BY GODWIN OBI Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, has notified security agencies, seeking their protection for upcoming public meetings, rallies, and processions organized by the non-governmental group Take It Back Movement. The notice comes as the movement, alongside its members and various patriotic Nigerian groups,Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI President Bola Tinubu has allayed fears of manipulation by any interest group in the ongoing economic reforms, saying his campaign was self-sponsored, without strings, or indebtedness to any individual or institution. The President, who received a delegation of Islamic leaders led by Sheikh Bala Lau, at theContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Ahead of the planned nationwide protest slated to start August 1, police authorities are requesting the details of the demonstrators. While briefing journalists in Abuja on Friday, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, specifically asked all groups planning to participate in the demonstrations to submitContinue Reading
Five workers died when a building under construction collapsed on Thursday at 13, Wilson Mba Street, Arowojobe Estate, Maryland, Lagos. The building under construction collapsed at 3:49am on Thursday in the Maryland area of Lagos State, Nigeria. Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) boss, Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed the developmentContinue Reading
The President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, is dead His son Jide Iwuanyanwu confirmed the development. According to a statement, Jide said the 82-year-old Iwuanyanwu died on Thursday after a brief illness. “The Iwuanyanwu family of Umuohii Atta, in Ikeduru Local Government Area of Imo State, announces theContinue Reading
Traditional rulers have called for calm over the planned nationwide protest to demonstrate against the prevailing economic hardship in Nigeria. The protest which is billed to begin from August 1st, 2024 has garnered traction on social media, prompting a meeting between traditional and President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential VillaContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Senate and the House of Representatives on Tuesday speedily passed the National Minimum Wage Act 2019 (Amendment Bill). The bill, which scaled second and third readings at both legislative chambers in the National Assembly, just minutes after it was transmitted by President Bola Tinubu, was instantlyContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Aliko Dangote, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Group and Farouk Ahmed, Authority Chief Executive of the NMDPRA Nigeria’s Minister for State, Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, on Monday convened a high-level meeting with top executives from Dangote Group, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum RegulatoryContinue Reading
NPA Managing Director, Dr Abubakar Dantsoho (3rd right) on inspection of the Apapa Port BY GODWIN OBI The newly appointed Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, has identified the speedy rehabilitation of dilapidated port infrastructure across the nation as his topmost priority.Dantsoho, who was speaking duringContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Kamala Harris, US vice-president, says she is honoured to be endorsed as the presidential nominee of the Democratic Party. On Sunday, President Joe Biden withdrew from the presidential race, saying his decision not to seek reelection is in the best interest of the Democratic Party and theContinue Reading