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By Halimah Olamide The defeated presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the last general election, Mr. Peter Obi, on Thursday asked governments at all levels to be compassionate in their demolition of properties. Obi, who cautioned governments against demolishing houses of poor people, said governments can put human faces to demolitions even when the contravene building regulations. His message amidst ongoing demolitions of properties alleged to be violated masterplans in Lagos. There have been allegations that the demolitions are targeted at a particular ethnic group in the state. “The poor in our midst who are putting their meager resources…

Oil prices rose more than $1 a barrel on Wednesday as investors focused their attention on expectations of fresh supply cuts from OPEC+ and looked past a jump in U.S. crude, gasoline and distillate stockpiles. Brent crude futures advanced by $1.42, or 1.7%, to settle at $83.10 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures gained $1.45, or 1.9%, to settle at $77.86 a barrel. Oil markets have found support from hopes of some form of a price-supportive resolution from the OPEC+ group, Kpler analyst Matt Smith said. Members of OPEC+, which includes the Organization of Petroleum Exporting…

*Lists Over 40 Speakers for AIM Conference By Halimah Olamide Eleven journalists who have carried out outstanding reports with deep investigative insights are set to be awarded at the 18th edition of the Wole Soyinka Awards for Investigative Journalism. This was just as the centre announced that it has lined up over 40 speakers for the Amplify In-depth Media (AIM) Conference. This was contained in a statement signed by the CEO, Motunrayo Alaka, stating that the AIM conference will precede the award event by 9 am daily on Friday 8 and Saturday 9 December, 2023, at the Abuja Continental Hotel…

Ugandan opposition MP and former music star Bobi Wine has made his first trip to the UK in a decade, more than three weeks after the UK government lifted a reported nine-year visa ban against him. “London, it’s been 10 long years!” he captioned a photo of himself outside BBC’s London office on Wednesday. Bobi Wine had allegedly been banned from visiting UK after the release of his 2014 song “Burn Dem”, which rights groups said contained lyrics inciting homophobic attacks. Bobi Wine was denied a UK visa shortly after releasing the song, forcing him to cancel two planned shows…

Nigerian music star Rema has cancelled all his shows in December to focus on his health. In an Instagram story post, the Afrobeats star said he had neglected his health due to constant tours. The star, who had shows lined up across Nigeria and in South Africa later this year, said it was now time to recuperate. “Breaks my heart to say that I won’t be performing anywhere this December. Been years of touring I’ve ignored my health and I need time to recuperate. 2024 we go again love,” he said. The star has had a string of of musical…

By Halimah Olamide Industry experts on Wednesday, highlighted various forms of emotional manipulation and psychological violence and how they affect the society. This was the topic of discussion on Day 5 of the Wole Soyinka Center for Investigative Journalism 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence themed: “How Real is Psychological Violence and Emotional Manipulation in Homes and Offices?” Dr. Femi Olugbile, a psychiatrist and the former Chief Medical Director, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, stated that psychological injury is often not taken as seriously as physical injuries. He said this is because people are weary of forming opinions on…

Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who played a pivotal and polarising role in US foreign policy during the Cold War, has died at the age of 100. He served as America’s top diplomat and national security adviser during the Nixon and Ford administrations. Despite leaving office in the mid-1970s, he continued to be consulted by generations of leaders for decades. The German-born former diplomat died at his home in Connecticut. Wednesday night’s statement from Kissinger Associates, the policy consultancy he founded, did not give a cause of death. Former US President George W Bush led tributes, saying the…

By David Orji A former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, on Wednesday, told Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court, Abuja, how the inability of a defunct commercial bank (Diamond Bank) to disburse huge sums of money prompted the airlifting of N1.219billion cash to former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose for the governorship election in the state. Obanikoro said that he did not know the source of the money and that he only got the information on the money from the former National Security Adviser, NSA, Col Sambo Dasuki (retd). He told the court that it…

By Halimah Olamide Suspected armed robbers on Wednesday in Abeokuta shot dead an accountant of the Ogun State Government, Mr. Taiwo Oyekanmi, and escaped with the money he just withdrew from the bank. Oyekanmi was said to be the Director of Finance and Accounts at the Governor’s Office. No official could say how much was withdrawn from the bank. After leaving the bank, a branch of Fidelity Bank in Abeokuta, and was heading back to the office, he was stopped by the gunmen. It was learnt that the gunmen, about five, shot the accountant dead under the Kuto bridge and…

By Kamil Opeyemi The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun Area 1 Command, has narrated how its operatives caught up with some suspects with five bags containing ammunitions numbering 975. The Customs said the ammunitions were concealed in five bags of rice before they were intercepted along the palace/Ayetoro road in Imeko Afon Local Government of the state. Acting Area Controller, Mr. Ahmadu Shuaibu, who spoke with journalists on Wednesday at Idiroko, said the seizure made on November 27 was based on intelligence report received by the command. Shuaibu said the intelligence prompted operatives to deploy officials to confront those involved…