Author: Akintayo Adams

Australia’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Leilani Bin-Juda, has stated that her nation is eager to strengthen bilateral ties with Nigeria in a way that will benefit the peoples of both nations. She stated that her nation is especially keen to see the two nations’ economic cooperation increase and to make sure that more potential Nigerian students take use of Australia’s first-rate educational infrastructure. Leilani made this statement last week during a “Study Australia Networking” dinner hosted by the High Commission in Abuja. She said that her nation is the greatest place in the world for Nigerians to pursue higher education.…

Reports state that on Sunday, a fire completely destroyed Dr. Mariya Mahmoud’s private apartment in Asokoro, the FCT’s Minister of State. The incident was confirmed by Amiola Adebayo, the FCT Fire Service’s Acting Director. According to Adebayo, the fire totally destroyed the building’s first story. He clarified that the fire had begun at approximately 9:45 a.m., but added that the Service officers had only just arrived at the scene a few minutes earlier, having received a running call from responders who had attempted to get in touch with the Federal Fire Service. A running call indicates that responders persisted on…

Afenifere, a pan-Yoruba socio-political organization, has pleaded with Yoruba people not to take part in the nationwide protests that are starting in several regions due to the current economic crisis. The six southwestern states of the nation—Osun, Ogun, Ondo, Lagos, Ekiti, and Oyo—are home to the Yoruba people. Nonetheless, citizens of the states known as Yoruba as well as those in Kano, Ogun, Niger, Sokoto, and Osun have protested about the growing expense of living. However, Reuben Fasoranti, the head of the organization’s elders caucus, stated on Sunday that Nigerians must be understanding of the current circumstances while noting the…

The 10 states with the highest percentage of internet users in the nation are provided by the National Bureau of Statistics. 163.8 million people were using the internet as of December 2023, according to a check done on the NBS database on Sunday. Furthermore, as of the end of 2023’s fourth quarter, statistics on internet usage nationwide offers intriguing insights into which states are at the forefront of digital connectivity. This number indicates that despite the difficulties brought on by the elimination of subsidies and the floating of the naira, among other things, more residents have been able to access…

Akwa Ibom State government has denied receiving the N30 billion Federal Government’s cash disbursement to states to cushion the effects of the prevailing socio-economic hardship as opposed to what was said by the Senate President Godswill Akpabio. The state further stated that, in order to adequately meet the needs of the populace during these difficult times, the administration has supplemented the Federal Government’s package with billions of dollars in cash and food items. Of the original N5 billion repayable loan given to states with 3,000 bags of rice as an oil subsidy removal palliative, only N2 billion was received, with…

Seyi Makinde, the governor of Oyo State, has declared the arrest of those engaged in the illicit processing of minerals that were mined at a facility in Idi-Ayunre, Oluyole Local Government Area. He revealed this on Saturday via posts on his Social Media Handles. The governor stated that the operation was a continuation of measures to avert similar disasters to the explosion in Bodija that occurred in January 2024 and caused casualties as well as property damage. The governor reportedly ordered the arrest of four people who were allegedly operating at the location, citing that they were not functioning in…

An 89-year-old legislation that allowed minorities to marry underage Muslims was repealed in the Indian state of Assam. Leaders of the minority communities opposed the move, seeing it as an attempt to divide votes along religious lines ahead of elections. Assam, the state in India with the largest percentage of Muslims (34%), has stated that it would like to follow Uttarakhand’s lead and enact unified civil laws pertaining to marriage, divorce, adoption, and inheritance. Himanta Biswa Sarma, the chief minister of Assam said “As of February 24, the Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorces Registration Act, 1935, was repealed.” “This act…

On Friday night, an unspecified number of bandits stormed Gidan Busa in Doka Ward of Kachia local government area in Kaduna State, killing two locals and kidnapping sixteen others. Five people in the neighborhood, according to a source who did not want to have his name publicized, were being treated at an unidentified local medical institution for gunshot wounds. This is happening in the wake of the death of Isyaku Boderi, a notorious bandit leader who was allegedly responsible for a number of high-profile incidents, such as the kidnapping of Yauri College girls in Kebbi State, the attack on the…

Prince Siyanbola Oladigbolu, a contender for the title of Alaafin of Oyo in Oyo State, has refuted rumors that he has withdrew from the campaign, claiming that he cannot be forced to resign. In a statement that he signed, Om’Oba Siyanbola stated that he had not traveled to Oyo Town to meet the Kingmakers (Oyomesi), as suggested by his rivals, but rather to mingle with the locals. “It has come to my notice that some monumental liars have leveraged on my last visit to Oyo to fabricate lies that I went to the kingmakers to withdraw from the race of…

At the party’s national secretariat in Abuja on Saturday, Senator Monday Okpebholo, the All Progressives Congress’ (APC) elected candidate for governor of Edo State, received his certificate of return. APC National Chairman Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje stated the party was going to win the September 21 governorship race because it had a viable candidate when he gave the certificate to the candidate. Ganduje said: “Three aspirants were declared as “candidates”. That process was not concluded and I asked the Committee to go back. Coincidentally, the chairman of the Committee had a presentation to make at the National Economic Council and…