Author: Akintayo Adams

On Monday, the Oyo State Government gave orders to all 33 local government chairmen, traditional chiefs, and rulers in the state to rid their respective council areas of land grabbers, robbers, and illegal miners. On Tuesday, January 16, an explosion occurred on Adeyi Avenue in Old Bodija in Ibadan, injuring 77 people and destroying 55 residences. Five persons died in the explosion. Afterwards, Sèyí Makinde, the state governor, claimed that an alleged illegal miner who kept explosives at home was responsible for the incident. Following a meeting behind closed doors with the leaders of the council in the ministry’s conference…

Renowned Yoruba actor Ebun Oloyede, popularly known as Olaiya Igwe has publicly apologized to Nigerians for his nude beachside campaigning video for Bola Tinubu. The actor revealed that his actions were motivated by a spiritual revelation he claimed to have received on Tinubu in a now-deleted video that he posted on his Instagram account on Monday. In the video, Igwe credited Tinubu’s help—especially with health-related issues—for the reason he was supporting the politician. Speaking in Yoruba, Olaiya said, “Because of things he has done for me, health-wise, and I received a revelation to pray for him at the beach, which…

According to Uche Nwokwu, National Coordinator of the Federal Ministry of Health’s Cancer Control Program, the Federal Government has finalized preparations to incorporate cancer treatment into the National Health Insurance Scheme. He claims that this is done to guarantee that residents with cancer receive appropriate and reasonably priced healthcare services. In honor of World Cancer Day in 2024, he made this revelation at the Nigerian Army Officers’ Wives Association Cancer Awareness Summit. He stated, “We understand that one of the major things cancer affects is the pockets of the affected affected families and communities. Cancer is capable of impoverishing anybody.…

Two buses carrying passengers from the South-East of the nation to Abuja have been abducted in the Kogi State senatorial district’s Inele-Eteke Ogugu new road. On Monday, information surfaced that kidnappers had taken control of the buses, which belonged to GIG and ABC transport companies and were traveling to Abuja, on Saturday. An additional source revealed that the GIG bus departed from Umuahia, Abia State, on Saturday morning at 7:30 am, heading for Abuja. The source claims that the GIG firm called security agencies, who tracked the car in an effort to save the victims. The incidence has also been…

Earlier today, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) experienced its first power outage in 2024, which prevented the country’s distribution of electricity by the electricity distribution companies (DisCos). The Abuja Electricity Distribution Plc (AEDC) management announced to its consumers that a statewide power outage resulted from a system meltdown that happened “at 11:21 hours today, February 4, 2024.” This comes after the country’s electricity supply fell in several areas due to gas supply restrictions for electricity producing enterprises. At least three national blackouts affected Nigerians in 2023 on September 14, 19, and December 11. Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, had…

The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) has been asked by the Supreme Council for Shariah in Nigeria (SCSN) to expose a religious group that is allegedly funding terrorism in the nation. The Council said in a statement released on Sunday in Abuja under the joint signatures of its President, Sheikh Abdularasheed Hadiyatullah, and Secretary General Secretary, Malam Nafiu Ahmad, that the recent revelation by the EFCC chairman regarding religious organizations funding insurgency in Nigeria had caused shockwaves throughout the nation. It insisted that the religious body be revealed. The Council stated that the matter sparked worries about possible fund…

Well-known Nigerian artist and music industry entrepreneur Kcee has charged Harrysong, a former signee, of faking his signature in order to obtain money from customers. This comes weeks after Harrysong accused Kcee and his brother E-money of controlling the Five Star Records label of denying him royalties. In response, Kcee said that Harrysong faces criminal charges for faking himself and his brother’s signatures in order to obtain money from their customer in his most recent interview on “The Afrobeat Podcast.” “For me Harrysong has a five-year contract with 5-star records and is still running as we speak. But he has…

Following the loss of His Excellency, President Hage Geingob, President Bola Tinubu has sent his sincere condolences to the Namibian government and people. The President remarked on Sunday that he joins Nigerians in lamenting the terrible death of a seasoned fighter for democracy through his Special Advisor on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale. According to Tinubu, Geingob supported economic, social, and political unity among Africans as well as effective governance. He pointed out that the tragedy occurred at a time when Africa needed more visionary leaders who could forge stronger cross-border ties and plant the seeds of cooperation in all…

Large consignments of Ghanaian Loud, a potent strain of cannabis sativa, trafficked into Lagos from Ghana and placed into two trucks and a J5 bus with a total weight of 14, 524.8 kilograms, have been confiscated by agents of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, or NDLEA. Early on Sunday, January 28, 2024, three vehicles carrying large bags of the psychoactive material were tracked down and stopped in the Ojuelegba neighborhood of Lagos. While the vehicles were being blocked, two of the drivers sprang out, and the third driver, Nasiru Ojomu, 66, who is associated with the drug mogul Suleiman…

In Bauchi State, the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) prevailed in all four state constituency rerun elections on Saturday. In the impacted constituencies, the results were declared on Sunday by the Independent National Electoral Commission, or INEC, the Returning Officers for the election. Returning Officer for the Madara Chinade Constituency, Prof. Ahmed Abdulkadir, reported that Dr. Ala Ahmed of the PDP received 13,920 votes, while Mr. Dantali Ali of the All Progressives Congress, APC, received 9,710 votes. With 1,857 votes, Jamilu Dahiru of the PDP was proclaimed the winner in Bauchi Central by Returning Officer Prof. Ismail Shehu. Aliyu Abdullahi of…