Nursing graduate killed, ‘womb removed’ after nightclub outing in Oyo
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Lagos announces traffic diversion, set to install truck barriers along Funsho Williams
The Lagos government has announced the diversion of traffic along Funsho Williams Avenue to allow for the installation of truck barriers. The state government said traffic will be diverted along the route for three nights between 10pm to 6am, effective from today. In a statement released on Thursday, the government asked motorists […]
‘My deputy has become so desperate’ — Obaseki says Shaibu attempted coup against him
Godwin Obaseki, governor of Edo, has alleged that Philip Shaibu, his deputy, hatched a plan to kick him out of office. Addressing stakeholders in a video posted by AIT on Friday, Obaseki said Shaibu has become so desperate to succeed him, ahead of the Edo governorship election in 2024. “He (Shaibu) went […]
Pat Utomi reveals battle with cancer, says many men ‘over 60’ dealing with ailment
Pat Utomi, a professor of political economy, has opened up on his struggles with cancer. In a series of tweets on Friday, Utomi disclosed that he was diagnosed with cancer in 2022 after a biopsy. According to the Mayo Clinic, biopsy is a procedure to remove a piece of tissue or a […]
Coups in West Africa due to governance deficit, says ECOWAS commissioner
Abdel-Fatau Musah, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) commissioner for political affairs, peace and security, says deficit in governance has contributed to increased coups in the subregion. Speaking on Sunrise Daily, a Channels Television programme, on Friday, the international politics expert said there have been seven coups in the region within […]
Diversion of diaspora remittances to parallel market weakens naira, says CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has attributed the free fall of the naira against the dollar to the diversion of diaspora remittances to the parallel market. Folashodun Shonubi, CBN acting governor, spoke while delivering a lecture titled ‘Diaspora Remittances and Nigeria Economic Development’ at the National Institute for Security Studies in Abuja. […]
CLOSE UP: Michelle Alozie, the Falcons star juggling football with part-time cancer research practice
Professional football has been described as a demanding, consuming career path. A jealous profession that permits no rival interest amid its rigour of unending training, practices and conditioning. A hectic job that consumes its practitioners too wholly with no room to spare for other hobbies. Those were the descriptions until professional football met the […]
Report: Niger junta threatens to kill ousted Bazoum over military intervention
Leaders of the coup in Niger Republic have reportedly told a top US diplomat that they would kill ousted President Mohamed Bazoum if neighbouring countries attempted any military intervention. The Associated Press (AP) reports that the junta disclosed this to two western officials, amid the announcement of the deployment of a standby force […]
Newspaper Headlines: Petrol price may go up over naira fall, say marketers
Reports that troops of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are on standby against the military junta in Niger Republic, suffuse the front pages of today’s newspapers. Source: Top Stories
‘No IDP camp in APC ‘ — Oshiomhole reacts to purported defection moves by Phillip Shaibu
Adams Oshiomhole, former governor of Edo, has reacted to the purported defection moves by Philip Shaibu, deputy governor of the state, to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Oshiomhole spoke on Thursday in Benin, Edo state capital, while reacting to questions from journalists. BACKGROUND On July 28, Shaibu approached a federal high […]