Many depots for Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, are currently dry, leading to fuel scarcity and attendant queues in Lagos, Ogun, parts of Abuja, Niger, and some other states across the country. The PUNCH reports that black marketers have taken advantage of the situation, selling as high as N1,300 per litre and N1,500 per
Protests Break Out At MTN Offices (video)
Major protests have erupted in some main office of the MTN Nigeria as majority of their subscribers in Nigeria have complained of the unprecedented Barring of their mobile lines. You’d recall that Nigerian Subscribers groaned as MTN allegedly bar their lines over NIN-SIM linkage yesterday. Majority of those people whose lines were bared complained that they had
Wike Calls Nigerian Protesters “Armed Robbers”, grants access to Anti-protesters at Eagle’s Square (pictures)
The current Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike who earlier called Nigeria a Rotten country has again referred to Nigerian protesters as armed robbers in Abuja while addressing some gatherings during a road inspection exercise. The garrulous politician is bent on inciting and insulting the Nigerian youths ahead of the planned Nationwide Protest. Wike who denied
Guinness Nigeria posts N73.6 billion full-year loss amid Tolaram takeover
Guinness Nigeria Plc has reported a pre-tax loss of N73.6 billion for the financial year ended June 30th, 2024, as forex devaluation impacted bottom lines. The company released its full year earnings showing losses continued into its fourth quarter of the year largely due to the impact of forex depreciation on its foreign currency loans.
Why Igbos Must Not Succumb to “Protest Boycott” Narratives
As the much anticipated August 1 nationwide protest against the hardship due to bad economic policies of Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration which has Plunged more Nigerians into severe multidimensional poverty draws closer, the tension heightens. I was rather taken aback by the call by some people, warning or in some cases advising IGBOS to stay away
Ahead Of Nationwide Protests, Nigeria’s National Assembly Begins Seven-Week Recess
The Nigerian Senate and the House of Representatives (NASS) have embarked on a seven-week recess and are set to resume on September 17. This break followed the passage of several bills, including amendments to the minimum wage law, President Bola Tinubu’s request to increase the 2024 budget by N6.2 trillion, and an amendment to the 2023 Finance
The Cosmetic Approaches of Tinubu’s Govt. Amidst heightened Impoverished Nigerians
Nigeria as a nation is currently sitting on the precipice of economic disaster if swift action isn’t taken by her government. There are several emperical facts to this bizarre happenstances… The Government of Bola Ahmed Tinubu seems to be walking on the corridors of cosmetic approaches to actual governance. What’s cosmetic Approach to issues? Using “cosmetic
BREAKING : UNIBEN shuts down academic activities indefinitely
The management of the University of Benin, UNIBEN on Thursday shut down academic activities in the institution indefinitely. The university in a statement by its Public Relations Officer, Dr Benedicta Ehanire, attributed the decision to the refusal of the students to shift grounds on their demands, NAN reports. Recall that the students on Wednesday took to the
Burnaboy Shutsdown 80,000 capacity London Stadium (video)
The Nigerian Afrobeat super star musician and self acclaimed African Giant, Burna Boy again, sold out an 80,000 capacity London stadium as the popular skit maker, Sabinus makes a cameo. Burna had a stellar performances to the excitement of a massive huge fans in London, UK 🇬🇧. You’d recall that another Nigerian Highlife Musician, Flavour also
Witnesses Testify Against Willie Obiano in Court
The trial of former Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, continued on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, before Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, with two prosecution witnesses disclosing how they supplied Obiano cash in both naira and dollars through his proxies. Ugochukwu Chinedu, Prosecution Witness, PW3, and a former banker between November