Read the following engaging article on fuel subsidies in Nigeria. This is part one, authored by an anonymous writer. Enjoy! “Fuel subsidy is gone” That was a statement by the Nigerian President, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu at his inauguration as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on the 29th May 2023 which changed …
American driver Logan Sargeant has jumped out of his burning Williams following a heavy crash in final practice for the Dutch Grand Prix. According to 7News, Sargeant, 23, lost control of his car through the banked third corner in the wet conditions in Zandvoort on Friday before rebounding off the barrier and back on to …
The Regional Editor of The Conversation Africa and an investigative journalist, Adejuwon Soyinka who was arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services at the Muritala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Sunday has been released. In a message sent by his friend, he said Soyinka had been released by the DSS, who held …
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency has said a two-storey building was gutted by fire in the Ebute-Metta area of the state. The agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed this in a statement made available to journalists on Sunday in Lagos. Oke-Osanyintolu said the incident happened at No. 14 Okobaba Street, off Ibadan Street, …
Another bridge has been rendered impassable in Taraba State due to erosion. The bridge which is located in Mayo-Kam village of Bali local government council of the state was reportedly cut off by erosion following a massive rainfall. The development cut off vital roads linking several communities including Gembu in Sardauna council, Baisa in Kurmi …
A woman identified as Theresa Awuhe, has been killed in Makurdi, Benue State. It was gathered that Tessy was shot dead by unknown assailants on her way home from her shop on Saturday night, August 24, 2024. According to one Tamen Tina, the incident happened around Villa Suite Street. Meanwhile, friends and family members have …
The wrangling in the United Methodist Church, Nigeria, has again taken a different dimension as a Zimbabwean bishop of the church, Eben K. Nhiwatiwa, was reported to have been arrested in Nigeria. Nhiwatiwa who was in Nigeria to meet with the members of the church in order to kick start the process of electing a …
The billionaire founder and Chief Executive Officer of Telegram, Pavel Durov, was reportedly detained at Bourget Airport near Paris on Saturday. This is according to French news outlets TF1 and BFM TV. According to Reuters, Durov, who was traveling on his private jet from Azerbaijan, was arrested under a French warrant related to a preliminary …
The monarch, who is said to have returned from a medical trip to Saudi Arabia on Thursday, August 22, died in the early hours of today at a hospital in Kano State. Confirming Danyaya’s demise in a statement issued by his media, Mukhtar Gidado, Governor Bala Mohammed extended his condolences to the late emir’s family …
Operatives of the Department of State Services have arrested an investigative journalist and founding editor of BBC Pidgin Service, Adejuwon Soyinka. Soyinka, who is the Regional Editor of The Conversation Africa, was arrested at the Muritala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos Sunday morning. A distress message sent to Punch by one of his friends stated …
