By Abimbola Ogunnaike The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has disclosed that the country’s headline inflation has increased to 22.04 per cent in March 2023 and the new figure brings the country’s rise in food and services closer to an 18-year high. According to the NBS, the headline inflation rate of 22.04 per cent is 0.13 per cent points higher when compared to February 2023 headline inflation rate. But when compared to the same period last year, it noted that the figure was 6.13 per cent points higher. It said contributions of items on the divisional level to the increase in…
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By Abimbola Ogunnaike Kenya’s first operational satellite was launched into orbit on Saturday by a SpaceX rocket that took off from California, USA, according to images from the US space company. The launch, originally scheduled for Monday night in the United States, was postponed several times this week due to bad weather. On Saturday, a SpaceX Falcon-9 rocket took of at 0648 GMT from the base at Vandenberg, California, before deploying several dozen satellites an hour later, including the Kenyan Taifa-1 (“Nation-1”, in the Swahili language). Designed and developed by a team of Kenyan researchers, the satellite is intended to…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Director of the Diaspora Directorate of the Tinubu-Shettima Presidential Campaign Council, Prince Ade Omole has returned N2.4 million into the campaign purse. The money was the balance of N10 million disbursed to the Diaspora Team towards the campaign of Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 25 February presidential election. Omole, in a statement issued on Friday, 14 April, 2023, outlined the expenditures of the directorate in an eight-page file itemizing a breakdown of the expenses incurred. According to him, the sum had been handed over to Christopher Tarka, the deputy secretary of the PCC. “Campaign sub-committees usually…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Hon Diket Pland of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the Plateau State Central Senatorial Zone. Declaring the result in Pankshin, the headquarters of the Plateau Central Senatorial zone, INEC Returning Officer Dr. Jima Lar, said Hon Plang scored a total vote of 131,129 to emerge the winner. He said Plang’s closest challenger, Yohanna Gotom, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) came second with 127,022 votes, while Garba Pwul of the Labour Party came third with 36,510 votes. “Hon Diket Plang having scored the highest votes…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Armed hoodlums suspected to be cultists have freed a drug trafficking kingpin who was arrested by the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Rivers State. It was gathered that the hoodlums who came in their numbers attacked the NDLEA operatives on Friday evening and successfully freed the drug lord, soon after his arrest around Odunze street axis of Ikwerre road in Mile 3, Diobu, in Port Harcourt. According to PM News, an eyewitness said the hoodlums, who were armed with guns, knives, broken bottles and other dangerous weapons, attacked the NDLEA officials shortly after they arrested…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The two female students of Federal University, Gusau in Zamfara State have regained their freedom after being abducted by bandits for 12 days. The students were kidnapped after armed men broke into their apartment situated at Sabon Gida community. The community is hosting the university. The Zamfara State Students Association of the university confirmed the release of the students. It was not clear whether ransom was paid. Public Relations Officer of the association, Umar Abubakar said they rejoiced with the school management and parents of the children who had to go through the trauma of the abduction at…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Nollywood actress, Destiny Etiko’s estranged adopted daughter, Chineye Eucharia, is contemplating of committing suicide, if her statements on her social media are true, just as this has escalated serious worry from fans on social media The young actress, who had already expressed concern about her mental health online a few days prior, caused more worry on the morning of Saturday, 15 April, 2023 when she shared a cryptic post.In the post that was shared on her Instagram story, Eucharia talked of a day when everyone would look for her, but she wouldn’t be anywhere to be found.She…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Senator Ibrahim Mohammed Bomai of the All Progressive Congress (APC) winner of the Yobe South Senatorial District election. Senator Bomai of the All Progressives Party (APC) scored 69,596 votes to defeat his closest rival, Hon Halilu Mazagane of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who obtained 68,885 votes. Yerima Adamu of ADC polled 652 votes, Jauro Ishaku of Labour Party polled 471 votes, Isa Musa of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) polled 3,277 votes while Maisambo Barde of the Young Peoples Party (YPP) who scored 448 respectively. While declaring the…
Asiwaju Dele Taiwo is in the studio sweating it out against his May 12 birthday date. The Funky Juju crooner will be a year older on the 12th of next month and he has revealed that, against the norm, he will be the one giving out a gift without expecting any other than the patronage of the Single he is currently working on, to mark his birthday. The JP who spoke with some media friends after a performance in London on Friday, 14 April, 2023, said, “I’m planning a Single follow up track to Dance O’Clock, specially for my birthday…
The Ebonyi State Police Command have announced the arrest of four persons over the murder of a Peoples Democratic Party chieftain, Peter Nweke. Nweke was tortured to death by hoodlums suspected to be loyalists of an opposition party on March 18, 2023, the day of the Governorship and House of Assembly Elections in the state. The PDP ward chairman was killed at Umuezeokaoha community, in the Ezza North Local Government Area of the state while working as his party’s agent in the area. The state police command, in a statement signed by its spokesperson, SP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, said the suspects…