Lagos seals event centre where petrol was shared as party souvenir
The Lagos state government has sealed Havillah Event Centre in Oniru for contravening public safety rules. The event centre was sealed following the outcry over the distribution of petrol-filled jerrycans during an event. Jubril Gawat, senior special assistant to the Lagos state governor on new media, announced the development in an update […]
From Ukraine to Romania and finally Nigeria, returnees recount torturous journey back home
Orishe Tosan, a teenager studying medicine at Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University in Ukraine, had heard the news of Russian missile systems destroying the city’s airport and fuel depots — but she was not really bothered. Her belief, and that of her friends, was that the war was just a mirage and would soon […]
You’ll no longer experience high level of insecurity, Irabor assures Nigerians
Lucky Irabor, chief of defence staff, has assured Nigerians that peace will return to troubled parts of the nation this year. Irabor gave the assurance on Saturday in Abuja at the 2022 International Military Sports Council’s Day Run for the armed forces and security agencies. He said the world needs peace at […]
‘This is our president’ — Olugbo of Ugboland endorses Tinubu’s presidential bid
Fredrick Akinruntan, Olugbo of Ugbo Kingdom in Ondo, has endorsed the presidential bid of Bola Tinubu, chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The monarch spoke while hosting the APC chieftain in Ondo state on Friday. Akinruntan said regardless of other aspirants contesting for the presidency, Tinubu “is our president”. “He’s […]
Russia declares partial ceasefire to allow civilians leave two Ukrainian cities
Russia has declared a partial ceasefire to allow civilians leave the cities of Mariupol and Volnovakha in Ukraine. According to the Russian defence ministry, the ceasefire on Saturday will give room for humanitarian corridors out of the strategic port of Mariupol in the southeast and the eastern town of Volnovakha. The […]
FAO: Global food prices reached all-time high in February
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says global food prices reached an all-time high in February — driven by vegetable oils and dairy products. In a statement on Friday, FAO said the food price index (FPI), which tracks changes in the international prices of items of commonly traded food commodities, averaged 140.7 points in […]
Who is Buhari’s 2023 candidate?
President Muhammadu Buhari can be inscrutable. Difficult to predict and divine. You cannot tell what he is thinking. And like the old general that he is, he has perfected the art of not telling it all and choosing his words carefully like a cat on tightropes. In an interview with Channels Television in […]
Daily COVID Tracker: Nigeria reports 31 infections in six states
Nigeria on Friday recorded 31 cases of COVID-19. Here are five updates about the pandemic this Saturday. Amina Mohammed: Building resilience against COVID-19 crucial to sustainable development Amina Mohammed, United Nations (UN) deputy secretary-general, said ending the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic and building resilience against the next outbreak is important […]
Second batch of Nigerians evacuated from Ukraine arrive Abuja
A second batch of Nigerians evacuated from Ukraine — amid the invasion by Russia — has arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. Sadiya Umar Farouq, minister of humanitarian affairs and disaster management, was at the airport to receive the evacuees. According to the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), the evacuees […]
‘Supply disruptions are like accidents’ — Sylva says fuel scarcity will end in few days
Timipre Sylva, minister of state for petroleum resources, says the ongoing petrol scarcity will end soon. The minister said this while briefing journalists after a meeting with some key leaders in the petroleum industry on Thursday. Sylva, who spoke shortly after meeting with Mele Kyari, group managing director, Nigerian National Petroleum Company […]