a new report revealed on Tuesday, as it singled out two international oil companies, Shell and Eni, for being responsible for most of the pollution. Oil majors in Nigeria have long faced legal challenges over Niger Delta spills,…
THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said it has been inundated with frequent complaints from consumers on fast depletion of their internet data. NCC’s Chairman, Board of Commissioners, Professor Adeolu Akande, made this known recently at the NCC fifth edition of Campus Conversation held at the University of Ibadan. The commission, however, sensitised students of…
The Executive Governor of Osun State , Senator Ademola Adeleke has described the publisher of Ovation Magazine, Aare Dele Momodu as “a detribalised and patriotic Nigerian with huge contributions to national development” According to a birthday congratulatory message issued on Tuesday, signed by the spokesperson to the Governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, reads: “Governor Adeleke noted…
The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Osun State, Sunday Bisi has assured that election into the local government councils would be conducted soon. Bisi made this known while featuring on a radio programme on Monday in Osogbo. The Osun PDP Chairman maintained that the Adeleke-led administration was prepared to conduct fresh election…
A Federal Road Safety Corps officer in Osun has been captured hitting a motorist who confronted him for allegedly damaging his car windscreen in Osun State. The video was shared by a Twitter user on Tuesday. The video was captioned, “FRSC officer slaps motorist who confronted him for allegedly breaking his windscreen in Osun State.”…
Buhari Returns To Abuja After 13 Days In LondonBuhari Returns To Abuja After 13 Days In London President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, returned to Nigeria after an extended trip to London. The President arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja around 4:45pm. Buhari had left Nigeria on May 3 for the UK to participate…
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has hailed the Nigerian chef, Hilda Effiong Bassey, popularly known as Hilda Baci, for breaking the Guinness World Record for the longest cooking marathon by an individual. Baci has set a new record for a 100-hour marathon cooking. The monarch shared Baci’s photo on his Instagram account…
As the present government prepares to hand over to a new administration, the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister for Justice, Abubakar Malami, has expressed satisfaction over the achievement recorded by his ministry and fellow Attorneys-General. Malami recounted the successes attained by the body as well as ongoing plans on Tuesday at the Body of…
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, urged anyone who claims to have seen singer Seun Kuti assaulting a police officer to reach out to him. Hundeyin, disclosed this via his Twitter handle on Tuesday. Sharing a video of the assault, he wrote, “If you are the man in this video or you…
