Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has disclosed that becoming the first sub-Saharan African to win the Nobel Prize in literature exposed him to danger. The literary icon was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature for his “wide cultural perspective and… poetic overtones fashioning the drama of existence”. But speaking in an interview with CNN’s Larry…
The Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja has issued a fresh summon to the former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello. Naija News reports that the embattled former governor has been ordered to appear before the court on November 14, 2024, in connection with allegations of criminal breach of trust and possession of property…
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has said the Senate might intervene in the current hike in the pump prices of petrol set by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). He disclosed this while responding to questions from state correspondents after plenary on Thursday. According to the lawmaker, the senate will step in…
The Assistant Comptroller-General, Nigeria Customs Service, Southwest Zone, Saidu Yusuf, on Thursday, disclosed the service’s commitment to deploy available technological devices to achieve efficient border control and tackle smuggling headlong. Yusuf equally lauded the Ogun Area II Command for achieving a record of over N20 billion in revenue for the Federal Government between January and…
A Nigerian lawyer and human rights activist, Femi Falana (SAN), has knocked the decisions of Nigeria National Petroleum Company to fix prices of imported fuel and locally refined fuel, which are illegal, null, and void. In a statement on Thursday, Falana said the move contravenes the provisions of section 205 of the Petroleum Industry Act….
Russian strikes overnight on the southern Ukrainian region of Odesa killed four people, including a teenage girl, and wounded 10 more, the regional governor said Friday. Russia has targeted Ukraine’s coastal Odesa region throughout the war, hitting cargo ships and grain silos in what Kyiv says is an attempt to destroy its export capacity. “The…
A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain in Osun State, Peter Babalola, has formally joined the All Progressives Congress (APC). While declaring his allegiance to the APC, Babalola vowed to use his political influence to bolster the party, especially in the Irewole local government area and across the Osun West Senatorial district. In a speech during his…
The Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has donated N100 million to victims of the recent fire disaster at Kantin Kwari Textile Market. This was contained in a statement issued on Thursday by the governor’s spokesman, Sanusi Tofa. According to Tofa, the governor announced the donation during a sympathy visit to the traders at the market…
The federal government has announced that under Nigeria’s new curriculum for Basic and Senior Secondary Education, every student will be required to graduate with a minimum of two skills. Naija News reports that this directive, introduced by the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, aims to align education with current economic demands, fostering knowledge, skills,…
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the 2023 Rivers governorship election, Tonye Cole, has stated that the people of state are the losers in the ongoing political crisis in the South South State. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday, Cole asserted that development has become stagnant in the…