Nigeria’s annual inflation rate climbed for the first time in three months in September, sparked by a spike in gasoline prices and severe floods in food-producing areas. Consumer prices index (CPI) rose to 32.7% in September from 32.2% in August, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said in a statement published on its website…
Two Igbo councillorship candidates, Austin Nwachukwu and Okoro Uzoma Anthony, emerged winners in the just concluded Plateau State Local Council elections. The Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission on Monday presented certificates of return to 304 councillors-elect across the state, including Nwachukwu and Uzoma.Nwachukwu, from Abia State, was elected to represent Tafawa Bela Ward, in…
Veteran actress, Lola Idije, has finally addressed rumours surrounding her junior colleague, Biodun Okeowo, allegedly snatching her daughter’s husband. In a statement released on her Instagram page, the veteran actress set the record straight, stating that Biodun did not snatch her daughter’s partner. She recalled that she attended Biodun’s wedding, which wouldn’t have been…
The Federal Government on Tuesday, October 15, said the UK government did not endorse the petition by Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, also known as “Sunday Igboho”, for the creation of Yoruba Nation. In a statement, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Eche Abu-Obe, described media reports on the petition as…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has explained why it raided a radio station, Urban 94.5 FM in Enugu State. LIB reported that operatives of the anti-graft agency raided the private station on Monday night, October 14, 2024, and arrested a presenter, Favour Ekoh, during a live programme. The operatives also arrested…
