Police arrest Kano State gov’t aide, over alleged palliative diversion

A Senior Special Assistant to the Cabinet Office, Tasiu Al’amin-Roba, and a man identified as Abdulkadir Muhammad, have been arrested for alleged diversion of palliative in Kano State. In a phone interview on Sunday, the state’s Commissioner of Police, Hussaini Gumel, informed…

FG not funding all 1,411 Nigerian delegates with President Tinubu at COP28 in Dubai- Presidency

The Presidency has clarified that not all 1,411 Nigerian delegates who accompanied President Bola Tinubu to the COP 28 summit in Dubai were sponsored by the federal government.  Temitope Ajayi, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity disclosed this…

Ethiopian Airlines bans use of ‘Ghana Must Go’ bags

Ethiopian Airlines has enforced a ban on matted woven bags, popularly known “Ghana Must Go” bags, from their flights in Nigeria due to concerns about damage to conveyor belts at airports. Ethiopian Airlines In a circular to it’s customers, Ethiopia Airlines said…

New minimum wage to commence April 2024 – Information Minister, Idris Mohammed

The Federal Government on Thursday, 30th November 2023, announced that a new minimum wage regime would come into effect on April 1, 2024. Idris Mohammed, Minister of Information and National Orientation Idris Mohammed, Minister of Information and National Orientation, stated this while…

2023 set to be hottest year ever recorded – UN

The United Nations has stated that 2023 is poised to become the hottest year ever recorded by the World Meteorological Organisation, WMO. This provisional WMO which was released on Thursday 29th November 2023, highlighted extreme weather causing devastation and urged immediate action…

‘Public Opinion must not replace the law’- Chief Justice of  Nigeria, Kayode Ariwoola, to judges

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Kayode Ariwoola, has encouraged judicial personnel in the country not to supplant the position of the law with public opinions, sentiments, or emotions in considering matters that come before them. Kayode Ariwoola, Chief Justice of Nigeria, Ariwoola…

Passengers enraged as plane heading to Abuja lands in Asaba

Passengers on a Fly United flight from Lagos to Abuja were stunned when the jet landed in Asaba, Delta state, on Sunday, November 26th, 2023. Salihu “Dawisu” Tanko Yakasai, a former media assistant to Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, told the story…

Cement price slash scammer nabbed by Police in Lagos State

The Lagos State Police Command apprehended Benjamin Ezeukwe, 28, for orchestrating a sophisticated scam that defrauded countless innocent Nigerians through fake cement price reductions. Benjamin Hundenyi, Lagos State Police PRO This was disclosed in a press release signed by the Lagos State…