The Lagos State Traditional Medicine Board (LSTMB), has presented certificate of approval and registration as a tertiary facility to Optimal Academy of Natural Medicine (OANM), Lagos. The certificate was presented by the Registrar of the Board, Mr. Babatunde Adele-Olanrogunsanmi, at the 5th graduation ceremony of the Academy. The Registrar who was represented by the Board’s…
Tragedy struck in the early hours of Monday as a devastating fire engulfed the residence of a Customs officer, Tijani Kabiru, attached to the Oyo/Osun Command, killing him, his wife, and four of their children in the Akankan Area of Ede, Osun State. The midnight inferno has left the community in shock and mourning. Residents…
Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno State has criticised the tax reform bills, saying it will drag the northern part of the country backward. The bills, transmitted to the National Assembly by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in September, have faced stiff opposition, especially from the north, with stakeholders calling for its withdrawal. Northern governors, traditional…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has described Alesa community leader in Rivers as lacking in the workability of a refinery. NNPCL said the leader, who accused it of not yet producing fuel, exhibited crass ignorance of how a refinery works. Timothy Mgbere, who claimed to be a leader of Alesa community, had appeared…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, have raised the alarm over the increasing judgement debts against Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of the federal government. They expressed this concern while speaking on Thursday in Abuja, at the 2024 Roundtable with…
Olujonwo Obasanjo, the son of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has sought forgiveness from his estranged wife, Temitope, and is calling for reconciliation after a stalled divorce process. In May 2017, Olujonwo married Temitope, the daughter of billionaire businessman Kessington Adebutu, owner of Premier Lotto, popularly known as ‘Baba Ijebu. ‘ The marriage faced significant challenges…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has reportedly arrested an activist and organiser of the pro-democracy group “Take-It-Back Movement” (TIB) in Kano State, simply identified as Zubair. According to TIB, Zubair was taken into custody in the early hours of Thursday, with sources suggesting that his arrest is connected to a Facebook post critical of…
The House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on Power to investigate Distribution Companies (DisCos) over their failure to replace outdated metres and improve power infrastructure. The lawmakers also urged the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to ensure that the Discos comply strictly with laid down regulations governing the sector. The move followed the adoption…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bauchi State has suspended the member representing Kirfi Local Government Area in the state House of Assembly, Habibu Umar, on allegations of insubordination. It was gathered from an insider that Umar was suspended on allegations of alliance with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. The suspension…
Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has expressed confidence that President Bola Tinubu will release the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Speaking during the 13th memorial anniversary of the late Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu in Owerri on Tuesday, Ambassador Ojukwu said she believes…
