The Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development has announced a partnership with the Association of Housing Corporations of Nigeria to advance the delivery of affordable housing under the Renewed Hope Housing Programme. This collaboration was formalised during a courtesy visit by AHCN President and Chairman of Council, Eno Obongha, and his delegation to the …
Nigerian govt warns against illegal sale of fuel as scarcity lingers
The Federal Government, through the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, has warned Premium Motor Spirit (Petrol) retailers against illegal sale of the product as scarcity lingers in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and neighboring Nasarawa and Niger states. NMDPRA issued this warning in a statement through its official X account. The regulator …
Ogun partners with FRSC to boost driver’s licence revenue
The Ogun State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Mr Akinwunmi Fasakin, has proposed a partnership between the FRSC and the Ogun State Internal Revenue Service for what he termed “Operation Show Me Your Driver’s Licence.” Fasakin disclosed this during a courtesy visit to the Executive Chairman of OGIRS, Mr Olugbenga Olaleye, on …
Olu of Warri, Okonjo-Iweala, others to speak at 64th NBA Conference
As legal luminaries and other members of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) converge in the nation’s commercial nerve of Lagos for the 2024 NBA Annual General Conference, the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III (CFR), and the Director General of World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, are slated to grace the gathering of legal …
PDP transition chairman beaten during primary
Doctors in Jos are currently working to save the life of Hon. Christopher Audu, the Transition Implementation Committee (TIC) Chairman of Qua’an Pan Local Government Area. Audu was allegedly attacked by delegates during a violent primary election on Thursday, August. The election, which began peacefully, quickly turned chaotic after Audu was declared the winner. An …
Popular American Rapper BeatKing is dead
Popular American rapper and music producer, Justin Riley, widely known as BeatKing, is dead. BeatKing died on Thursday at the age of 39. Announcing his death, the singer’s manager, Tasha Felder, in an Instagram post, said, “Today, Aug. 15, 2024, (yesterday) we have lost BeatKing. “BeatKing has been the best part of the club for …
Obi Cubana speaks on why he gave his mother a lavish burial
Nigerian businessman, Obi Iyiegbu, popularly known as Obi Cubana, has opened up about the reason behind the lavish burial ceremony he organised for his mother in 2021. In an interview with media personality, Chude Jideonwo, which was shared on Friday, Cubana revealed that his family has a history of not living beyond the age of …
Chinese firm releases seized presidential jet for Tinubu’s France trip
Chinese firm Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Ltd. has released one of the three Nigerian Airbus A330 aircraft that were detained in France following a court order from a Paris judicial court. We reported that the firm had seized a Dassault Falcon 7X, a Boeing 737-7N6/BBJ, and an Airbus A330-243 belonging to the Nigerian federal …
Medical students kidnapped in Benue State
The victims were on their way to Enugu State, passing through the Otukpo Local Government area in Benue before they encountered bandits. According to the Public Relations Officer of the Benue State Police Command, Sewuese Anene, the victims were en route to Enugu for a programme when they ran into the kidnappers around Otukpo. …
Commissioner, wife reportedly kidnapped, aide killed
The Commissioner for Youths Development in Anambra State, Hon Patrick Aghamba and wife have been reportedly kidnapped. Sources said an aide of the commissioner, whose name was given as Mr ABK Offiah, was killed in the process. Though the incident has not been confirmed, sources said that they were travelling to Abuja, when they were …