Ukraine War: Putin Influencers Profiting From War Propaganda
Russia’s pro-war influencers are generating big advertising revenues from their social media coverage of the conflict, the BBC has found. Alongside a daily ration of gruesome videos of drone strikes and false claims about Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, they share ads for anything from cryptocurrency to fashion. Known in Russia as “Z-Bloggers” because of their […]
President Tinubu Amends NDDC Nomination Lists After Protests
The immediate replacement of Mr. Victor Akinjo, the Ondo State Representative nominee of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), with Hon. Otito Atikase has been approved by President Bola Tinubu. The president has also given his approval for the immediate replacement of Mr. Asi Oku Okang, the NDDC’s nominees of Cross River State Representative, with […]
DSS Detains Suspended Ogun LG Chairman Adebayo Over Accusing Gov. Abiodun Of Fund Diversion
Wale Adedayo, the suspended chairman of Ogun State’s Ijebu East Local Government Area, was detained by the Department of State Security (DSS), Ogun State command, on Friday due to allegations of council allocations being diverted against Governor Dapo Abiodun. In the last two years, Adedayo claimed that the governor had withheld funds intended for the […]
Emefiele Saga: Kingsley Obiora, CBN Deputy Governor Spends Four Nights In DSS Custody
Kingsley Obiora, the deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in charge of economic policy, was reportedly arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS). The CBN deputy governor is said to have spent four nights in the DSS’s custody, according to Peoples Emefiele According to information gathered, Godwin Emefiele, the suspended Central […]
Ecuador Prison Violence: Dozens Of Guards Taken Hostage
More than 50 prison guards and seven police officers have been taken hostage in several jails in Ecuador, according to officials. Two car bombs also went off in the capital Quito, both targeting the country’s prisons authority (SNAI). Nobody was hurt in the bombings and at least six people have been arrested. The authorities believe […]
Donald Trump’s Election Fraud Trial In Georgia Will Be Livestreamed
Donald Trump’s trial in Georgia over charges of election fraud will be livestreamed and televised, a judge has ruled. All the hearings will be available live on Fulton County Court’s YouTube channel, said Judge Scott McAfee. A date for the trial has not yet been set, but it could be next year when Mr Trump […]
Proud Boys Leader Joe Biggs Sentenced To 17 Years For Capitol Riot
A leader of the far-right Proud Boys has been sentenced to 17 years in prison, one of the longest terms yet handed out over the US Capitol riot. US Army veteran Joe Biggs, 38, was an instigator of the storming of Congress on 6 January 2021, prosecutors said. The former Infowars correspondent was convicted of […]
FG To Shut Down Murtala Muhammed Airport From October 1
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has issued a directive requiring all international airlines to leave the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) by Sunday, October 1, 2023. The minister directed the airlines and companies operating in the airport to move to the new terminal MMIA Terminal 2. He also suspended all contracts, […]
Court Dismisses Suit Seeking To Reinstate Ayu As PDP Chairman
A Benue state high court in Gboko has ignored a suit seeking to set aside the suspension of Iyorchia Ayu as a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The presiding judge D.M Igyuse, yesterday described the suit as an abuse of the court process. One Nongo Ordue filed the case for the 17-member executive […]
“You’ll Be Assessed After Six Months In Office”, Gov. Oyebanji Tells Commissioners
The governor of Ekiti, Biodun Oyebanji, has announced that commissioners in his cabinet will be assessed based on their performance after six months in office to see the level of innovation they can bring to enhance growth in the state. Yinka Oyebode, special adviser to the governor on media, said in a statement that Oyebanji […]
