THE Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Beta Edu, expressed her concern that the amount allocated in the 2024 budget for her ministry is insufficient to combat poverty in the country effectively. During the budget defence session before the Joint National Assembly Committee of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, …

THE newly crowned CAF Player of the Year award winner, Victor Osimhen, took to his Instagram page earlier today, December 12, to write an emotional tribute to his late parents. Recall that on Monday night, Victor Osimhen defeated Egypt’s Mohamed Salah of Liverpool, and Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi of Paris Saint …

THE Nigerian Navy has arrested three people in connection with the alleged falsification of its approval for the shipment of 150,000 gallons of suspected contaminated diesel. Commodore Desmond Igbo, Commander, Nigeria Navy Ship (NNS) Pathfinder, announced this on Tuesday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, during the suspects’ surrender to the …

A storey building belonging to former Ebonyi State Commissioner for Solid Mineral Development, Chris Uchaji, was razed by fire on Tuesday. The fire incident, which occurred at No. 13 Onor Street, Abakaliki, Ebonyi state capital, razed the storey building and other valuable properties worth millions of naira. Uchaji, who spoke …

A new Commissioner of Police, CP, has been deployed to the Lagos State Police Command. The Force Public Relations Officer, Prince Olunuyiwa Adejobi, who disclosed this in a post on his X handle on Tuesday, said Adegoke Fayoade is the new Lagos CP. The post reads, “IGP deploys CP Adegoke …

RIVERS State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has called on the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike to join the party because he’s needed. APC Caretaker Committee Chairman, Tony Okocha, said the party is the one in power, hence Wike should join. He spoke to …

COLUMBIAN singer, Shakira is number one on the list of Google’s Top Trending Musicians Globally in 2023. The ‘Hips Don’t Lie’ crooner occupied the top spot in the list recently revealed by the search engine. Shakira is followed by American singers, Jason Aldean, Joe Jonas, Smash Mouth, and Italian star, …

THE Osun State Security Network Agency, Amotekun Corps has revealed that its operatives arrested three suspected members of a gang that specialises in exhuming corpses and removing their parts for rituals. In a statement on Tuesday, the Osun State Amotekun spokesperson, Adeniyi Adeshola Brown, said the three suspects were; Kamilu …

VICE-President Kashim Shettima on Tuesday in Abuja unveiled a blueprint for the reformation of Nigeria’s transportation sector. Shettima, represented by Special Adviser, General-Duties, to the President, Office of the Vice-President, Aliyu Modibbo, unveiled the blueprint at the 5th National Summit of Chartered Institute of Transport Administration, CIOTA. He said that …

EKITI State Governor Biodun Oyebanji has said his administration will in January 2024 introduce Land Use Charge for all developers in the state. The governor said the move is aimed at fast tracking the state’s development index and shoring up Internally Generated Revenue. The additional revenue, he said would help …