Ayobami Adebayo has been longlisted for the Booker Prize, making her the fifth Nigerian to be longlisted. Who are the others? The Booker Prize is given each year to the best novel written in English and published in the United Kingdom or Ireland. Authors are nominated for the prize based on their quality and dedication…
As of the time of this report, it remains uncertain whether Obi has been able to recover his phone. The phone of Peter Obi, the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the February 25 presidential election, was allegedly stolen on Tuesday, August 01, 2023, at the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) sitting at the…
The Senate has screened 23 ministerial nominees so far. The National Assembly is looking forward to receiving the second batch of President Bola Tinubu’s ministerial list today. According to ThePunch, a reliable source in the hallowed chamber disclosed that the senate would receive the list either on Tuesday night or Wednesday morning. The source also…
Northern Youth Initiative calls on Senate to confirm ministerial nominees The Northern Youth Initiative for Peace and Good Governance, a prominent Civil Society Organisation (CSO), gathered at the entrance gate to call on the Senate to confirm the nominations of Stella Okotete and Mallam Nasir El-Rufai as ministers. The nominations were made by President Bola…
The police have taken precautionary measures to ensure public safety. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has affirmed its unwavering commitment to hold a nationwide protest, denouncing the recent surge in the pump price of petrol and various other grievances. Dismissing rumors suggesting a possible withdrawal of the protest, the NLC has labeled such reports as…
Housemates might have forgotten the show is a game. Pere has expressed dissatisfaction with the housemate’s reason for nominating Soma for the Pardon Me Please immunity on the Big Brother Naija show. After a change in the nomination style to Pardon Me Please by Big Brother, Soma emerged as the winner with immunity from this…
The NLC released a statement after Wednesday’s meeting to say the protest will go ahead as planned. The Federal Government has expressed confidence that the labour unions would shift their proposed industrial action, scheduled to begin on Wednesday. Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, disclosed this to newsmen after a closed-door meeting with…
Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, and a ministerial nominee has proposed stringent measures in the electricity sector. It includes hardline stance against those that bypass metering. He made this known during the screening of ministerial nominees submitted to the Senate by President Bola Tinubu. According to El-Rufai, the electricity supply situation in Nigeria…
Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima, engaged stakeholders during the summit. African countries demonstrated a strong commitment to forging mutually beneficial partnerships with Russia at the recently concluded Russia-Africa Economic Summit 2023. The summit, held in St. Petersburg, saw numerous African nations signing partnership agreements with the Russian government and corporations, marking a new era of…
They are requesting for any relevant information such as pictures, videos, or recordings that could shed light on the circumstances surrounding the incident. The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has initiated a thorough investigation into a harrowing incident involving a light single airplane that occurred in the Ikeja area of Lagos State on August 1,…
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