The federal government is reported to have disbursed N169.4 billion in August to maintain the pump price at N620 per litre, effectively resurrecting the fuel subsidy. According to documents from the Federal Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), examined on September 20 by DailyTrust, the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) transferred $275 million in dividends to Nigeria…
The Election Petitions Tribunal convened in Gombe State on Tuesday has invalidated the victory of the incumbent Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Abubakar Mohammed Luggerewo. Luggerewo, who represents Akko Central in the House, was recently appointed as the Zonal Vice Chairman for North-East in the Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria,…
The remains of the deceased singer, Mohbad, have not been exhumed as of now to facilitate the autopsy procedure. A police insider revealed on Tuesday, September 19, that the state police command is currently in the process of finalizing the necessary paperwork with the state Ministry of Health, an essential step in the investigation. The…
The Labour Party, along with its presidential candidate in the February 25th presidential election, Peter Obi, has submitted an appeal challenging the ruling of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) on September 6, 2023, to the Supreme Court. The legal team representing the Labour Party, led by Livy Uzokwu (SAN), has presented 51 grounds for…
Socialite Mandy Kiss has criticized singer Naira Marley in the wake of the passing of his former protégé, Mohbad. In a post she shared, she expressed remorse for having Naira Marley’s face tattooed on her thigh. She also shared a video of herself concealing the tattoo.
The 13-year-old boy, Adebola Akin-Bright, who had reportedly experienced the loss of his small intestine following treatment at both the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) and Obitoks Medical Centre, a private hospital, has tragically passed away. According to family sources, young Adebola developed severe complications on the evening of Tuesday, September 19, and was…
Suspected gunmen have seized a 60-year-old farmer known as Kayode Ajayi and his daughter in Kwara State. The incident occurred while they were returning from their farm in Afon, located in the Asa Local Government Area of the state, during the evening of Monday, September 18, 2023. SP Ajayi Okasanmi, the spokesperson for the state…
Gunmen intercepted a Benue Links passenger vehicle en route from Onitsha, Anambra State, to Makurdi, abducting eleven passengers, including an employee of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA). This incident occurred along the Otukpo – Enugu expressway, specifically on the Olanyega/Ogbodo road in Okpokwu Local Government Area of Benue State at approximately 2:30 pm on Sunday,…
Hon. Dinebari Looloo, a member of the Rivers State House of Assembly representing Khana 2 State Constituency in Khana local government area, has sadly passed away in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State, on September 18, 2023. As of the time of this report, the cause of his death remains unknown. The Speaker of…
An Australian man has taken legal action against the hospital where he was present during his wife’s cesarean-section delivery in 2018, asserting that this experience triggered a “psychotic illness” in him. The lawsuit, initiated several years after the successful operation, was brought by Anil Koppula, a father who alleged that witnessing the procedure contributed to…
