These 4 Men Need Help, By Funke Egbemode

1. The Mean Landlord This is the husband who bullies and threatens his wife with quit notice at every turn. Here are some of his favorite refrains: “I’ll soon send you back to your parents.” “Keep talking to me like that and you will be needing another accommodation soon.” African Govts Should Ban Kemi Badenoch From Visiting Continent – Seun Kuti Reasons You Should Appreciate God For Making You Nigerian – Kizz Daniel “In my house? Do you want me to kick you out?” “If you close from work late…

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‘N1,060 To N1,040/Litre,’ NNPC Slashes Petrol Price

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, has reduced the price of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) across its retail outlets in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, DAILY POST reports. DAILY POST correspondents who visited NNPCL retail outlets observed that the petrol pump price was reduced from N1,060 to N1,040 per litre. This represents a reduction of N20. “The price was reduced to N1,040 per litre from N1,060 on Saturday morning,” a filling station attendant at the NNPCL retail outlet along Kubwa expressway told DAILY POST. A motorist, Ezekiel Njoku, confirmed…

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African Govts Should Ban Kemi Badenoch From Visiting Continent – Seun Kuti

Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti, has urged the governments of African countries to ban the leader of the United Kingdom, UK, Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, from coming to the African continent following her remarks about Nigeria. Badenoch has maintained her stand on Nigeria, despite accusations from Vice President Kashim Shettima and others who claimed she has denigrated the country. Badenoch has allegedly described her upbringing in Nigeria as being overshadowed by fear and insecurity in a country plagued by corruption. Reacting during a recent Instagram live session, Kuti called for the…

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Reasons You Should Appreciate God For Making You Nigerian – Kizz Daniel

Nigerian singer, Kizz Daniel, has urged his compatriots to be grateful for being Nigerians despite the daunting challenges confronting the country. According to him, being Nigerian is a privilege because the country is “ahead of time.” He stated that the country’s economy might seem rough but diamonds come from the rough. I’m First African Artist To Receive BET Award On Stage, Not Davido – Ice Prince International Press Institute Nigeria Re-Elects Musikilu Mojeed As President On his X handle, Daniel wrote, “Take a second to appreciate what God has done…

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I’m First African Artist To Receive BET Award On Stage, Not Davido – Ice Prince

Nigerian singer, Ice Prince, has clarified that he and not Davido, is the first African artist to receive a BET on stage at the award ceremony According to reports, until recently, African performers were honored backstage at the BET Awards. In a recent episode of ‘Listening’, Ice Prince, who won the Best International Act, Africa Award in 2013, claimed that he was the one who broke the jinx, not Davido, who was mistakenly credited by fans. “I am the first African artiste to go on a BET stage and receive…

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International Press Institute Nigeria Re-Elects Musikilu Mojeed As President

The Editor-in-Chief of Premium Times, Musikilu Mojeed and the CEO of the Media Trust Group, Ahmed I. Shekarau, have been re-elected President and Secretary of the Nigerian chapter of the International Press Institute (IPI), respectively. Mojeed, Shekarau and four other officials, elected unopposed and sworn in on Thursday, will direct the affairs of the Nigerian affiliate of the global media body for the next three years. A statement issued by a member of the global executive board of the IPI, Raheem Adedoyin, disclosed that other members elected into the executive…

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Ohanaeze Gets New President-General

Nze Fidelis Chukwu from Imo State has emerged as the new President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide. This is contained in a communique issued at the end of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide Imeobi and General Assembly meeting held on Saturday in Enugu and signed by the Secretary-General, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide Amb. Okey Emuchay. The Nze Ozichukwu’s leadership is expected to last only 27 days needed to exhaust the Imo tenure which ends on Jan. 10, 2025. The emergence of Chukwu is as a result of a chain of catastrophe, which has…

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Mahmood Yakubu Alive, INEC Declares

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has refuted rumours circulating on social media about the alleged death of its Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu. Rotimi Oyekanmi, the Chief Press Secretary to the INEC chairman, in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja, dismissed the reports, describing it as”fake news.” According to Oyekanmi, the commission’s attention was drawn to a fabricated story being circulated on social media, claiming that Professor Yakubu had passed away in a London hospital. He noted that the false narrative first surfaced on Monday, 9th December. “We hereby…

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ASUP Directs Polytechnic Lecturers To Resume After Two-Week Strike

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has directed its members to resume duties effective Monday, December 16, 2024. This directive followed the expiration of a two-week industrial action observed by the union from December 2, 2024, to December 15, 2024. ASUP President, Shammah Kpanja, in a statement, said the directive for polytechnic lecturers to resume duties followed the warning strike over the inability of the government through its agencies to execute nine items in the work plan jointly developed with ASUP to resolve some pending issues of trade dispute.…

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Tinubu To Nigerians: ‘Endure This Unintentional Hardship, But…’

President Bola Tinubu has said he is aware of the harsh economic situation of the country, and he begged Nigerians to endure what he described as “unintentional hardship”. Also, President Tinubu noted thay he does not take pleasure in inflicting pains on Nigerians. He assured that there was light at the end of the tunnel. Tinubu said this at the 48th convocation ceremony of Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, Osun State. He said he had embraced both the assets and liability of his predecessors. The President was represented by the…

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