Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu, has stated that President Bola Tinubu is not to blame for Nigeria’s current economic crisis. On Sunday, the congressman celebrated his 53rd birthday by honouring orphans, widows, those with disabilities, and the elderly in his Bende, Abia State, country house. Fielding questions from journalists during the massively attended event, the Deputy Speaker emphasised that Nigeria’s current economic woes are the result of previous administrations’ blunders, which President Tinubu is working hard to correct. “The hardship we are passing through was not caused by this man. It’s a piled-up…

Uchechi Kanu, the wife of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, has praised Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, who represents Anambra South Senatorial District, for allowing her to visit her husband at the Department of State Services facility in Abuja. Mrs. Kanu revealed during a live session on Radio Biafra on Sunday that she visited her husband on April 16, despite the DSS authorities’ repeated denials. Kanu has been imprisoned at the DSS detention facility since his rendition from Kenya in 2021, after being rearrested for allegedly jumping bail in 2017 when he fled the country. Mrs. Kanu,…

The Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company has reduced the tariff paid by its Band A consumers to N206.80 per kilowatt-hour, down from the N225/kWh permitted by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission. Olufadeke Omo-Omorodion, the IKEDC’s spokeswoman, informed our correspondent on Monday via a notice. According to the announcement by the Ikeja DisCo, the downward tariff revision for Band A consumers will take effect on Monday, May 6, 2024. While the Ikeja DisCo guaranteed a minimum of 20 hours of daily electricity delivery for individuals on Band A feeders, it stated that pricing for customers on other bands remained constant. “Dear esteemed…

Nigerians have sternly berated billionare and oil magnet Arthur Eze over his call for Nigerians to support the President Bola Tinubu-led administration. Chronicle NG reports that Arthur Eze urged Nigerians to support Tinubu and praised his inclusive approach to governance. He made the remarks in a video that was widely shared on social media and showed him donating N20 million to a church. Eze said, “Tinubu has no boundary. If you go to Abuja, you will see Wike, an Igbo man, as a minister. Umahi is an Igbo man and minister. No boundaries. All the types of people we want.…

Billionaire Arthur Eze has urged Nigerians to support President Bola Tinubu and praised his inclusive approach to administration. He made the remarks in a video that was widely shared on social media and showed him paying N20 million to a church. Eze said, “Tinubu has no boundary. If you go to Abuja, you will see Wike, an Igbo man, as a minister. Umahi is an Igbo man and minister. No boundaries. All the types of people we want. “So this Nigeria, after eight years, will change. It has started changing. Now, I beg everybody to support him before we die.”…

A Nigerian father has reportedly lost his 9-year-old daughter to the cold hands of death due to the failure of his Access Bank mobile app. According to a statement on Monday by an X user, PIDOMNIGERIA, the father’s inability to transfer funds using his Access Bank mobile app resulted in the death of his daughter. It was reported that the daughter, who was admitted to the emergency unit of an undisclosed hospital, was left unattended due to the failure of her parent to pay for her medical bill. The father noted that the failure of the bank’s mobile app since…

The Edo State Police Command has two suspects in custody in connection with the disappearance and death of Miss Faith Omodon, a 200-level undergraduate at Delta State University of Science and Technology in Agbor. According to reports, on March 30, residents of the Iru Egbede community in Edo State’s Orhionmwon Local Government Area reported the abrupt abduction of their daughter, who was a Business Administration student at DELSU. The missing girl’s father, Edward Omodon, informed our correspondent that his daughter was last seen on March 30, when she left home for the farm on a motorbike. He stated that the…

The Federal Government on Sunday criticized organized labor for opposing the increase in electricity tariffs and the elimination of the sector’s subsidy. The  Florence Eke, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Power, told reporters in Abuja that the Minister of Power’s reasoning for the energy pricing hike during the Senate public hearing last Monday was still legitimate. She stated that the government was not “following the lead of trade unions” on the subject of electricity tariffs. According to her, the load of the electricity subsidies was too high for the government to handle and was unsustainable. Eke made this statement…

Nigerians have criticised the Cole family of Victoria Island, Lagos State, for rejecting the traditional marriage of their son Taiwo Olakitan Cole to his lover, actress Wofai Fada. In a statement signed by Engr. Kunle Cole on behalf of the family on Sunday, the family noted that they did not “grant permission nor support” the wedding. Chronicle NG reports that Wofai Fada, a popular actress and comedian, married her lover, Taiwo Olakitan Cole, in a traditional wedding ceremony that wowed admirers all over the internet. Photos and videos from the ceremony soon circulated on social media platforms, prompting an outpouring…

The Cole family of Victoria Island, Lagos State, has distanced itself from the traditional marriage of their son Taiwo Olakitan Cole and actress Wofai Fada. In a statement signed by Engr. Kunle Cole on behalf of the family on Sunday, the family noted that they did not “grant permission nor support” the wedding. Chronicle NG reports that Wofai Fada, a popular actress and comedian, married her lover, Taiwo Olakitan Cole, in a traditional wedding ceremony that wowed admirers all over the internet. Photos and videos from the ceremony soon circulated on social media platforms, prompting an outpouring of love and…