Ogun State Police Command has summoned the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate in 2023 elections, Ladi Adebutu, to its headquarters in Abeokuta, the state capital. It was gathered that the invitation is connected to the alleged disturbances during the local government elections held on November 16, 2024, in which the All Progressives Congress clinched all seats. The police are ...

GistReel South African lady emotional as her little brother proposes marriage, sharing cute photos from the moment. The lady took to the social networking platform, X make this known as she rejoiced over the imminent wedding. Couple. She shared photos from the moment the brother poposed to his girlfriend at the beach. Sharing the jpegs, she expressed happiness over the prospect of having a ...

Iconic Italian goalkeeper, Gianluigi Buffon has said Brazilian star Neymar should have won at least five Ballon d’Or awards. In an interview with Corriere della, Buffon praised Neymar, stating, “It’s hard to pick a rival, I’ve played against three generations: Zidane, Ronaldo, Messi, Cristiano, Iniesta… Choose one? Neymar. For the player he is and the person he is, he should have won ...

The police Rapid Response Squad (RRS) from Lagos command has detained a 33-year-old man for allegedly stealing an electronic road sign. RRS made this known in a post on its X handle@rrsLagos767 on Monday night. It said the suspect was apprehended at about 2am last Wednesday in Oshodi area of the state while removing the installation. “The suspect was apprehended for stealing one of the ...

The Niger State Government has shut down Markaz Ummina Habiba, an Islamiyya school, in Tafa LGA of the state for allegedly promoting anti-democracy and Western ideologies similar to those of Boko Haram sect. The state also banned the cleric, Muhammad Sani Muhammad, from holding any religious congregation or preaching. The cleric was invited to a meeting with the Peace and Conflict Management ...

The hardship unleashed on Nigerians by the Tinubu administration has left no one in the country unaffected. Tinubu’s unending hardship has become a national tragedy, like a stone in a lake; even the fish feels it. The outcome has been summarised as “T-Pain, although the administrators of the administration are trying so hard to sugarcoat it. A school of thought thinks Tinubu is pushing the ...

Popular Nigerian singer, Blackface has revealed that there were attempts to bring back Plantashun Boiz, a defunct music group he formed alongside Tuface and Faze. According to him, the attempts failed becaused he was not included. He made the claim in a recent episode of the ‘Curiosity Made Me Ask’ podcast. The host asked Blackface if there was any chance that the group might come back ...

The Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Arch Sonny Echono, has said research outputs from Nigeria’s tertiary institutions are gaining increasing global recognition across fields such as natural sciences, technology and innovation, social sciences, and the arts. Speaking at the inaugural TETFund National Research Fair/Exhibition in Abuja, Echono highlighted the ...

 The Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NIQS) has called for improved procurement practices in government projects, adding that the current practice still lags behind international global practice. At a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday, ahead of the institute’s 2024 Annual General Meeting, NIQS President Kene Nzekwe underscored the vital role quantity surveyors play in managing ...

Migration stakeholders are currently reviewing the National Migration Policy to address the ‘Japa’ syndrome and discourage irregular migration. Speaking during the opening session of the three-day meeting of the Technical Working Group on Migration in Abuja, on Tuesday, the Federal Commissioner of the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), Hon. ...

In a continued bid to develop the game of golf in the federal capital territory (FCT), the FCT golf association caretaker committee has indicated plans to establish academies and ranges across the six local government areas (LGAs). The committee made this known during a working/familiarisation visit to the FCT’s director of sports, Luka Istifanus. The Caretaker Committee Chairman, Mr. Akabom ...

Anambra State Government has vowed to institute an attempted murder case against one Nnamdi Nnebe from Awka, who allegedly attempted to stab his elder brother’s wife, Mrs Njideka Nnebe, to death. The State Commissioner for Social Welfare, Children and Women Affairs, Mrs Ify Obinabo, made this known on Tuesday in Awka after visiting the victim in the hospital. “I think we will follow up this ...

The federal government has lifted previous restrictions on National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) postings, enabling corps members to serve in banks, government agencies and private sector organisations. This is contained in a memo dated November 18, 2024, from the Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, to the NYSC director general. The minister said the lifting of the restrictions will ...

The Acting Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has directed an immediate investigation into an alleged brutality by certain officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Army. The Director, Army Public Relations, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Nwachukwu said a viral audio-visual recording circulating on social media platforms purportedly ...

Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) has charged the Nigerian elites to key into the whole-of-society strategy by the NDLEA to curb the scourge of substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking in the country. Marwa gave the charge in his keynote speech at the Island Club Business Forum in Lagos on Tuesday 19th November ...

The UN said Tuesday that over 200 children have been killed in Lebanon since Israel escalated attacks targeting Hezbollah in September. “Despite more than 200 children killed in Lebanon in less than two months, a disconcerting pattern has emerged: their deaths are met with inertia from those able to stop this violence,” James Elder, spokesman for the UN children’s agency, UNICEF, told ...

Former Chelsea and Arsenal star, Emmanuel Petit, has said that the Blues have made a decision to choose 17-year-old, Estevao Willian over Christopher Nkunku in their planning. DAILY POST reports that the Brazilian youngster has signed for the Premier League side and will join them in the summer of 2025 after he turns 18. The Blues have paid an initial €34 million to Palmeiras for the ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Nigeria’s total debt is set to hit an all-time high of N136 trillion, following a fresh request from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to the National Assembly to approve N1.77 trillion (approximately $2.2bn) external borrowing plan in support of the 2024 budget. The president conveyed his request in a letter written to Senate ...

The lawmaker representing Borno South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Ali Ndume has appealed to the upper chamber to support the widow of late Ifeanyi Ubah to replace her husband as the senator representing Anambra South Senatorial District. Mr Ndume made the appeal on Tuesday during the valedictory session organised by the Senate in honour of the late senator. Mr Ubah, a ...

Vice President Kashim Shettima has urged state governors to intensify efforts to eliminate open defecation within the next five years. Speaking on Tuesday at the 5th anniversary of the “Clean Nigeria: Use the Toilet” campaign and the launch of the Revised Strategic Plan at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Shettima emphasized the importance of political will in addressing the ...