Gets N10m crowdfunding appeal The Burna Boy Mega Homecoming Concert in Port Harcourt has sparked a controversy in the entertainment circles because of the handling of the event by the Rivers State Government. Governor Nyesom Wike’s ten-thousand-naira cash gifts to each of the entertainers is also being seen by some persons as an attempt to humiliate fast-rising…
Bad weather disrupted the travel plans of several dignitaries, who were expected to attend the 69th birthday colloquium of APC national leader, Bola Tinubu, in Kano yesterday. Those who could not travel to Kano include Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha; the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola; and the Speaker…
Meets NA leadership, Governors’ Forum Chairman, Security Chief President Muhammadu Buhari is set to travel to London, in the United Kingdom, later today. President Buhari is meant to visit his overseas doctors for a routine medical checkup, and he is not expected back home until the second week of April. Before taking off to London, President Buhari…
The World Health Organisation says Côte d’Ivoire has officially eliminated Sleeping Sickness. WHO says the last case of Sleeping Sickness in Côte d’Ivoire was reported in 2019, as the country becomes the second African country to eliminate the disease. In case you do not know, Sleeping Sickness is a deadly disease, and it spread by the bite…
The pump price of petrol is expected to go up again, as the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation says it can no longer carry the load of subsidy. The NNPC claims that it currently spends up to one hundred and twenty billion naira on petrol subsidy every month in order to keep the cost of petrol at their…
The Lagos State Government has confirmed that it is operating two patterns of registration for the Covid-19 vaccination. The Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, said one of the ways is for residents of the state to visit the online platform for pre-registration. Professor Abayomi said those who cannot pre-register online are also allowed to visit the…