The protesters embarked on the protest to kick against frequent hikes in prices of frozen fish which of late rose from N34,000 to N48,000 which they said had slowed down their business. However the protest was soon hijacked by hoodlums who started stealing foodstuff from any passing trucks loaded with any edibles along Abuja-Suleja-Kaduna ever busy Highway. The massive looting of the vehicles was made easily possible because the youths blocked the highway which led to traffic holdup or standstill. Eyewitnesses report that vehicles ferrying fruits like watermelon, pineapple, oranges among others were stopped and the items stolen to…
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According to Binance in a blog post on its website on Wednesday, its P-2-P platform is market-driven and not for currency pricing in Nigeria. It said, “Binance provides a P2P marketplace, not as a price discovery platform. To be clear: it is market-driven and is not intended to be a proxy for currency pricing in Nigeria. “To protect users, and to prevent any abuse, our system automatically pauses in the event of a period of significant currency movement. “Late last night, we observed a temporary suppression of prices that briefly reached our system limit. We quickly made the necessary adjustments…
The Vice-President of the TUC, Tommy Etim, told The MEDIA on Wednesday that the decision to protest on February 27 and 28 as announced by the NLC was not taken collectively by both unions. The TUC in a letter dated February 19, 2024, written by its Secretary General, Dr Nuhu Toro, said the NLC unilaterally took the decision on the planned protest. Etim in the interview with one of our correspondents, confirmed the letter addressed to the NLC President, Mr Joe Ajaero, adding that “by the virtue of the letter, there is no way we can join the protest.”…
The media learnt that the deceased led some youths of his white garment church to the Avista Beach situated in the area on Saturday, February 17, to commemorate the Day. A source privy to the incident told our correspondent that the picnic which lasted through the evening had ended when the whereabouts of the late Oriyomi became unknown. The colleagues were said to have immediately launched a search for him but efforts to locate him proved abortive. The source said, “The youths of the church parish at Gbagada were on a planned Valentine’s Day love feast at the Avista…
According to Vanguard, the LP chairman’s arrest followed a petition by the party’s Youth Leader, Comrade Eragbe Anselm Aphimia. The youth leader petitioned the Edo State Commissioner of Police alleging that he was attacked by some party members in December 2023. The petition was addressed to the Commissioner of Police, Edo State Command, and dated February 13. Parts of the petition read, “I, Comrade Eragbe Anselm, write to you with utmost urgency and grave concern regarding a heinous act of violence perpetrated against me on the 29th of December 2023. “I am a member and National Youth Leader of the…
The prosecutor, Inspector Olubu Apata, told the court that they committed the offences on February 4 in Ado-Ekiti. He alleged that the defendants murdered one Comfort James, suspected to be a commercial sex worker. Apata said that the defendants went to a brothel and met with the deceased. “They negotiated, and she followed them to their house. After that, she demanded her money, but they refused to give it to her. They strangled her and poured pesticides into her mouth, which led to her death,” he stated. According to him, the offences contravene sections 244 and 234 of the Criminal…
Emefiele would demand N25 billion in damages from the Senate President if he fails to apologise, according to his solicitors. This was contained in a letter signed by his lead counsel, Matthew Burkaa, SAN, and addressed to Senator Akpabio on Emefiele’s brief and instruction. It is in reaction to a widely circulated statement made by the Senate President in a video displayed by Channels Television last weekend which, according to Emefiele, is false, distorted and clearly aimed at disparaging his character. The Media reports that Akpabio had recently said, “We don’t know what crime to charge emefiele with. “So the…
The Spokesperson, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Florence Okpe, confirmed the incident through a statement in Abeokuta on Tuesday. Okpe explained that the incident occurred at 8:00am, saying it was caused by excessive speed, route violation which led to a head-on collision between the truck without registration number and a bus marked SMK 808 YD. Okpe further explained that a total of 17 persons were involved in the accident which comprised seven men, nine women and one female child. The statement reads partly, “A total of seven persons were injured which comprises five women, one man and one female…
The singer said he would make the donation through his foundation, The David Adeleke Foundation, as his yearly contribution to the nation. Davido, who made the announcement via his X handle on Tuesday, promised to reveal details of the disbursement tomorrow, Wednesday. He wrote, “I and my foundation pledge the sum of 300 million Naira to orphanages around Nigeria… as my yearly contribution to the Nation.. details of disbursement tomorrow.”
The draw was conducted at CAF’s headquarters in Cairo, Egypt on Tuesday. The eight lowest-ranked teams in the last FIFA ranking were involved in the preliminary round. Here is the preliminary draw: First leg: Somalia vs Eswatini Sao Tome vs South Sudan Chad vs Mauritius Djibouti vs Liberia Second leg: Eswatini vs Somalia South Sudan vs Sao Tome Mauritius vs Chad Liberia vs Djibouti The games will be played on a home and away basis between 20-26 March 2024. The four preliminary round winners will join the 44 exempted teams for the group stage. However, 24 teams will take…