Author: Festus Adeloye

A military court in DR Congo’s volatile east sentenced 22 soldiers to death on Monday for “fleeing the enemy” during fighting with M23 rebels, a lawyer told AFP. Sixteen soldiers were handed death sentences in one case in the North Kivu province, and six others in a separate case, just days after 25 soldiers received a similar judgement. The latest sentences were handed down as M23 rebels, which Kinshasha accuses Rwanda of backing, last week seized new terrain on the northern front of the conflict that has been ongoing for two-and-a-half years in the North Kivu province. A military court…

The Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Victor Oko-Jumbo, has confirmed Emmanuel Frank-Fubara as a commissioner nominee. The confirmation came after the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, requested the Assembly to screen and ratify the nominee. At the plenary session on Monday, the Speaker read the governor’s correspondence, leading to Frank-Fubara’s confirmation. The Assembly scrutinised the nominee’s credentials and qualifications before ultimately approving his appointment. During his screening, Frank-Fubara affirmed that his experience serving on various committees in the state has equipped him to excel in any portfolio assigned to him. He pledged to perform his duties with utmost dedication…

Fuji icon, K1 De Ultimate, has intervened in the ongoing feud between singers Dammy Krane and Davido, urging them to put their differences aside and embrace peace. During a live performance in the USA, K1 De Ultimate sang, “I’m telling my son Dammy Krane to stop fighting with Davido.” He emphasised that all disputes and differences should end, and invoked prayers for both artists. He sang: “I want to send a message to my son, Dammy Krane, that I said he should not fight with Davido again. “Every dispute and difference between them should end,” he declared. “I, Wasiu Ayinde,…

The All Progressives Congress APC has said the New Nigeria Peoples Party NNPP will suffer electoral defeat in 2017 due to its bias toward the Kano Emirate crisis. State Chairman of the APC, Alhaji Abdullahi Abbas in a statement Monday in Abuja said rather than the issue affecting the electoral chances of President Bola Tinubu, NNPP would instead suffer the consequences. Noting that the NNPP presidential candidate, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso lacks national appeal to be Nigeria’s president, APC said it is now more united, popular and will deliver triple of what it got in the last presidential election in…

DailyTrust has admitted to accusations that it allegedly spread misinformation about the Samoa Agreement signed by the Federal Government of Nigeria on 28 June 2024 at the Organisation of African, Caribbean, and Pacific States (OACPS) secretariat in Brussels, Belgium. On July 4, 2024 DailyTrust posted an article titled “LGBT: Knocks as Nigeria signs $150 Billion Samoa deal,” which garnered backlash and criticisms from the Federal Government. The Federal Government threatened to take legal actions against Daily Trust for alleged misinformation and fake news in the Samoa agreement report. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris stated this on Saturday,…

A looming fuel crisis is hitting Lagos and other regions in Nigeria, as private depot owners have raised the wholesale price of petrol from N630 to N720 per liter. The recent price increase has exacerbated the fuel shortage in Abuja and neighboring states, leading to a crippling supply crisis, with some filling stations selling petrol at an exorbitant price of N900 per liter. According to report, numerous filling stations in Lagos, Ogun, and other states have run out of fuel and are hesitant to buy the more expensive fuel from private depots. Hammed Fashola, the National Vice President of the…

Three employees of Fouani Company, the local representative for LG and Hisense products, have been apprehended by Lagos police for their alleged role in the kidnapping of four Lebanese nationals last month. The incident occurred while the victims were traveling from Apapa to Victoria Island by sea. According to police sources, the suspects include a driver and two other staff members. Their arrests followed thorough investigations by detectives after the Marine Police and Nigerian Navy successfully rescued the victims at Orogbo Iddo. The investigation faced challenges initially, as the families of the victims and the Lebanese community were reluctant to…

The Management of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has announced resumption of Warri-Itakpe to train services. Recall that the Nigerian Railway Corporation suspended Warri-Itakpe train services due to the poor condition of the track from Ujevwu in Delta State to Itakpe in Kogi State. However, in a statement signed by the Deputy Director, Publish Relation, Yakub Mahmood, on Sunday, July 7, stated the train services would begin by Monday, July 8. The statement reads: “Wehereby informs the general public especially our valued passengers that the train services (WITS) will resume operation on Monday 8 July 2024, after temporary suspension of…

There seems to be respite for Nigerians in the reduction of high tomato prices, as the Tomatoes and Orchard Producers Association of Nigeria, TOPAN, assured that current high tomato prices will crash this July following significant harvest from Plateau State, a major tomato producing State in the country. Speaking during an interview with Vanguard, the National President, TOPAN, Oyeleke Bola, gave the assurance while speaking on factors that led to high prices of tomato across the country. According to Bola, the late rainfalls was a major causative factor, which was later compounded by tuta absoluta also called tomato ebola, whereby…

As President Bola Tinubu’s tenure as the Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) draws to a close on July 9, 2024, leaders and representatives from 12 member states have gathered at the State House Conference Centre in Abuja for the 63rd Ordinary Summit. The summit, which commenced at 1 pm, is expected to result in the announcement of a new chairperson to lead the regional bloc for the coming year. However, there are indications that the leaders may consider extending President Tinubu’s tenure. This extension would allow…