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The Kogi State Government has initiated an investigation into the deaths of five of its citizens, who died when their car crashed into a canal in the state on Friday. Kingsley Fanwo, the state Commissioner for Information and Communications, announced this in a statement issued in Lokoja on Monday. Five Kogi residents were killed on Friday when their automobile crashed into the Omi Dam canal along the Niger River in the state’s Yagba West Local Government Area. Only one of the five occupants of the car survived by swimming to safety, supported by a good Samaritan, a fisherman, who regrettably…

The newly sworn-in President of Nigeria, President Bola Tinubu, has made his first set of appointments as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. In the appointments, he selected Ambassador Kunle Adeleke as the President’s State Chief of Protocol (SCOP). He also named Dele Alake, a former Lagos State Commissioner of Information, as Presidential Spokesman and Olusegun Dada as Special Adviser, Digital Media. President Tinubu made these appointments following his inauguration yesterday. The President, who has hit the ground running, has also made a few decisions, like the removal of fuel subsidies, which have generated mixed…

Former President Goodluck Jonathan stated that members of his cabinet were afraid of being imprisoned if the immediate previous President, Muhammadu Buhari, was elected in 2015. Jonathan stated in an interview on Monday that some of his cabinet members believed he would flee the nation, but he stayed. Jonathan said, “In my own time especially in the 2015 elections, my ministers, my senior officers, people who worked with me; there was this fear that having lost the election, what would be our fate? Would the new government just throw all of us into jail without giving a fair hearing? Because…

The supreme monarch of the United Kingdom, King Charles III, has sent a congratulatory message to President Bola Tinubu following his assumption of office as the President of the Republic of Nigeria. In a statement, King Charles expressed his desire to strengthen ties between the United Kingdom and Nigeria. King Charles III takes the Coronation oath He stated, “Dear Mr. President, I would like to extend my warmest congratulations to you on your inauguration as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and to send you every possible good wish as you assume the many responsibilities of your office. “As…

Nigerians are lamenting the removal of fuel subsidies by President Bola Tinubu as queues returned to Lagos and Abuja, the country’s capital, on Monday. Tinubu, during his inauguration on Monday, declared that the fuel subsidy was gone, sending the country into a frenzy and its citizens into hardship on his first day on the job. Nigeria, a major oil producer in Africa and also the largest crude oil exporter on the continent, has not had a functioning fuel refinery in decades, leaving black marketers to smile to the bank at the detriment of motorists and other fuel users. Reports gathered…

A Libyan court condemned 23 individuals to death and 14 others to life in prison on Monday for their roles in a murderous Islamic State terrorist campaign that included the execution of a number of Egyptian Christians and the seizure of Sirte in 2015. According to the Attorney General’s office, one other individual was sentenced to 12 years in jail, six to ten years, one to five years, and six to three years, while five others were acquitted and three others died before their case went to trial. Islamic State’s Libyan branch was one of the militant group’s strongest outside…

Armed officers of the State Security Service (SSS) barricaded the Lagos office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday morning, May 30, 2023. The SSS officials who took siege of the premises prevented the officials of the EFCC from gaining entrance into the office located at Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos. This development is not unconnected to the ongoing rivalry between both agencies over the ownership of the building. According to sources from both agencies, there has been an ongoing feud between them over the ownership of the building. Reacting to the closure of the premises, an official…

The downstream end of Nigeria’s petroleum sector has gone into a frenzy as operators respond to the sudden elimination of petrol subsidies with a significant increase in pump prices just as customers rushed the gas stations. In reaction to the events, commercial transport companies have raised their trip rates across the country. Bola Tinubu, the new president, announced in his inauguration speech yesterday that “petroleum subsidies are no longer available.” Reporters in Lagos discovered that some merchants responded by raising their costs by approximately 100%, to N370 per litre from N185. However, a few other stations, especially the major marketers,…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was officially sworn in as the 16th democratically elected president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria amid colourful events and a festive mood at Eagle Square on Monday. Tinubu made his first inaugural speech as he hit the ground running by declaring the removal of fuel subsidies, promising 1 million jobs, and others. Read the full speech below: The Nigerian Ideal My fellow citizens, I stand before you with honour to assume the sacred mandate you have given me. My love for this nation is abiding. My confidence in its people is unwavering. And my faith…

Luciano Spalletti, the coach of Napoli, has asked to take a sabbatical from the game and will not be in charge of the freshly crowned Serie A winners next season, he said on Monday. He recently guided Napoli to their first Serie A victory since 1990, yet there has been uncertainty over his future. On Sunday night, Napoli owner Aurelio De Laurentiis stated that the coach had requested a vacation and that he would not stand in his way, and Spalletti confirmed the idea. “Out of respect for the club, I told De Laurentiis right away that I needed to…