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The Alaafin of Oyo-elect, Oba Abimbola Owoade, is set to commence a 21 days traditional rites as the new monarch of the town. Recall that Prince Owoade was announced on Friday by the state government as the Alaafin-elect, to succeed the 44th Alaafin Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, who passed on two years ago. On … Read more
The Cherubim and Seraphim Church Worldwide has called on Prophets from any of its fold to stop rituals for youths specializing in internet fraud, popularly known as “Yahoo Yahoo”. From the Yahoo e-mail service, the term “Yahoo Boy” is derived. It is commonly used to refer to young men who engage in various forms of … Read more
OPAY will begin charging customers a #50 levy on electronic transfers of N10,000 and above paid into their accounts from September 9, 2024. The fintech revealed this in a message to customers titled ‘FGN Electronic Money Transfer levy’, which started making rounds on Saturday. The company said, “Please be informed that starting September 9th 2024, … Read more
Ogun State government through the state Environmental Protection Agency said five industries have been sealed for contravention, disregard for state environmental laws and endangering the lives of the immediate communities where they operate. This was contained in a statement on Sunday issued in Abeokuta, the state capital by the Chairman of the Ogun State Taskforce … Read more
Two groups, De Renaissance Patriots Foundation and Ibeju-Lekki Peoples Forum, have sued the Lagos State Government, asking Governor Sanwo-Olu to provide details of the $100 million Aliko Dangote said he paid for the land he sited his refinery. The suit filed and registered with suit no FHC/L/CS/1603/2024, at the Federal High Court, in Ikoyi, has … Read more
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to immediately reverse the recent increase in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, and probe the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited. In a letter dated 7 September 2024 and signed by its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, … Read more
The Oyo State government has denounced the ongoing sale of adulterated diesel at unauthorized locations along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Abdulmojeed Mogbonjubola, during a monitoring and enforcement exercise, along the route directed the demolition of all structures housing the “blackmarketers” of diesel products. The Commissioner, while addressing the illegal … Read more
Benson Upah, spokesperson for the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has sounded an alarm that Nigerians may soon pay N5,000 per liter for petrol under the current administration. In an interview, Upah condemned the recent fuel price hike, calling it a breach of the agreement between NLC and President Bola Tinubu’s government. The NLC spokesperson emphasised … Read more
Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov has hit out at French authorities, calling his arrest last week in relation to allegations of insufficient moderation on the messaging app “misguided.” In his first public statement since he was detained, he denied claims that Telegram is “some sort of anarchic paradise” as “absolutely untrue.” In Pavel Durov’s … Read more
Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured Nigerians that the current fuel scarcity in the country will soon come to an end. Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Heineken Lokpobiri, disclosed that the situation will normalize by the weekend. Lokpobiri, who spoke on behalf of President Bola Tinubu, expressed deep concern over the hardship Nigerians are facing … Read more
