The Lagos State Government has announced plans to divert traffic away from the lane outbound Apapa on the Marine Bridge from Monday, November 18, 2024 to Tuesday, February 25, 2025 for repairs of asphalt section. State Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, announced this in a statement on Friday. Consequently, Osiyemi urged motorists to ply alternative …
Indian Prime Minister to visit Nigeria on Saturday
President Bola Tinubu will welcome Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a State Visit at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Sunday. Prime Minister Modi is scheduled to arrive on Saturday. His visit to Nigeria will be the first by an Indian prime minister since Dr Manmohan Singh’s state visit in 2007, when the two …
Ghana fail to qualify for the 2025 AFCON in Morocco
The Black Stars must now focus on avoiding a bottom-of-the-table finish in their qualifying group Four-time Africa Cup of Nations champions Ghana have officially failed to secure a ticket to the 2025 edition for the competition after succumbing to a 1-1 draw against Angola at the November 11th Stadium in Luanda. Ghana crash out of …
David Umahi threatens to terminate 10 federal road contracts in Niger
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has again threatened to terminate 10 federal road contracts handled by contractors in Niger State over unnecessary delays. The minister made the threat during a stakeholder meeting with representatives on the deplorable conditions of federal roads in the state at the ministry headquarters in Abuja. The meeting presided over …
Obasanjo, Atiku, others attend Kwankwaso’s daughter’s wedding in Kano
Prominent personalities including former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Vice President Kashim Shettima on Saturday attended the Wedding Fatiha of the daughter of a former governor of Kano State and national leader of the Kwankwasiyya political movement, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso. Kwankwaso gave his daughter, Dr Aishatu Kwankwaso’s hand in marriage to Fahad, the son of Katsina-based …
Kizz Daniel announces break from music
Nigerian singer, Daniel Anidugbe, popularly known as Kizz Daniel, has announced that he would be going on sabbatical after his next EP. The singer said he would not release why song till 2026, after his upcoming EP, ‘Uncle K’, drops on November 29, 2024. “After this I no dey drop anything again until 2026,” he …
Court sacks MC Oluomo as NURTW President, affirms Baruwa
The Abuja Division of the Appeal Court has sacked Musiliu Akinsanya popularly known as MC Oluomo from the position of the National President of the National Union of Roads Transport Workers, NURTW. The court also affirmed Tajudeen Ibikunle Baruwa as the authentic President of NURTW. The court also affirmed the judgment of the Industrial Court …
NJC suspends two Nigerian Judges over misconduct
The National Judicial Council under the Chairmanship of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun, at its 107th Meeting of 13 and 14 November 2024, sanctioned five serving judicial officers for various acts of misconduct. Specifically, the Council at its meeting on Thursday, suspended Justice G. C. Aguma of High Court of Rivers …
How my South African partner defrauded me of $3.5m Ben Murray Bruce
Former Nigerian senator, Ben Murray-Bruce, has revealed how he was defrauded of $3.5 million by his South African partner when he attempted to purchase a cinema complex in Kenya. Speaking on Thursday, Nov. 14, at the 4th Peace Anyiam Osigwe (PAO) Nigeria Digital Content Regulation Conference, Murray-Bruce said that after he transferred the said sum, his South …
Miss Universe contestant disqualified over alleged hotel room visit
Italy Mora, the Miss Universe contestant representing Panama, has been disqualified some few hours to the competition’s grand finale. The finale of the global contest will take place in Mexico on Saturday, 16 November 2024. While the official reason for her dismissal hasn’t been disclosed, the New York Post reports that she was expelled following …