On October 8, 2024, the Federal High Court in Abuja ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise the leadership of the Labour Party (LP) under Julius Abure. The court’s decision mandates INEC to accord the party all rights and privileges associated with a duly registered political party in Nigeria. Details of the Ruling…
Nigeria must enhance its crude oil production capacity and effectively manage its crude supply to ensure adequate feedstock for domestic refineries in order to transit from a net importer to a net exporter of petroleum products, Chairman of the Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Company Limited, Aliko Dangote, has said. Dangote made this assertion during his…
By Omeiza Ajayi, Luminous Jannamike & Daniel Abia PORT HARCOURT — Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, warned yesterday that oil production in the state will be threatened, if there was any further violence or attacks in the state. This came on a day the state government also constituted a seven-man judicial commission to investigate the arson…
Elon Musk, the tech titan behind Tesla, SpaceX, and other cutting-edge ventures, is no stranger to controversy—especially regarding his political views. Musk is the only African immigrant that Trump and his Republicans tend to love. Over the past few years, Musk’s occasional support for conservative figures, most notably Donald Trump, has raised eyebrows, given that he leads…
Count Jimmy Kimmel among the many people casting sidelong glances at Elon Musk’s weird appearance at a Trump Rally over the weekend. After dismissing the pair of newfound political allies as “Twitterdee and Twitterdum,” he declared that seeing them together was a rare glimpse of ” two devils making a deal with each other.” “Gordon…
Kamala Harris told Howard Stern she didn’t think Donald Trump was strong enough to stand up to a “60 Minutes” interview with fact-checking. While speaking on “The Howard Stern Show,” the host brought up the fact that Trump pulled out of his “60 Minutes” interview at the last minute, citing a variety of reasons –…
The 2024 MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs) have announced their nominations, featuring a strong representation from Nigerian artists, including Ayra Starr, Asake, Burna Boy, Rema, and Tems. This year’s awards will take place on November 10, 2024, at the new Co-op Live arena in Manchester, UK. Highlights of the Nominations The Significance of Afrobeats The…
Former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is set to deliver the keynote address at the launch of Jude Ilo’s highly anticipated book titled “It is imPOSSIBLE: Influencing Change in Nigeria.” The event will take place on October 14, 2024, in Abuja, following a soft launch scheduled for October 8 in Lagos. About the Book Jude Ilo’s…
Last week was the week of Nigeria’s independence celebration, but for most Nigerians, there was little to celebrate as the country reels under the weight of runaway inflation. We are in the middle of a certain level of hunger that is unreal. This is classic economic non-sense, because it does not make sense for a…
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has been promoted to senior adviser to the president, ABC News has learned. “Karine has been a trusted advisor to the President and all of us here at the White House since day one. Her counsel will be critical to get as much done as possible for the American people in…
