Late Chief MKO Abiola. So, Abiola had an ad with the kicker, “Endless Power Interruptions,” followed by the rider, ‘All Nigeria needs is one transformer!’ In between, you have the semiotic message of a lit lantern in the midst of…
The police in Nasarawa State have arrested a corps member in Keffi over criminal trespass, impersonation, and forgery.The suspect: Ogeh Bethel Chibuife, was arrested during the three-week orientation exercise at the Magaji Dan Yamusa Orientation Camp, Keffi. Spokesperson for the…
A bill seeking to make the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) an independent agency of the federal government has passed a second reading at the Senate. The bill was jointly sponsored by Adetokunbo Abiru (APC, Lagos East) and 41 other…
The economic downturn occasioned by galloping inflation has pushed more Nigerians down the poverty line, and basic diets are now less affordable in most families. In major cities like Lagos, and in the face of the abysmal slow roll-out of…
Nigeria’s leading investigative newspaper, PREMIUM TIMES, has written to the Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, a professor, and the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Folashade Yemi-Esan, asking them to provide clarifications on the eight-year-tenure policy for directors…
1 hour ago Former Big Brother Naija contestant Cynthia Nwadiora, popularly known as Cee-C, has taken to X to address speculation surrounding her relationship status. In the tweet, Cee-C acknowledges the public scrutiny that comes with her celebrity status but…
The Nigerian government has paid over $120 million to offset some of the debts owed to the gas companies (GasCos), an official has said. The Director, Decade of Gas Secretariat, Ed Ubong, disclosed this at the ongoing 7th edition of…
3 hours ago In a move to halt the spiraling cost of air tickets in the country, the Director General of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) Captain Chris Najomo has set up a 10-man Committee to look into the…
The Gombe State Government, north-east Nigeria, has announced the outbreak of Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM), an infectious disease associated with the inflammation of brain and spinal cord membranes. The government said six persons have, so far, died of the disease. Five…
US President Joe Biden said a ceasefire in war-torn Gaza was now unlikely to happen by Monday, adding that a chaotic shooting incident at an aid point would likely complicate negotiations. Biden said that the United States was checking “competing…