Author: Akintayo Adams

A section of a two-storey residential apartment collapsed in Abuja on Saturday morning, with several people trapped in the rubble. Four person’s have reportedly been rescued. One person is still trapped in the rubble of the residential building located in the Kubwa area of the Federal Capital Territory, which caved in the early hours of Saturday morning. As the rescue operation continues, emergency responders and security personnel are on the ground. This comes less than 24 hours after a school building collapsed on pupils in Plateau State, killing 22 and injuring one hundred and thirty-two persons. Get instant and latest…

Geregu Power, a Nigerian Electricity Generation Company (GENCo), posted a profit after tax of ₦20 billion in the first half of 2024, compared to ₦8 billion reported in the same period in 2023. This is great considering the challenges in the country’s power sector. The genco disclosed this in a recent report on its financial status. This marks a 148 percent year-on-year growth from the ₦8.05 billion recorded in H1 2023. Accordingly, the genco reported a pre-tax profit of ₦30.2 billion in H1 2024, representing a 145 percent year-on-year increase. This figure shows a significant rise from the ₦12.3 billion…

Veteran singer and social activist, Charles Oputa, aka Charly Boy, says he will no longer regard the Nobel Laureate, Professor Olúwọlé Akinwande Sóyinká. Charly Boy, a staunch critic of President Bola Tinubu made the assertion in a post on his official X handle on Friday while reacting to the renaming of the National Arts Theatre in Iganmu, Lagos after Soyinka. Reacting, Charly Boy in his post, protested against the move, saying the “Mighty have fallen, for beans” He wrote, “Uncle WOLE I henceforth withdraw all the respect I once had for you. “When late Jimmyjohnson talked about you in the…

Veteran Actress Binta Ayo-Mogaji shared a touching story during a podcast hosted by Nollywood actress Abiola Adebayo on Friday. She recounted how she became a mother at the age of 40, despite having only one functional fallopian tube. Fallopian tubes are essential for fertility, serving as pathways for eggs to travel from the ovaries to the uterus. Her experience is a testament to determination and the possibility of conception even under challenging circumstances. Mogaji said her fallopian tube was ruptured when she had her first pregnancy which was ectopic and had to be evacuated in order to save her life.…

Meta announced on Friday that it is lifting restrictions on US presidential candidate Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts, ending the measures implemented following the violent storming of the US Capitol by his supporters in 2021. Meta stated that “former President Trump, as the nominee of the Republican Party, will no longer be subject to the heightened suspension penalties.” Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts were suspended indefinitely a day after the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack, following the determination that he had praised individuals engaged in violence on social media. His accounts were reinstated in February 2023 but with a…

Bayelsa State-born Cherish Daniel Markson has brought pride to Nigeria through her academic brilliance. The University of Warwick in the United Kingdom awarded her first prize for her outstanding performance in the three-year BA (Hons) degree in Law with Social Sciences. Cherish (21), who graduated as the top Law graduate at the University of Warwick, is the daughter of Daniel Iworiso-Markson, a former Commissioner for Information and Orientation in Bayelsa State. Reacting to the feat from the University of Warwick, her excited father, Daniel Iworiso-Markson, said it was not his own making but God who provided him life and resources.…

The Plateau State Government is urging citizens to donate blood at Plateau Specialists Hospital to save the lives of pupils rescued from a collapsed school building in Jos. State Commissioner for Information and Communication, Hon. Musa Ashom, made the appeal in a statement on Friday evening in Jos. The plea, being broadcasted at regular intervals on state-owned radio and television stations, calls on every able-bodied individual to come forward for blood donation. The statement reads, “As a result of the immense casualties from the collapse of a school building in the Busa Buji area of Jos North Local Government Area,…

The ECOWAS Commissioner for Human Development and Social Affairs, Prof. Fatou Sow Sarr, has said the issue of “sexual orientation” is a political manipulation by the West. Prof. Sow Sarr stated this during an interactive session with ECOWAS Commissioners on the implementation of their departmental programmes at the ongoing 2024 Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Parliament on Friday in Abuja. Sexual orientation is defined by Britannica as the enduring pattern of an individual’s emotional, sexual, and/or romantic attraction. Sexual orientation is often divided into three components – attraction, behaviour, and self-identification. There are myriad ways to describe sexual orientation, but…

Governor Sèyí Mákindé of Oyo State, Mr. Wale Edun, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, His Imperial Majesty Ọọ̀ni Adéyẹyè Babátúndé Ẹnitàn Ògúnwùsì, Ojaja II, and former Presidential Aide Laolu Akande will headline the Loyola College Old Boys Association’s 70th Anniversary Lecture and celebrations. The event is scheduled for July 19, 2024, at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, Lagos. Mr. Edun will deliver the keynote lecture titled “Reconstructing the Nigerian Economy for Sustainable Growth and Investment,” providing insightful perspectives on initiatives to foster sustainable economic growth and investment under the current administration. The Association emphasised…

The naira depreciated against the dollar at the foreign exchange market to end the week on a negative note. FMDQ data revealed that the naira depreciated to ₦1,563.80 against the dollar on Friday from the ₦1,554.65 traded on Thursday. This represents ₦9.15 loss against the dollar at the foreign exchange market on Friday compared to ₦1,554.65 traded the previous day. Similarly, at the parallel foreign exchange market, the naira depreciated to ₦1,560 against the dollar on Friday from ₦1,550 on Thursday. The development comes as FX transaction turnover dropped to $126.50 million on Friday from $348.82 million on Thursday. Get…