President Bola Tinubu has commiserated with traders and people of Kano State over the devastating fire outbreak at Kano’s Singer Market over the weekend. The fire, which started on Saturday evening, raged into Sunday morning, causing significant damage to the food market. President Tinubu, who had earlier reached out to Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf to obtain a situation report on the fire, described the incident as tragic. The President was particularly alarmed that the latest incident came less than two weeks after another fire destroyed dozens of shops and property at the same market. President Tinubu directed a…
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Amidst illegal hijack of Osun local government fund and violation of Osun local finance laws, Governor Ademola Adeleke has condemned the impunity and gross violation of the constitution, declaring that “Osun people won’t bow to impunity”. Addressing the inaugural outing of the MINARET University at Ikirun on Thursday, Governor Adeleke in a strongly worded speech recalled the political conflicts of the first and second republics and declared that Osun people are too educated to be deceived, to be oppressed and to be suppressed. “I will use this opportunity to remind us of the political conflicts of the first and second…
***Donates new state secretariat to party Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has declared that no one will be allowed to hold down the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for any other party to be in power. The governor stated this during the commissioning and handing over of a new Oyo State PDP Secretariat donated by him, and named after a former state chairman, Chief Omokunmi Mustapha, to the national leadership of the party, on Tuesday. Recall that Governor Makinde donated a secretariat to the South-West PDP in honour of a former National Vice Chairman (South-West), the late Hon. Soji Adagunodo, in…
Fresh from their victories at the 9th All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) in Lagos, Nigeria, Tanzanian stars Juma Jux and Folex have described the platform as a major driver of global visibility for African creatives, as industry stakeholders met in Dar es Salaam to review the impact of the awards on the region’s music industry. The award-winning artistes shared their views during a Media and Stakeholders’ Parley hosted by AFRIMA’s International Committee, which brought together artistes, regulators, music executives and the media to examine opportunities created by the awards and how East Africa can better harness them. Speaking at the…
The world of music has honoured a giant: Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Fela was more than a musician. He was a fearless voice of the people, a philosopher of freedom, and a revolutionary force whose music confronted injustice and reshaped global sound. His courage, creativity, and conviction defined a generation and continue to inspire the world. In Yoruba mythology, he has transcended to a higher plane as an Orisa. He is now eternal. Fela Kuti has blazed the trail with the Recording Academy of America’s Lifetime Achievement Award, becoming the first African to receive this honour, though posthumously. The award is…
The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade, was conspicuously absent from the opening ceremony of Oyo State at 50, which was held on Monday at the International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan. At the event, Governor Seyi Makinde gave a welcome address while the Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Adebo Edward Ogundoyin, gave a goodwill message. Prompt News recalls that the military government of the late General Murtala Mohammed, created Oyo State on February 3, 1976. Brigadier David Jemibewon was appointed as the first military governor. The opening ceremony was attended by the Olubadan of Ibadan,…
Nigeria next week will host the Hajj–Umrah Nigeria Expo 2026, an international event designed to improve how Hajj and Umrah are planned and delivered in Nigeria, while also positioning the country as a regional centre for faith-based tourism and pilgrimage management. The expo is scheduled for 28–30 January 2026 at the National Mosque Conference Hall, Abuja, with a Gala and Awards Night billed to hold at the Nicon Luxury Hotel. It is being organised by the Global Business and Investment Partnerships Forum, Nigeria. Stakeholders are expected to engage around the theme: “Enhancing the Pilgrimage Experience through Knowledge, Access, Community” in…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has raised the alarm about negligence and compromise of banks and Fintechs in two major fraudulent schemes that have cost victims a total sum of N18, 739, 999, 027.35k( Eighteen Billion, Seven Hundred and Thirty Nine Million, Nine Hundred and Ninety Nine Thousand, Twenty Seven Naira and Thirty Five kobo). The alarm was raised in Abuja on Thursday, January 22, 2026 by the Director, Public Affairs of the Commission, Commander of the EFCC, CE Wilson Uwujaren while addressing the media on two separate schemes being employed by fraudsters to scam Nigerians. According to…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the gazetting of targeted, investment-linked incentives to support the proposed Bonga South West deep-offshore oil project by Shell and its partners. The President also directed the Special Adviser to the President on Energy, Mrs. Olu Verheijen, to facilitate the gazette of the incentives in line with Nigeria’s existing legal and fiscal frameworks. Receiving the Shell delegation led by its Global Chief Executive Officer, Wael Sawan, President Tinubu said the incentives are disciplined, targeted, and globally competitive, designed to attract new capital without undermining government revenues. “These incentives are not blanket concessions,” the President stated.…
Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the posting of three ambassadors-designate, out of the 68 confirmed by the Senate last December. President Tinubu confirmed the postings of Ambassador Ayodele Oke as the ambassador-designate to France, and Colonel Lateef Are as the ambassador-designate to the United States of America. Also confirmed by the President is the posting of Ambassador Amin Dalhatu, former ambassador to South Korea, as the high commissioner-designate to the United Kingdom. In a memo to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, President Tinubu urged the ministry to notify the governments of the four countries about the ambassadors-designate, in…