IN a significant legal development, the Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal (CCPT) has granted the dismissal of a subscription price hike case instituted against MultiChoice Nigeria. Trojan News reports that the tribunal, comprising three members and led by Thomas Okosu, issued the interim order following an oral application by Festus Onifade, …
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THE Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has invited human rights lawyer Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa to a meeting in Abuja. Adegboruwa had written to the police boss to provide police protection for protesters. The IGP, in his response letter dated July 29, 2024, directed senior police officers to attend to …
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PREMIER League club Arsenal have completed the signing of defender Riccardo Calafiori from Bologna in a deal worth £42 million. 22-year-old Calafiori, who can play at centre-back or left-back, signed a five-year contract with Arsenal until 2029 and he further strengthens a defensive unit that conceded only 29 goals and …
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THE Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has debunked the rumours circulating in some media outlets, specifically https://www.dockaysworld.com.ng/, that the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered a curfew starting at 4 p.m. in anticipation of planned nationwide protests. The NPF has categorically dismissed thes reports as false and mischievous. …
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THE presidency, on Monday, July 29, 2024 threw down the gauntlet for the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi to lead the planned nationwide protest against hardship and hunger, and stop acting like a coward. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Information …
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A former governor of Taraba State, Jolly Iyame has claimed that the planned nationwide protest on August 1 is a plot to remove the democratically elected government through the back door. Iyame made the claim on Sunday while addressing a gathering of Yoro youths and community leaders at the Catholic Pastoral Centre …
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…say only PDP guber candidate has plan for security, prosperity By Kingsley Ohens In a carnival-like atmosphere on Sunday, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) welcomed over three hundred defectors from the All Progressives Congress APC, Labour Party and other fringe political parties at its Airport Road secretariat in Benin City. …
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THE Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has raised concerns about the alleged partisanship of the police ahead of the September 21 governorship election. Tony Aziegbemi, the Edo PDP Chairman, addressed journalists in Benin on Sunday, expressing the party’s discomfort with the police’s disposition. Aziegbemi cited instances where …
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NO oil marketer is going to buy Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, from the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and sell at the prevalent pump prices at filling stations in Nigeria except the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, operators in the downstream oil sector have declared. On July 15, 2024, …
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THE Nigerian Meteorological Agency has predicted thundery and rainy weather conditions from Monday to Wednesday across the country. NiMet`s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja forecast morning thunderstorms on Monday over parts of Kebbi, Katsina, Borno, Bauchi and Taraba States. The agency envisaged thunderstorms over parts of Zamfara, Taraba, …
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