Author: Yetunde Ogunmola

  The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, has removed the economic sanctions imposed on Niger Republic, Burkina Faso, Mali and Guinea.   The decision was taken on Saturday, in Abuja, during the extraordinary summit on the political, security, and peace conditions in the ECOWAS sub-region.   The regional bloc, however, said the political…

    By Yetunde Ogunmola ~ says mother earth plays host to a fearless golden Lion   ~ condoles Ondo APC, Aiyedatiwa, former first family   As people across the globe especially within the shores of Nigeria have continued to pay their last respects to the departed former Governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Odunayo…

  By: Ade Phillips   Dr. Nicholas Hamman, Principal Medical Officer at the Snakebite Treatment Hospital in Kaltungo, Gombe State, expressed concern over the delayed reporting of snakebite cases by patients’ relatives.   Speaking during an interview in Kaltungo town, located in the Kaltungo Local Government Area of the state, Dr. Hamman emphasized the importance…

  By Miracle Ogunde A former governor of Kwara State, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, who is being prosecuted over alleged misappropriation of N10 billion while in office, has been granted bail. Justice Evelyn Anyadike of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin granted the ex-governor bail in the sum of N50m which will be deposited with…

  By Miracle Ogunde The Nigeria Correctional Services, (NCoS) has described as ‘grossly inadequate’, the feeding of inmates considering the present economic hardship affecting the country. The NCos said it had proposed an upward review of N3,000 daily feeding cost for an inmate, which had been submitted to the Minister of Interior. According to the…

  By Miracle Ogunde The Nigerian government said it has set up a regulatory and enforcement agencies to identify, investigate and sanction those involved in illegal activities and sabotage within the forex market. Likewise the Federal Government has vowed to clamp down on individuals sabotaging the economy of the nation. The Minister of Information and…

  The Youth Wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria (YOWICAN) has called for the immediate arrest and public legal proceedings against Muslim Cleric, Idris Abdulaziz Dusen Tenshi.   The cleric was reportedly advocating for the killing of Senator Oluremi Tinubu, the wife of the President, branding her an “infidel” because of her Christian faith.…

    Joe Ajaero, the president of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), on Friday left a Twitter Space conversation organized by SaharaReporters.   This occurred during the programme were Ajaero was expected to discuss topics such as “Economic Hardship: Ajaero to discuss living wage, the NLC and what next.”   In the course of the…

      The Federal High Court in Lagos has directed the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to reveal its revenue from toll gates and parking lots fees across all federal government-owned airports.   The court order stems from a suit filed by The Registered Trustees of The Centre for Law & Civil Culture,…