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Bobrisky In Trouble As Falana, Falz Give 12-hour Ultimatum To Apologise, Retract Defamatory Statements
Human rights activist and lawyer, Femi Falana, and his son, Folarin, popularly known as Falz, have demanded a public apology and retraction of defamatory statements made by the popular crossdresser Idris Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky, in audio recordings circulating online. In one of the audios shared by controversial media critic Martin Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan, Bobrisky claimed that...
Senate To Probe Fake News On Akpabio’s Impeachment
The Senate has launched an investigation into circulating rumors of an impeachment plan for Senate President Godswill Akpabio. During its plenary on Wednesday, the Senate referred the matter to its Committee on Special Duties, tasking the committee with investigating the origin of the false reports. Addressing the issue, Akpabio responded to circulating social media rumours that the Department of State Security...
2025 budget: Reps Demand Timely Submission Of MTEF
House of Rep. has requested an urgent transmission of the MTEF to the National Assembly to work on the 2025 Appropriation Bill (when submitted). This is as the lawmakers, drawn across party affiliations, expressed displeasure at the practice of delayed presentation of annual budget proposals to the parliament, leaving the lawmakers with little time to do a good job. The resolution...
NLC, TUC Meet FG Over Petrol Price, Others
The leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and their Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, counterparts are currently meeting with the Federal Government. ABN TV gathered that the meeting is centered on the nation's state, especially the petrol pricing and its consequences. According to sources, the meeting is taking place at the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF,...
I Produce 15% Of Nigeria’s Electricity, Says Deji Adeleke
The father of well-known Nigerian singer Davido, Adedeji Adeleke, has asserted that he produces 15% of Nigeria's electricity. The billionaire businessman made the claim while speaking at the Seventh-Day Adventist Church’s General Conference Annual Council 2024 on October 15th. “I’m in the electricity business; I own power plants. I generate about 15 percent of Nigeria’s electricity. I've got Chinese engineering companies...
Marketers Plan Petrol Import To Bridge Shortfall
Oil marketers have said that the Dangote Petroleum Refinery is currently producing insufficient amounts of PMS (petrol) to meet domestic demand. Based on this, dealers are to import the commodity to augment the supply from the $20bn Lekki-based plant, the marketers stated on Tuesday. They aligned with the Trade Union Congress to demand that the refinery ramp up production, as some...
90 Feared Dead As Tanker Explodes In Jigawa
Following an explosion of a gasoline tanker in Majiya Town, Taura LGA, of the state on Tuesday saw the confirmation of no fewer than 90 deaths. Mr Shi’isu Adam, the police spokesperson in Jigawa, confirmed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday. He also said that 50 other people had been hospitalised for varying degrees of...
TikTok Deletes Over 2 Million Videos In Nigeria
Over 2.1 million videos from Nigeria were taken down by TikTok for breaking community guidelines in the second quarter of 2024. This action is part of the company’s ongoing efforts to enhance content moderation and create a safer platform for users. According to the Community Guidelines Enforcement Report shared on Tuesday, the removed videos represent less than 1 percent of the...
World Bank Groups Naira Among Worst Performing Currencies
As of 2024, the naira has been listed as one of the currencies in Sub-Saharan Africa with the worst performances. This is according to the latest edition of Africa’s Pulse, a new report by the World Bank. As of the end of August 2024, the naira had depreciated by approximately 43 percent year-to-date, making it one of the region’s weakest currencies...
LP Kicks As Soludo Rejects Absolute LG Autonomy
Governor Chukwuma Soludo was criticized on Tuesday for signing the Anambra Local Government Administration Law 2024 into law. Soludo said that the law was necessitated because granting absolute autonomy to the 774 local government areas was a recipe for “humongous chaos” and would not lead to sustainable development. At a press briefing shortly before signing the law at the Governor’s Lodge...
