The Naira recorded a marginal appreciation in the parallel market on Thursday, strengthening to ₦1,512 per dollar from ₦1,515 on Wednesday. However, the local currency depreciated in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM), trading at ₦1,505 per dollar, down from ₦1,502 the previous day, according to data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The…
In a new twist to the ongoing Mercy Chinwo-EeZee Tee saga, the gospel singer has filed a lawsuit against Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan. This comes barely a month after the controversial content creator accused Chinwo of diverting funds from shows without paying her former record label, owned by Ezekiel Onyedikachukwu also known…
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has stated that the country is “prepared” for war with China amid growing tensions between the two nations. Speaking on Fox & Friends on Wednesday morning, Hegseth responded to a provocative post from the Chinese Embassy in Washington. The embassy had posted on X late Tuesday, declaring: “If war is…
Senator Yemi Adaramodu, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Publicity, has downplayed the ongoing feud between Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Adaramodu stressed that recent events at the Red Chamber could be seen as the lawmakers simply enjoying themselves, adding that Natasha may just be catching a cruise. The…
The Rivers State House of Assembly has issued Governor Siminalayi Fubara a 48-hour ultimatum to submit a fresh list of commissioner nominees. The House, dominated by lawmakers loyal to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike, passed the resolution during its 131st legislative session in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, March 5, 2025. This is…
Lawmakers in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament have renewed their calls for electoral reforms to strengthen democracy in the region. Speaking at the 1st Extraordinary Session of the ECOWAS Parliament in Lagos, parliamentarians from Gambia, Liberia, and Nigeria stressed the need for transparency, adherence to democratic principles, and a collective approach…
Gunmen on Wednesday opened fire on a peaceful gathering of youths believed to be supporters of Gov. Siminalayi Fubara in Elele, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers. The youths had reportedly assembled at a roundabout in Elele to express solidarity with Fubara when the attack occurred, further escalating political tensions in the state. The incident…
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has assured Inland Containers Nigeria Ltd. (ICNL), Kaduna, of seamless rail movement of containers from Apapa Port to Kaduna and Kano. The NRC Managing Director, Dr Kayode Opeifa, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. He said this while receiving the ICNL’s management team, led by its Managing…
Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Police Command in Lagos State have arrested a suspect who is specialised in dealing with fake alcoholic drinks. RRS confirmed the arrest in a post shared on its X handle @rrsLagos767 on Wednesday. It stated that its operatives apprehended the suspect on Monday in the Ikeja…
Chief Ossai Ossai, a former House of Representatives member, has explained that he left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC) to join President Bola Tinubu in building the country. He made this statement on Wednesday in Abuja after the party’s National Secretary, Senator Ajibola Bashiru, officially welcomed him into the…
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