Veteran singer Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, has reminisced on the painful memories of the Nigerian civil war. Taking to his X handle Thursday to commemorate Biafran Day and honour the fallen heroes, who died fighting for the actualization of Biafran State, the maverick singer noted that the war scandalized his youth. He…
An amnesty bill for hundreds of Catalan secessionists involved in a failed breakaway attempt seven years ago has been approved by the Spanish parliament. The controversial bill, passed 177–172 on Thursday, will see courts annul the legal records of hundreds of officials and activists involved in crimes related to Catalonia‘s secessionist push from 2011, paving…
Following a fire in some areas of Lagos Island’s Dosunmu Market, the allegedly flawed structure collapsed. The Lagos Territorial Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, Ibrahim Farinloye, who confirmed the incident, said 14 other buildings were seriously impacted by the fire. The fresh occurrence follows that of April, when four buildings collapsed due…
The declaration was made on Wednesday at the PCNGI conversion and refueling site launch in Ilorin. A statement by the PCNGI, said the initiative aims to convert mass transit vehicles to cleaner energy sources, significantly reducing emissions and promoting environmental sustainability. The PCNGI is the program of President Bola Tinubu’s administration, dedicated to promoting clean…
In 2023, the Niger Delta Development Commission received $142.5 million from Shell Petroleum Development of Nigeria Limited and Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited. SPDC paid $112.5m while SNEPCo remitted $30m, according to a statement from Shell Nigeria’s Manager of Media Communications and NGO Relations, Mr. Bamidele Odugbesan. In 2022, SPDC paid $59.04m, while…
In 2023, $142.5 million was transferred to the Niger Delta Development Commission by Shell Petroleum Development of Nigeria Limited and Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited. It stated, “The honour reinforces Globacom’s position as Nigeria’s most innovative telecoms operator focused on providing affordable tools of communication that will transform lives and businesses.” Dr. Nwadiuto…
A man identified as Omolomo has called out Veritas University in Abuja over the death of one of its students, Joshua Eju-Ojo. Omolomo stated that Eju-Ojo was initially reported by the institution to have died while playing basketball, but his body was found in a gym. He further revealed that an autopsy showed multiple stab…
As Women Inclusion, Economic Reforms, local government Autonomy and state policing takes centre stage The National Assembly has been urged to consider strategic economic transformation roadmaps, state policing, and women inclusion in politics as critical flashpoints of the constitution review exercise. Consultants to the House of Representatives Committee on constitution review while presenting the harmonized…
The National Assembly has been urged to consider strategic economic transformation roadmaps, state policing, and women inclusion in politics as critical flashpoints of the constitution review exercise. Consultants to the House of Representatives Committee on constitution review while presenting the harmonized reports from the 305 memoranda submitted to the house by Nigerians spotlighted issues bordering…
