Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has said that he would assess President Bola Tinubu’s administration after one year into his tenure. Speaking with journalists after visiting the President in Lagos, Soyinka revealed that he presented a seven-point agenda toward moving Nigeria forward. He described the assessment as a …
Read More »Lagos state govt shuts Quilox nightclub over environmental, safety infractions (Videos)
The Lagos State Government has shut down Quilox Restaurant Bar Night Club, owned by nightlife king cum politician, Shina Peller. The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA), disclosed in a statement on Twitter that it shut down Quilox over environmental and safety infractions. The agency stated that …
Read More »Lagos state govt dismantles gates mounted by some residents in Lekki
In order to restore the state’s masterplan and ensure a healthier environment, the Lagos state government on Saturday, December 23, dismantled closed inner roads gates mounted by some residents of Lekki phase 1 that has hitherto caused untold hardship of inaccessibility to residents. Roads and streets already enforced since …
Read More »Abia state govt discovers doctors who resigned and migrated were still receiving salary
The governor of Abia state, Alex Otti, has stated that investigations by the state government had uncovered on its payroll some doctors who left the state employment and migrated abroad to seek greener pastures, in what is commonly known as japa. The state governor, Alex Otti, disclosed this …
Read More »Teaching children they can be born in the ‘wrong’ body is harmful, British-Nigerian politician, Kemi Badenoch warns after UK Govt issues new trans guidance for schools
British-Nigerian politician, Kemi Badenoch has warned that teaching children they can be born in the wrong body is ‘harmful’. Kemi, who serving as Secretary of State for Business and Trade in the UK, spoke out after the Government launched a long-awaited crackdown on the spread of ‘contested and confused’ gender …
Read More »Nigerian govt. vows strict measures against organ harvesters after investigation uncovered 'Abuja kidney market'
The Coordinating Ministry of Health and Social Development, Prof. Ali Pate has assured Nigerians that decisive action will be taken to combat criminal activities in health practices. This is in reaction to a DailyTrust report, titled “Inside Abuja’s Kidney ‘Market’” which exposed a shadow economy of illegal kidney trade …
Read More »Katsina Govt suspends school principal over alleged sexual harassment of female student
Katsina State Government has ordered the suspension of a school principal, Lawal Ibrahim, over alleged sexual harassment of a female student of Government Secondary School, Dantankari in the Dandume Local Government Area of the state. The Director of Press for the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Abdullahi Aliyu …
Read More »Ekiti govt sues Chef Dammy?s pastor, demands N10 million damages
The Directorate of Citizens Rights (DCR) from the Ministry of Justice in Ekiti State has filed a lawsuit on behalf of Ekiti-born Chef Damilola Adeparusi, popularly known as Chef Dammy against Pastor Jeremiah Adegoke and the Ekiti State Police Command for alleged infringement of the chef’s rights. The DCR …
Read More »Katsina govt bans large night gatherings over security threats
The state government said that the ban took immediate effect. The Katsina State Government has announced a ban on all forms of large religious, social and other forms of night gatherings in the state.
Read More »Anambra Govt intervenes as family plans to bury man inside forest
The Anambra State Ministry of Women and Social Welfare has intervened in the case of a widow whose In-laws plan to bury her late husband inside a forest. In a petition written to the Commissioner, the widow Mrs Amarachi Anakor alleged that her late husband’s father and brother, Obi …
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