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Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Monday signed Executive Order Number 2, 2024, to establish the Rivers State Investment Promotion Council. The State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Dagogi Iboroma, presented the draft order to Governor Fubara for his assent at the executive council chamber in Government House, Port Harcourt. In his remarks, Governor Fubara said that this action aligns with the recommendations of the committee that organized the State Economic and Investment Summit in May. He emphasised the importance of having a one-stop shop for investors to make inquiries and receive advice on investments. Governor Fubara said the…

President Bola Tinubu is currently hosting a Security Council meeting at the Presidential Villa. At the meeting, the service chiefs and Inspector General of Police, among others, will brief the President on the security situation in the country. The meeting which started at 2:00 pm has in attendance the Vice President, Kashim Shettima, National Security Adviser to the President, all Service Chiefs, the Inspector General of Police, the Comptroller Generals of Custom and Immigration, as well as the Chief of Staff to the President. Earlier, the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting scheduled to hold at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, was…

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has declared null and void the sale of Nigerian Air Ltd to Ethiopian Airlines Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa in his judgment stopping the sale ordered that the proposed establishment of a national carrier-Nigeria Air, by the Federal Government, should not be carried out. The judge made the order while granting the reliefs sought by the plaintiffs, the Registered Trustees of the Airline Operators of Nigeria, and five others in the aviation industry. Justice Lewis-Allagoa held that all the reliefs sought are granted except for the relief asking for N2bn as damages for the injury…

Uba Sani, Kaduna governor, has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Kaduna and Zaria metropolis. In a statement on Monday, Samuel Aruwan, commissioner for internal security and home affairs, said the curfew was imposed over reported cases of looting during the protest. The nationwide protest against economic hardship, which commenced on August 1, has continued in many parts of the country. Aruwan said the protest has been hijacked by hoodlums. “The Kaduna state security council under the leadership of Governor Uba Sani, following a review of the security situation in the state, hereby notifies citizens of the following,” the statement reads.…

Shops and offices are being looted and vandalised in Kaduna as the #EndBadGovernance protest persists. On Monday, more protesters poured into the streets of the north-western state armed with cudgels, tree branches and Russian flags. They erected bonfires and invaded buildings while chanting anti-government slogans. The AIT office and Vision FM radio — both located in the Nagwamatsa area — were looted by suspected miscreants. More protesters have also been spotted waving Russian flags in certain parts of the country. The latest batch of flags were seen in Kaduna and Abuja.  Thousands of protesters, mostly children, charged through deserted streets in…

Newly elected Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer, is due to hold an emergency response meeting on Monday after more far-right riots broke out across England over the murder of three children last week. The prime minister will chair a meeting, bringing together ministers and the police to discuss how to quell the violence that first broke out in Southport, northwest England, on Tuesday. UK Police have arrested hundreds of people in towns and cities nationwide, with anti-immigration demonstrators and rioters facing off against police and counter-protestors, including groups of Muslims. The unrest follows last Monday’s tragedy in…

Nigerian crossdresser Idris Okuneye Olarenwaju aka Bobrisky has been released from prison after spending four months in detention. Bobrisky was seen in a video shared on Monday with his buddies dancing to Mohbad and Chike’s viral song titled: *Egwu.” The video also captured his friends saying, “We’re out of prison.” Congratulations, Bobrisky. The crossdresser was sentenced to six months in prison for abuse of the naira by Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court, Lagos, on April 12. He was charged on a six-count charge of money laundering and abuse of the Naira, by the Economic and Financial Crimes…

The Federal Government has warned Nigerian citizens planning to travel to the United Kingdom, to be wary of violence risk occasioned by the recent killing of three young girls at a concert. A statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abuja on Monday, and signed by its Spokesperson, Amb. Eche Abu-Obe, said the violence has assumed “dangerous proportions” as evidenced by reported attacks on law enforcement agents and damage to infrastructure. To this end, citizens are advised to be extra vigilant and take measures as follows: avoiding political processions and protests, rallies or marches, avoiding crowded areas and large gatherings,…

The management of Coca-Cola System, comprising Coca-Cola Nigeria and its bottling partner, Nigerian Bottling Company Limited, has refuted the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) ‘s alleged misleading product labelling in Nigeria. According to a statement issued by the company on Friday, August 1, 2024, the company explained that it provides clear, accessible nutrition information on our packaging in line with national regulatory requirements and is committed to transparency for consumers,”. “Our priority is safeguarding consumer interests, and we will continue to work constructively with the government on this matter. We strongly believe that the Coca‑Cola System in Nigeria…

The Nigerian female basketball team, D’Tigress, made history at the Paris Olympics 2024 by qualifying for the last 8, claiming a 79-70 victory over Canada. That feat made them the first ever African team (men or women) to play in the quarter-final of an Olympic game. Nigeria, three-time Women’s Afrobasket Champions faced a tough test in the North Americans ranked 5 in the world. A win for the D’Tigress was non-negotiable as they hoped to put behind them the loss to France. The first quarter saw both sides jostling for ascendancy but there was nothing to separate the sides as…