Breaking News from Nigerian Evening Newspapers and Evening News Wednesday 2nd August 2023
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FACT CHECK: Is Video of Niger’s Finance Minister Crying Over execution threat true?
A video has been circulating on Facebook and YouTube claiming that the Nigerien Finance Minister was crying over money laundering allegation. He was said to have been arrested by the military in the country and threatened with execution if he failed to give an account of state finances. The video surfaced amid the coup plot
Osinbajo: Why I Stayed Away From APC Caucus Meeting
The immediate past Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has clarified why he missed the caucus meeting of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). According to a letter of apology, addressed to the acting APC chairman, Abubakar Kyari, Osinbajo, he said he was busy with international duties abroad before he received the invitation to
Canadian PM divorces wife after 18 years
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife, Sophie, have signed a legal agreement to separate after almost 18 years of marriage. Trudeau announced this in a post via Instagram on Wednesday evening. “Hi everyone, Sophie and I would like to share the fact that after many meaningful and difficult conversations, we have made the
UK launches climate change programme targeting over 4 million Nigerians
The United Kingdom (UK) has announced the launch of its programme, Propcom+, supporting climate and growth by addressing environmental, social, and economic challenges in Nigeria’s food and land-use system. A statement by the British High Commission in Abuja said the announcement was made on Wednesday by the UK’s Foreign Secretary, James Cleverly. A £55 million
TikToker jailed for defaming Eniola Badmus
Nwakaego Okoye, a user of the popular social media site, Tik Tok has bagged a three-year jail term for defaming famous Nigerian actress, Eniola Badmus. It was gathered that Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos gave the ruling on Wednesday. The judge convicted Okoye after she pleaded guilty to a
It’s a lot harder for women in music industry — Adekunle Gold
Famous Nigerian musician, Adekunle Gold, has revealed that it is very difficult for female artistes to shine in the music industry without anyone demanding s** from them. His statement comes about a month after his colleague in the music industry, Brymo revealed that earlier in his career he made sexual intercourse a clause with any
Buhari’s minister, Matawalle, Geidam, Lalong, 15 others join Tinubu’s cabinet
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Henieken Lokpobiri, who served Minister of State for Agriculture, in the first term of President Muhammadu Buhari. He also appointed former Governors Bello Matawalle (Zamfara), Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi), Simon Lalong (Plateau), and Ibrahim Geidam (Yobe) and Isiaka Oyetola (Osun). The president sent the name of the nominees (19) to the
PHOTOS: Tinubu hosts Labour leaders at Aso Rock
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is currently holding a meeting with the leadership of the organised labour comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) of Nigeria at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting comes amid protests across the country to protest the economic hardship occasioned by the discontinuance of
Gunmen invade ex-senator’s farm in Kwara, kill manager
Suspected kidnappers have killed a relative of the former senator representing Kwara South in the National Assembly, Simeon Suleiman Ajibola. The deceased, Biodun Ajibola, was said to be the manager of the farm owned by the former lawmaker who hails from Ekiti Local Government Area of the state. The incident, Daily Trust gathered, happened on
Niger crisis: How South Africa thumbed Tinubu in the face – Akinyemi
A former minister of foreign affairs, Professor Bolaji Akinyemi, has highlighted the role of African Union (AU) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in the Niger Republic coup. Speaking in an interview on ARISE TV, Akinyemi said the AU and ECOWAS were not on the same page. He described the military intervention
Hardship: Nigerian Breweries announces beer price hike
Amid the hardship caused by fuel subsidy removal, the Nigerian Breweries announced that it would hike the price of alcoholic drinks, popularly known as beer. DAILY POST learnt this was contained in a letter signed on Tuesday by Ayo Lawal, the Sales Director of NB. He explained that the increment is coming on the heels
Hardship: Nigerian Breweries announces beer price hike
Fuel subsidy removal: Abiodun assures labour of more palliative measures
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has assured labour unions and residents that his government is intensifying efforts to ameliorate people’s sufferings occasioned by the fuel subsidy removal. The governor made this known while responding to the demands of the labour unions, who were on a peaceful protest at the Governor’s Office in Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta.
Fuel subsidy removal: Abiodun assures labour of more palliative measures
Ogun: Evidences before tribunal enough for us to defend Abiodun’s mandate – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday told the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abeokuta metropolis that the plethora of evidences before the panel were enough to defend the mandate of Governor Dapo Abiodun, declined to call any witness. Recall that almost all the witnesses called by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) across
Ogun: Evidences before tribunal enough for us to defend Abiodun’s mandate – INEC
Insurgency: Tinubu commends Gov Buni for recovery efforts, says FG on same page with Yobe
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commended Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni for various post insurgency recovery efforts in the state. The Nigerian leader gave the commendation on Wednesday when he granted an audience to the governor at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Tinubu assured the visiting governor that the federal government would be on
Insurgency: Tinubu commends Gov Buni for recovery efforts, says FG on same page with Yobe
Ekiti NLC, TUC join nationwide protest against fuel subsidy removal
Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), Ekiti State chapters, on Wednesday, joined the national body to protest what they described as anti-people’s policies that the removal of fuel subsidy has caused across the streets of Ado Ekiti. The labour unions began the protest from the NLC Secretariat to the
Ekiti NLC, TUC join nationwide protest against fuel subsidy removal
Subsidy removal: Jigawa NLC joins protest, calls for immediate action to end suffering
Members of the Jigawa State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) joined their counterparts on Wednesday to stage a protest against the current hardship Nigerians are going through due to the fuel subsidy removal. The union members from various affiliated labour unions converged on the Dutse Eid ground, from where they marched to the
Subsidy removal: Jigawa NLC joins protest, calls for immediate action to end suffering
Reason with FG – Bauchi gov begs organised labour
Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed, has appealed to organised labour to reason with the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led government that its decision to remove fuel subsidy was for the good of the country. The governor’s plea comes in the wake of the protest embarked upon by organised labour in the state in solidarity with the
Reason with FG – Bauchi gov begs organised labour
Subsidy removal: NLC, TUC, CSOs lead protest in Jos
Citizens from all works of life came out in their thousands in Jos, the Plateau State Capital to protest the removal of fuel subsidy and the current economic hardship in the country. The peaceful protest led by the Nigerian Labour Congress, Trade Union Congress, ASUU, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) Student Unions and government bodies of
Subsidy removal: NLC, TUC, CSOs lead protest in Jos
Tinubu calls for strong partnership with UK to counter terrorism in Africa
President Bola Tinubu has declared that terrorists will not be allowed to inhabit Africa. To this end, Tinubu urged the United Kingdom to partner with Nigeria and Africa in flushing out terrorists from the region. He, however, noted that security would remain a challenge as long as there are unstable governments in the sub-region. Tinubu
Tinubu calls for strong partnership with UK to counter terrorism in Africa
Subsidy removal: Akwa Ibom needs modular refinery, petrol depot – NLC, TUC
The Chairperson, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Akwa Ibom State Council, Comrade Sunny James and his Trade Union Congress (TUC) counterpart, have called on the federal government to establish modular refineries and petroleum depots in the state, which is an oil producing state in the country. They stated this on Wednesday when they joined the national
Subsidy removal: Akwa Ibom needs modular refinery, petrol depot – NLC, TUC
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