Russia to hold presidential elections in occupied Ukraine

Russia’s Central Election Commission has approved the forthcoming presidential election to be held in partially occupied Ukrainian regions, according to a report by Interfax on Monday. Interfax, a Russian news agency, reports that Russia’s Armed Forces and the Federal Security Service have expressed

Lagos reviewing property, rental laws, says Sanwo-Olu

The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has disclosed that the government was reviewing the Property Law of Lagos State 2010 and the Rental Law of Lagos State 2011. He stated this at the just concluded 5th Lateef Jakande Housing Lecture Series Organised

Coalition against APC: Nigeria’s opposition parties in disarray

A move to present a united front against Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has thrown major opposition parties into disarray, checks by us was revealed. On Thursday, 7th December, 2023, reports emerged that seven opposition political parties have come together to form

Uzodimma bitter because I am pro-people —Imo demolished hotel owner

The Chairman of All Season Hotel, Owerri, Imo State, Mike Ikoku, in this interview with DANIEL ADAJI narrates how the state government demolished his facility, among other issues There were reports on social media that your hotel was partially demolished by the Imo

Oyo APC faults Makinde’s 2024 budget proposal

The All Progressives Congress in Oyo State, on Monday, described the 2024 budget proposal of Governor Seyi Makinde as defective and unrealistic. The reports that Makinde had, last Tuesday, presented a budget proposal of N434.2bn tagged “Budget of Economic Recovery” to the state

Enugu police arrest four suspects with locally-made pistol, others

Police in Enugu State say they recovered locally-fabricated arms and ammunition from suspected criminals in the last two weeks. The recovered ATM cards are believed to have been used by the suspects to defraud bank customers whose cards were stolen or switched by

Ibrahimovic returns to AC Milan as advisor

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has returned to AC Milan as an advisor to the Serie A club’s management, owners RedBird Capital Partners confirmed on Monday. In a statement, American investment firm RedBird said that the former Sweden striker, who won a host of trophies as

CBN suspends processing fees on large cash deposits

The Central Bank of Nigeria has suspended the processing fees on large cash deposits, a release by the Acting Director of Supervision, Dr Adetona Adedeji, on Monday revealed. The new development under the “Guide to Charges by Banks, Other Financial Institutions, and Non-Bank

Governor Bello presents 2024 budget of N258.2bn to Kogi Assembly

The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, on Monday, presented a 2024 appropriation bill of N258,278,501,339.00 to the Kogi State House of Assembly. This will be the last budget Governor Bello will be presenting before the hallowed chamber, following the end of his tenure

Manufacturing sector bleeds as forex loss rises 400% to N466bn

The manufacturing sector suffered a 400 percent increase in net foreign exchange loss to N466 billion in nine months ending September, reflecting the severe impact of the foreign exchange market regime. Sector operators said the current forex situation has compounded the pressures emanating