THE Presidency has officially ruled out any possibility of former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Betta Edu, returning to President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet. The announcement came from presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga during his appearance in Sunday’s edition of Channels Television’s Politics Today. This declaration ends months of speculation …

IN July 2024, President Bola Tinubu approved a new national minimum wage of N70,000 for civil servants, with a commitment to review it every three years. While the directive was met with pledges from some states to implement the new wage by the end of October or November 1, others …

When a North Carolina man headed to a convenience store on Tuesday, he had no idea luck was on his side. Jerry Hicks, a master carpenter from Banner Elk, found a $20 bill in the parking lot of the store, he said in a news release. He spent it on …

SEVENTEEN young Nigerian girls trafficked to Ghana have been rescued and repatriated to the country, while five traffickers were equally arrested. This latest rescue operation has brought to 130 girls repatriated to Nigeria from Ghana alone since July 2024. According to a statement signed on Sunday by the Director, Media, …

IN a sustained anti-oil theft operation conducted from October 21-27, 2024, Nigerian Army troops of the 6 Division, in conjunction with other security agencies, intensified their efforts across the Joint Operations Area (JOA). These operations resulted in multiple arrests, the dismantling of several illegal refineries, and the recovery of substantial …

THE Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has explained why security agencies have not been able to arrest the embattled past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello. Onanuga, while giving the explanation on the Sunday edition of Inside Sources with Laolu Akande, a socio-economic …

Omowunmi Aloba, the wife of the late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, has expressed readiness to conduct a Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) test to determine the paternity of their only son, Liam. Trojaninsights recalls that Mohbad died at the age of 27, with circumstances surrounding his death sparking controversies on …

FBN Holdings Plc has opened its rights issue, offering 5.983 billion ordinary shares at 50k each, priced at N25 per share, totalling N150 billion, to existing shareholders. This offering is based on one new ordinary share for every six ordinary shares held as of October 18, 2024. The Chairman of …

(Monday Lines published in the Nigerian Tribune on Monday, 28 October, 2024) Patient walks unaided into the doctor’s consulting room. Patient soon suffers mismanagement. She goes pale and jerky, unconscious. Doctor gives his best shot – or so he claims. Patient is not responsive. Doctor strolls off, leaving the patient …

Oil prices tumbled more than $3 a barrel on Monday, October 28, 2024, after Israel’s retaliatory strike on Iran over the weekend bypassed Tehran’s oil and nuclear facilities and did not disrupt energy supplies. This eased geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. Both Brent and United States West Texas Intermediate …