Lagos state govt discovers '86 rooms' under the bridge where tenants paid N250,000 a year as rent

The Lagos state Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, says the state government has uncovered 86 partitioned rooms, sized 10×10 and 12×10, under the Dolphin Estate Bridge, Ikoyi, on Lagos Island where the ‘’tenants' are made to pay as much as N250, 000 per annum as rent.

EFCC arraigns two Chinese nationals and their company for alleged Illegal mining in Ilorin

 

The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, April 22, 2024, arraigned two Chinese: Duan Ya Hong and Xiao Yi alongside their company, Ebuy Concept Limited before Justice Evelyn Anyadike of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin over alleged illegal mining activities.

Nigerians confirm claim of a Chinese supermarket in Abuja which does not allow Nigerians in

Some Nigerians have confirmed previous claims of a Chinese supermarket in Abuja which does not allow Nigerians in.

Former Governor Attahiru Bafarawa narrates how bandits made him abandon his 10,000 hectares of land

Former Governor of Sokoto state, Attahiru Bafarawa, has narrated how bandits made him abandon his 10,000 hectares of land in Kaduna State.

Electricity tariff to go up by 300 per cent

The federal government has reportedly approved power companies' move to raise electricity prices to N200 ($0.15) per kilowatt-hour from N68 for urban consumers this month.

eeee oooo oga o Saudi Arabia to change alcohol rules as it opens first alcohol shop

Saudi Arabia has revealed new rules on alcohol as it prepares to open the first-ever liquor store in the capital, Riyadh. Alcohol sale and consumption in Saudi Arabia is strictly forbidden and is punishable by lashes, deportations, fines, and imprisonment.

Kwara Court Grants ‘Isese’ Religion Practitioner, Tani Olohun Bail

 

The lawyer described the bail condition as liberal. He said the court only demanded two sureties living within its jurisdiction to stand for the detained ‘Isese’ practitioner. 

JAMB saga: Soludo sends Mmesoma on three-month psychotherapy.

The Anambra State Government says it has handed over 19-year-old Mmesoma Ejikeme, who forged her Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination result, to a psychotherapist for three-month guidance and counselling.

Yevgeny Prigozhin: 'Ten killed' in a private jet crash in Russia with Wagner boss on board

Russian state media has said eight bodies have been found following the crash 60 miles north of Moscow, and that the mercenary leader's name was on the passenger list - two months after his failed coup attempt against Vladimir Putin. 

AU suspends Niger Republic over coup

The African Union (AU) has suspended Niger from all its activities following a military coup and has also told its members to avoid any action that might legitimize the junta.

Nigeria would have been affected by a disaster if we didn’t take over - Niger Coup plotters say

General Abdourahmane Tchiani, the leader of the Niger junta that took over the Nigerien government, has claimed that his country's military takeover saved Nigeria from an imminent disaster.

ECOWAS Parliament Divided Over Military Intervention In Niger Republic

According to The Nation on Saturday, while some of the parliament members spoke in support of dialogue and diplomacy, others called for actions that would stem the trend of coup d'etat in the region. 

Niger Coup: West African Countries Suspend Key Military Meeting On 'Standby' Force

The meeting was suspended a day after the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said it would deploy a standby force in its bid to reinstate the country’s deposed leader, the AFP reports.

Niger closes air space over alleged ‘threat of intervention’

The military junta in the Niger Republic has closed the country’s airspace, warning that any attempt to violate it would meet with an “energetic and immediate response”.

Ladoja Absent As Makinde Re-Elevates 10 Ibadan High Chiefs To Kings

Governor ‘Seyi Makinde of Oyo State re-opened the record earlier set by late Governor Abiola Ajimobi, five years ago in the state by elevating the status of members of the Olubadan-in-Council to crown wearing high chiefs (kings). 

Civil war in Russia: You chose the wrong path, Russia will have a new President soon - Wagner mercenary Group says in response to Putin's speech.

Wagner group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin vowed Saturday to "go to the end" to topple the Russian military leadership and dethrone Vladimir Putin. Prigozhin's speech comes after Putin made a public speech on Saturday, June 24, saying his forces will clamp down on Wagner forces for committing treason.

Subsidy removal: See the new price list for petrol across the country

New petrol price list surfaces following the scrapping of fuel subsidy. According to the price listing, the price of petrol will now be between ₦488 and ₦557, depending on the location. 

Lori Iro Supreme Court dismisses PDP’s suit against Tinubu and Shettima over ‘double nomination’

The Peoples Democratic Party's lawsuit seeking the disqualification of Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima as preselectial and vice-preselectial candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on grounds of double nomination, has been dismissed by the Supreme Court.

Five Yoruba Nation agitators arrested after hijacking radio station in Ibadan

 

Oyo State Police Command has arrested five suspected Oodua Nation Agitators who hijacked Amuludun 99.1 FM in Moniya area of Ibadan, the state capital.

Atiku presents 118 exhibits in the case against Tinubu

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, on Tuesday, May 30, presented a total of 118 exhibits before the five-member panel of the Presidential Election Petition Court in his case against President Bola Tinubu.