Big Brother Naija housemate, Laycon, has said he would like Kiddwaya to be in the finals with him. Laycon said this to Vee who had listed her top five housemates in finals to be, ‘Nengi, Neo, Laycon, Ozo and herself. Responding, Laycon said “I see Kiddwaya in mine.” Laycon had also told Kiddwaya that he knows the billionaire son has his back in the house. He recounted how Kiddwaya urged him to ‘freestyle for the housemates.’ “I know you have everybody’s back, and me I have your back, I don’t know if anyone has told you this but I appreciate…
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The Federal Government on Monday said despite the recent increase in the price of Premium Motor Spirit to N162 per litre, the price of the commodity in Nigeria remained among the cheapest in Africa. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, said this at a press conference in Abuja. Mohammed was joined at the briefing by the Minister of Power, Sale Mamman, and the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva. The minister said, “In spite of the recent increase in the price of fuel to N162 per litre, petrol prices in Nigeria remain the lowest in the…
The former acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu has called on the Presidential Panel investigating him for fraud and abuse of office to also summon the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami. The suspended Ex-EFCC chair wrote to the Presidential Panel to subpoena Malami. In the letter signed by his lawyer, Wahab Shittu, Magu stated that Malami should appear to give evidence and tender relevant documents on his memo to the president accusing him of abuse of office. YemieFash online news learned that the letter read in part: “The acting chairman of EFCC is…
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, has noted that his re-election in the forthcoming election is a done deal. The Ondo State Governor while speaking on a television programme on Monday, said his good works in office would ensure his victory at the election. He said: “We have done a lot of work that will speak for us.” The APC governorship candidate also attacked his predecessor, Olusegun Mimiko, whom he described as a spent force and a betrayer. He noted that Mimiko was never an ally, and noted that he would retain his seat…
The West African regional bloc ECOWAS called on Mali’s new military government that seized power last month to appoint a civilian to head a transition government by 15 September. The 15-nation Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) slapped sanctions on Mali after the 18 August coup, including closing borders and banning trade, and has called for elections within 12 months. The military government has proposed a years-long, military-led transition back to civilian rule, but ECOWAS commission chief Jean-Claude Kassi Brou has insisted it be led by a civilian president and prime minister for a 12-month period. In the final…
Following the death of three forest operators allegedly killed by the toxic waste reaction dumped in the forest by a manufacturing company, in Omotosho, Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State, the Chairman of Ondo/Linyi Industrial Hub, Chief Alex Ajipe, has called for an investigation to unravel the cause of the death of the three men. Ajipe who made this call while speaking with newsmen in Akure, Ondo State capital, said the investigation became necessary to ascertain the cause of the death of the three persons rather than jumping to conclusion and lay the blame at the doorsteps of the…
President of the United States of America, Donald Trump has stated that the US is yet to be a fully developed country as pictured by many nations. According to Trump while speaking at a press conference on Monday, September 7, outside the White House, the US as far as he is concerned is still a developing nation and not already a developed one. Trump noted that the World Trade Organisation (WTO) treats the U.S “as a nation that is fully developed” and China as a developing nation. President Trump again condemned the U.S-China trade agreement signed by the Barack Obama administration under…
A Socio-cultural group, Tiv Youth Organisation (TYO) has urged the National Assembly to be guided by the national interest in its debate on the National Water Resource Bill before it. Its President, Mr Timothy Hembaor, made the call on Monday in Enugu, while briefing newsmen at the end of a meeting of Indigenous Ethnic Youth Leaders of Nigeria. Hembaor also called on the political class, especially state governors, to lend their voices to the ongoing debate on the bill, which had been reintroduced in the House of Representatives. He regretted that the governors that would be most affected by the…
The Federal Government will hold a crucial meeting with the striking resident doctors, on Wednesday, in an effort to resolve the lingering crisis. The Minister for Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, stated this in his office in Abuja on Tuesday. Ngige has also called on the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to suspend its ongoing industrial action, as the government has already addressed six out of the eight demands listed by the Association. To this end, the Minister said he has already reconvened the ongoing conciliation meeting between NARD and Federal Ministries of Health, and Finance, Budget and…
The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN) has announced that theatres across the country will now reopen on September 11, following months of shutdown. The association broke the news via its Instagram page on Monday, in a development that would end months of shutdown which the federal government had enforced in March to curb COVID-19 spread. “Hip! Hip! Hurray! WE ARE BACK! Visit any Cinema near you from September 11th! We cannot contain our excitement,” it wrote. Patrick Lee, the chairman of CEAN, while speaking on the effect of the COVID-19 lockdown in August, had said the industry kept losing N1 billion…