Author: Festus Adeloye

The National Youth Service Corps has denied a social media report that corps members’ bank accounts are being upgraded to accommodate the N70,000 new national minimum wage. The corps said no directive has been given by the relevant authority for it to start the payment of N70, 000 minimum wage to corps members or to upgrade their accounts. According to a statement issued by the NYSC Director of Information and Public Relations, Eddy Megwa, on Saturday, the report is misleading and absolutely false. The NYSC, therefore, advised corps members to desist from allowing mischief makers who are set to mislead…

Afrobeats sensation, Burna Boy, has shared a reflective post on his X handle, expressing a deep sense of nostalgia for his old self. The “Last Last” singer admitted that he misses who he once was, recognising the significant personal growth he has experienced over time. Burna Boy acknowledged that his old self would likely struggle to understand the person he has become, viewing the new version as “soft” because of his diminished anger and heightened emotional intelligence. On his X handle, Burna Boy wrote: “The new me misses the old me. The old me can’t even understand the new me…

The Lagos State Government has announced that the Lagos Rail Mass Transit Blue Line will from Monday, August 12, 2024, increase its number of trips from 54 to 72 per day. In a related development, the government announced a 25 per cent discount in fare for commuters travelling within the off-peak period set at 10am and 4pm daily. “However, the current schedule for Sunday operations remained unchanged,” a statement from the state Ministry of Information and Strategy made available to our correspondent on Saturday read. According to the statement, the Managing Director of Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority, Mrs Abimbola…

The Federal Government has terminated the contract for Section 1 of the Kano-Maiduguri road project awarded to Dantata & Sawoe Ltd since 2007. The termination, the Minister of Works, David Umahi, said was due to the expiration of the contract’s time frame, highlighting the government’s push to ensure that long-standing infrastructure projects meet their intended deadlines and deliver value for money. The government also assured Bauchi Governor Bala Mohammed of immediate intervention to repair a flood-damaged section of the Kano-Maiduguri federal road within the State. The road was recently severed by floodwaters following a heavy downpour, leaving the local Malori-Guskuri…

Premier League champions Manchester City beat FA Cup winners Manchester United 7-6 on penalties to win the Community Shield at Wembley on Saturday after the traditional season curtain-raiser finished 1-1. United created a host of chances to take the lead and were rewarded when 20-year-old substitute Alejandro Garnacho ran through the City defence to slide the ball into the bottom corner of the net in the 82nd minute. Erik ten Hag’s team looked on course to repeat their shock victory over City in last season’s FA Cup final but midfielder Bernardo Silva netted a minute from time to send the…

President Bola Tinubu has said the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will continue persuading Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso to return to the bloc. The trio cut ties with ECOWAS after sanctions were imposed on them by the bloc following coups in their territories. Tinubu, who also doubles as ECOWAS Chairman, said the regional bloc would continue to be friendly to the countries. “It is in our hearts to make sure that security is enhanced, and that constitutional government is defended and promoted in our region,” Tinubu was quoted in a Friday statement by his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale.…

The Chaplain of the All Saints Police Protestant Church, Mopol 42 Mobile-Based in Gusau, Pastor Isa Andrew and his 13-year-old daughter identified as Grace, who were whisked away by suspected terrorists, have urged the First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, and other Nigerians to come to their aid to regain freedom from the hands of terrorists. They made the appeal in a viral two minute forty-four seconds (2:44s) video released by their abductors giving an ultimatum from Saturday to next week Thursday to produce an additional N6 million naira, two boxer motorcycles and one Honda motorcycle or they would marry off his…

Abia State Government has said it was yet to receive any 20 trucks of rice as palliative from the Federal Government. Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, told Vanguard that no such palliative had arrived the state, adding also that there was no communication from the Federal Government for any such palliative. This is as he dismissed as fake news, reports that the Federal Government had also distributed 50kg bags of rice to states for sale at the cost of N40,000. He said:” We didn’t see any truck of rice from the Federal Government. And the issue of selling 50kg…

The Delta State Police Command has confirmed the release of the abducted former member of the House of Representatives, Joan Onyemaechi. Onyemaechi was abducted on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in her church off DBS Road, Asaba, the Delta State capital, after gunmen killed her police orderly and driver. Confirming her release on Saturday morning in a chat with our correspondent, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Bright Edafe said she was released on Friday night. He said, “Yes, she was released last night”

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide says there is no leadership tussle in the group following the recent death of its President-General, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu. The National Publicity Secretary of the Igbo socio-cultural group, Dr Alex Ogbonnia, disclosed this on Friday in Enugu, stressing that such speculation by a media section was untrue. “There is no leadership row or tussle in Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide at present and there is not likely to be one shortly,” Ogbonnia said. He said the group’s National Executive Committee, comprising erudite scholars, technocrats and veterans of diverse fields, was already seamlessly carrying out the functions of the…