Author: Festus Adeloye

Kamala Harris is expected to take on companies unfairly jacking up prices as she sets out her economic agenda Friday in her first major policy announcement as the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee. The vice president, who replaced President Joe Biden atop the ticket last month, has been carried by surging enthusiasm, bolstered by new government figures this week showing inflation cooling. More Americans now trust Harris to handle the economy than her Republican rival Donald Trump, according to a new University of Michigan poll, the first time in this election cycle that the former president has been behind on the…

A fire outbreak occurred in the early hours of today, Friday, at a seven-storey building on Sanni Adewale Street, Lagos Island Local Government Area. This was made known in a statement by the Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye on X.com. Adeseye, said the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service received a distress call at 05:17 hours and promptly responded with firefighters from Ebute Elefun, Sari, and Lekki 1 stations, arriving at the scene by 05:33 hours. Adeseye confirmed that the situation is under control, and no casualties have been reported. Preliminary investigations suggest that…

The Senate, on Thursday, tackled one of its members, Senator Sumaila Kawu, over his claim of receiving N21m monthly in salary and allowances. The Senate spokesperson, Yemi Adaramodu, said Kawu’s claim was not true. The controversy around the alleged humongous pay of the National Assembly members came to the fore once again after President Olusegun Obasanjo at the weekend said the lawmakers fixed their own pay. While the National Assembly refuted the claim by Obasanjo, Kawu, a nothern senator, in an interview with British Broadcasting Corporation Hausa Service on Wednesday, revealed that he gets N21m monthly pay. However, he also…

The head of the World Health Organisation on Thursday called for increased production of cholera vaccines, highlighting what he called a “critical shortage” around the globe. The UN health agency said 307,433 cases of cholera and 2,326 deaths have been reported in 26 countries up to July 28. “The response continues to be affected by a critical shortage of the vaccine, as demand continues to outpace supply,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on X, formerly Twitter. Some 105 million doses have been requested by 18 countries since January 2023 — but only 55 million doses have been produced in…

The Lagos State Government says traffic will be diverted at Ikeja Along Bus Stop, between Ile Zik and Conoil Petrol Station on the Oshodi bound lane from Saturday, 17th to Sunday, 18th August 2024, between 12 midnight and 4 am daily. Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, in a statement on Thursday, said the diversion is to carry out the demolition of the old pedestrian bridge. “Consequently, from Ile Zik Bus Stop up to Conoil Petrol Filling Station on the Oshodi bound side of the road, only one lane will be available to Motorists to ensure safety,” he said.…

The Federal Government says the Offices of the National Security Adviser (NSA) and the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) have already set in motion both legal and diplomatic steps to ensure the discharge of what it termed inappropriate orders against the three presidential aircraft undergoing routine maintenance in France. This was disclosed in a statement by Kamarudeen Ogundele, a spokesman for the AGF Lateef Fagbemi. Ogundele said that the the Federal Government became aware of the interim attachment of the aircraft on Wednesday, August 14, 2024. The said temporary attachment, according to the statement, was made pursuant to ex parte…

The family of the late gospel singer, Aduke Gold, has clarified the circumstances surrounding her passing, refuting rumours that she died during fibroid surgery. The deceased’s brother, Pastor Ajayi Aderogbo, stated that Aduke Gold succumbed to cervical cancer, as confirmed by the death certificate from University College Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan. In a viral video, Pastor Aderogbo urged the public to verify the information before spreading rumours, stressing that his sister’s death was due to her battle with cervical cancer. “Whoever is saying what is not should stop it, our daughter was ill, she had cervical cancer, she was taken…

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have pledged to strengthen their collaboration to protect Nigerian consumers from exploitation. FCCPC disclosed this on Thursday on its X (formerly Twitter) handle. During a courtesy visit to the EFCC headquarters, FCCPC’s Executive Vice Chairman, Mr. Tunji Bello, expressed concern over increasing cases of arbitrary price hikes, emphasising the need for a joint effort to address the issue. “We need to work together to address the issue of arbitrary price hikes, which is becoming a major challenge for Nigerian consumers,” Bello said. EFCC’s Executive Chairman, Mr…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday said the nation had recorded a total of 39 confirmed cases of mpox and zero deaths across 33 states and the Federal Capital Territory, and the Federal Capital Territory, from the beginning of 2024. The Director General of the NCDC, Dr Jide Idris, who disclosed this at a press conference in Abuja, also said the country had so far recorded a total of 5,951 suspected cases and 176 deaths have been recorded across 36 States, and the FCT as of August 11, 2024. The Africa Centre for Disease Control on…

US regulators imposed fines totalling almost $393 million on more than two dozen financial firms after a probe found they had failed to retain electronic communications as required by federal law. The US Securities and Exchange Commission announced the settlements on Wednesday, accusing the 26 financial institutions of “widespread and longstanding failures” to follow communications protocols. The fines of $392.75 million add to the billions of banks that have already been sanctioned over improper use of personal phones and messaging services such as WhatsApp. “Each of the SEC’s investigations uncovered pervasive and longstanding use of unapproved communication methods, known as…