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By Halimah Olamide The Nigeria Police on Tuesday warned that it will not sit and watch attacks on infrastructure in the name of protests. Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, said that the police have a duty to protect citizens saying those who want peaceful protests will be protected while those aiming to cause destruction will be made to  face the music. Saying that the police will handle the protests in the most professional manner, Egbetokun warned those who see the proposed protests as opportunity to cause mayhem to be well guided. Egbetokun said this on Tuesday in Abuja during…

Says She is Confident Grandma is in Heaven Florence Ifeoluwa Otedola, popularly called DJ Cuppy and daughter of billionaire businessman, Femi, has announced the death of her grandmother. DJ Cuppy who took to her X page on Tuesday to break the news of “Grandma Kaduna” said the late grandmother shaped her life by shaping the life of her own mother. “My mummy’s mother has passed away I’m finding comfort knowing she’s in heaven, looking down on us with love. What a life she lived! I’m SO grateful for the way she shaped my mum, who then shaped me. I’m praying…

By Kamil Opeyemi A group, Kogi Ethnic Nationalities Forum (KENF) has said there is a plan to arm some hoodlums with sophisticated weapons and decorate them as security operatives for the purpose of invading the Government House in Kogi state. In a release on Monday, the National Publicity Secretary of KENF, Dr. Kennedy Owolabi, fingered those he described as “rejected politicians” as being behind the move. He said the state must avoid any form of violence. The group was responding to a threat from certain quarters to invade the Government House in Lokoja in search of the immediate past governor…

By Halimah Olamide The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has explained the reason for slamming a sum of $200 million fine against Meta Platforms Inc. and WhatsApp LLC. FCCPC said the decision was based on discriminatory practices and sanctionable offences they committed committed. The acting Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Dr Adamu Abdullahi, said in a news conference in Abuja on Tuesday, that the penalty was slammed on the companies after three years of intensive investigations. Abdullahi said the companies were found culpable of denying Nigerian data subjects the right to self determination, unauthorised transfer and sharing…

By Kamil Opeyemi A senator representing Imo East Senatorial District, Ezenwa Onyewuchi, has dumped the Labour Party (LP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). According to the Senate majority Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele who announced the senator’s decision on Tuesday, Onyewuchi’s decision to dump the Labour Party is to allow him support President Bola Tinubu. Onyewuchi’s defection brings to three, the number of APC Senators from Imo State. He said that he resigned from the Labour Party owing to the crisis in the party. He also noted that his decision was is in line with the dictates of the constitution. Shortly…

By Halimah Olamide The Senate on Tuesday passed the new Minimum Wage bill into law formalising the agreement between the Federal Government and the organised Labour over N70,000 cap. NPO Reports that President Bola Tinubu had on Tuesday forwarded the bill to the Senate earlier which was read on the floor by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio. The President and the leadership of the Organised Labour had last Thursday agreed on ₦70,000 as the new minimum wage for Nigerian workers. President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday transmitted a national minimum wage bill to the National Assembly for consideration and…

By Halimah Olamide The Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari, on Tuesday denied having any blending plant in Malta. His statement, which was shared on his verified X handle was sequel to an allegation by the President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, that some key personalities of the NNPC operate a blending plant in Malta. Dangote had linked the existence of the said blending plant to the alleged moves by some individuals and agencies of the federal government to frustrate the operations of Dangote Refinery. Kyari said he has been inundated by enquiries from…

Halimah Olamide Amidst growing concerns over the fate of the newly established Dangote Refinery, Mr. Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the last election, has said the multi-billion Dollar project deserves support from Nigeria and not frustration. Obi said a Nigerian company that has the potential to generate approximately $21 billion in annual revenue and create over 100,000 jobs, with numerous additional positive impacts on the economy. In a series of tweet on Tuesday, Obi said the “Federal Government and its agencies need to recognize the significance of Dangote’s contributions.” He argued that Alhaji Dangote is…

By Halimah Olamide Frontline businessman and investor, Femi Otedola, has amplified a statement condemning the reported ordeal of the newly established Dangote Refinery. The statement was said to have been made originally by the President of the African Development Bank, Prof Akinwumi Adesina. In the statement shared by Otedole, who is a close business associate of the President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Adesina was quoted as stating that it is rare to find indivuals who can invest in refineries or railway projects. He was reported to have said that “the whole issue on Dangote is shocking and…

Agency Report The management of the University of Ilorin on Monday dismissed rumours of a clash involving cult groups in the institution. Mr Kunle Akogun, Director, Corporate Affairs Department of the University, told newsmen that the rumour was “unfounded and untruthful”. “The attention of the management of the University of Ilorin has been drawn to a tweet on X platform (formerly Twitter), by one Naija Confra (@naijaconfra), on a purported cult clash at the University. “The tweet failed to provide details as to where on campus the purported clash took place, an omission that instantly gave a lie to…