The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency has sealed a fast food restaurant owned by Pascal Chibuike Okechukwu, also known as Cubana Chiefpriest, Donald’s Fast Food, located on Adebayo Doherty Street, Lekki 1, due to persistent noise pollution and other environmental violations. This was made known by the Commissioner of Environment and Water Resources Tokunbo Wahab,…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has labelled President Bola Tinubu as “Baba-go-slow”. Obasanjo said this while delivering in a keynote address at the Chinua Achebe Leadership Forum, Yale University New Haven Connecticut, USA, at the weekend. “As the world can see and understand, Nigeria’s situation is bad,” Obasanjo said. “Leadership Failure and State Capture in Nigeria”…
A suspected serial killer, Ogunnaike Philip, who made young ladies his victims, has confessed to how he got three females killed to get their phones to sell and get some money as ransom from their families while pretending they were still alive. Not only that, he spoke on how he raped two victims before killing…
A football-related argument took a deadly turn in Western Uganda’s Kyobugombe Trading Centre, as 22-year-old Benjamin Okello lost his life following a dispute with an Arsenal fan on Sunday, October 27th. The clash broke out over celebrations and taunts after Arsenal’s 2-2 draw with Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium, Ugandan outlet The Daily Monitor has…
A previously peaceful hunger protest in Ughelli, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, turned violent on Friday as Policemen stationed at the Otovwodo axis of the East-West road allegedly shot and injured a yet-to-be identified protester. The incident triggered other protesters to burn tyres and pelt local government officials with sachet water. For…
The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress in the 2023 elections, Omoyele Sowore, was reportedly attacked on Saturday morning by suspected thugs at the Lagos City Marathon. Sowore was attacked by the thugs alongside crew members of his media outfit while participating in the marathon. The thugs also attacked some journalists covering the event,…
The Federation Account Allocations Committee (FAAC) disbursements to the Federal Government (FG), 36 states and 774 local governments (LG) rose by 149.4 percent year-on-year (YoY) to N13.72 trillion in the first seven months (January to July) of 2024, 7M ’24, from N5.5 trillion in the corresponding period of 2023. Details of data from the National…
The one million-man march planned by leaders of the #EndBadGovernance protest flopped on Saturday across the country due to low turnout. In different parts of Nigeria, protesters shunned their usual meeting points, which had been occupied by security agents. Organisers of the protest had said the march would signal the end of the 10-day protest…
South African Dricus du Plessis defended his UFC middleweight title on Sunday after a fourth-round submission win over bitter rival Israel Adesanya in a blockbuster bout at Perth Arena. In the main event of UFC 305, du Plessis appeared to be flagging against the two-time former champion before a spectacular takedown of Adesanya solidified his…
A medical doctor, Lawan Ado, has been arrested by security operatives for treating wounded bandits in Katsina State. Among his patients is a notorious bandit, Usman Modi-Modi on whose head a N50million bounty was placed. Dr Ado allegedly treated the injured bandits in the Safana Local Government Area and other adjoining communities. In a video,…