Arrangements are in top gear for the unveiling of a Mega City by one of Nigeria’s top real estate developers, T.Pumpy Concept Limited, owners of T.Pumpy Estates. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of T.Pumpy Concept Limited, Mr. Akintayo Adaralegbe, said the Mega City will redefine luxury and leisure. Some of the features of the Mega City will include an artificial lake and dam, a lush forest brimming with wildlife, and state-of-the-art sporting facilities, including a mini stadium. On provision of modern amenities and facilities, the Mega City will also boast a good road network, internet connection, a business…
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As conversations in Nigeria continue on the reported denial of visas to military officers including the Chief of Defence Staff General Christopher Musa, by Canada, Civil society group, HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA) said the office of the chief of defence staff owes Nigerians certain salient clarification on some emerging allegations. HURIWA in a media statement endorsed by the National coordinator Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko, said there is now a necessity for some cogent clarifications to be made by the Office of the Chief of Defence Staff on the allegations that the event for which the Defence Chief was…
Legal fireworks is set to begin as the paternity row between businessman, Dr Tunde Ayeni and Abuja-based lady Ms Adaobi Alagwu, has again resurfaced. Prompt News reports that Ayeni is insisting that the DNA result presented by his estranged ‘mistress’ is fake. In a press statement he personally signed, Ayeni said the DNA certificate is unreliable and compromised. The statement reads: “This document does not reflect the genuine results we expected. It became necessary to address this matter publicly due to the inconsistencies we observed during the testing process. “The result was initially scheduled for release within five days. However,…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on the Africa Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) to prioritise the establishment of a combined maritime task force to enhance security in the Gulf of Guinea. At the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Sunday, President Tinubu expressed Nigeria’s readiness to host the task force’s headquarters in Lagos. President Tinubu conveyed Nigeria’s position as the AU considered the report on the AUPSC, focusing on peace and security in Africa, and the biennial report on the implementation of the…
The Nigerian government has rejected the proposal to create a new department out of the existing Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security. Nigerian diplomat, Ambassador Bankole Adeoye, heads the department. He was re-elected to another term at the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of State and Government, which ended Sunday. The rejection was disclosed in the intervention delivered by Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, on behalf of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. “We do not support the proposal to reconfigure the Department of Political Affairs Peace and Security (PAPS) as the reconfiguration of the…
Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State at the weekend, revealed that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will prosecute some of the recently impeached Edo State Local Government chairmen indicted for looting the Local Government treasuries, running into over N95 billions. Governor Okpebholo made this revelation when he received the report of the Administrative Panel of Enquiry set up on the 18th of December, 2024 to investigate the financial dealings of the impeached 18 Local Government Chairmen in Edo State from 4th September, 2023 to November, 2024. Besides the impeached Local Government Chairmen who were indicted by the report,…
Nigeria can meet oil production targets and implement ambitious development programmes from deep-water oil and gas operations if it continues with policies to encourage investments and boost output in the sector, Managing Director, Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo,) Ronald Adams has said. “Deep water is a compelling consideration for Nigeria if the country must meet its oil production targets and implement ambitious development programmes,” Adams said while speaking at the 9th Sub-Saharan Africa International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (SAIPEC) which began in Lagos on Tuesday. According to Adams, Nigeria’s deep-water fields are home to some of the…
The authority and management of Egba-Obafemi Community Grammar School (EOCGS) located in Obafemi-Owode local government area of Ogun State have commended old students of the institution for the renovation of the buildings, which include the staff quarters of the school. The Principals of Senior and Junior School gave the commendation in a letter of appreciation jointly signed by them and forwarded to the old students’ association of the school, which was founded in September 1977. The management in the letter dated February 3, 2025 pointed out that if not for the efforts of the old students association in making the…
An octogenarian Prince from Ondo Kingdom, Ondo State, Adefusi Adebisi, has been arraigned before a Magistrates’ Court on charges of wilful destruction of property and breach of peace. The Ondo State Police Command accused the 80-year-old Prince Adebisi from Bolorunduro, Ondo East Local Government Area of the Sunshine State, and others still at large, of trespassing on land belonging to Reverend David Akinadewo-Adekahunsi and destroying economic trees valued at ₦247 million. The incident allegedly occurred on November 25, 2024 at Omilosu via Bolorunduro. In the case brought before the court (Charge No. MBD/8C/2025), Police Prosecutor H. A. Olagbaju stated that…
By Senator George Akume 2025 has already started full throttle, and our Renewed Hope Agenda is in full swing. In just under two years, we are seeing tangible progress, as our efforts aimed at economic transformation begin to bear fruit under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR. 1/ We’re working relentlessly to curb inflation and restore credibility to our monetary framework. By transforming the foreign exchange regime, we’re moving from an opaque system of preferential allocations to a more transparent, efficient market mechanism. 2/ Fuel Subsidy is now a thing of the past. The benefits of deregulation are becoming clearer as…