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  BBNaija S7: Hermes emerges HOH for week two 1st August 2022 Big Brother Naija season 7 housemate, Hermes, has emerged as the Head of House for week two of the season. This was announced after the Big Brother Naija Level Up housemates had their first Head of House games on Monday evening. The Level 1 and Level 2 housemates came together to play the HoH games in the arena and Hermes became the best performing housemate. More details shortly…

  I’m ready to sacrifice for Nigeria’s survival – Obi 1st August 2022 Peter Obi  The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has reiterated his undying love for Nigeria and his unalterable belief in its indivisibility. In a virtual interactive session with more than 1,000 members of his foremost support group, the Peter Obi Support Network, Obi expressed confidence that Nigeria can and will come out of the woods of failed political leadership. He urged everyone, especially those in the diaspora, to contribute to Nigeria’s development in whatever capacity they could. This is according to a statement signed by the Director, Strategic Communication, Peter Obi Support Network, Onwuasoanya Jones, on Monday. Emphasising how much he was ready to sacrifice for Nigeria’s survival and progress, Obi shared a story of how he had to relocate from the United Kingdom to Nigeria after spending over 10 years contributing his quota to Nigeria’s economic and social development. Re...

  Insecurity: Edo govt to recruit forest police 1st August 2022 Map of Edo State  The Edo State Government has finalised the documentation and audit of the state’s forests and is embarking on the recruitment of forest police as part of a renewed effort to enhance security across the state. According to a statement on Monday by Crusoe Osagie, Special Adviser, Media Project to Governor Godwin Obaseki, the Governor gave the assurance at different stakeholders’ meetings held in the state over the weekend. Obaseki said the government in partnership with relevant stakeholders is strengthening the security architecture and adopting various measures to sustain security in the state, including bush combing, registration of motorbikes and marketplaces, signing of the anti-grazing laws, and residents’ registration, among others. He said, “The responsibility of any government in any society is to guarantee the security and safety of the people. No government can call itself a government i...

  Again, ASUU extends strike by four weeks 1st August 2022 The National Executive Council of the Academic Staff Union of Universities has announced a four-week extension of the ongoing strike in public universities, The PUNCH reports. A statement made available to our correspondent in Abuja partly confirmed the development. It partly read, “Following extensive deliberations and taking cognisance of Government’s past failures to abide by its own timelines in addressing issues raised in the 2020 FGN/ ASUU Memorandum of Action (MoA), NEC resolved that the strike be rolled over for four weeks to give Government more time to satisfactorily resolve all the outstanding issues. The role-over strike action is with effect from 12.01 a.m. on Monday, 1st August 2022.” Details later

  Why Jules Koundé rejected Chelsea to join giants Barcelona. Jules Koundé explains choosing Barcelona ahead of Chelsea Laliga giant Barcelona  unveiled French defender Jules Koundé on Monday, August 1, 2022. Kounde joins Barcelona from La Liga rivals Sevilla on a fee worth about 60 million euros. The 23-year-old Kounde joined Barcelona on a five year deal and has a release clause of one billion euros. At the press conference, Kounde revealed that before signing with Barcelona Premier League outfit Chelsea were interested in his services. Kounde explains rejecting Chelsea for Barcelona The France International explained that despite the contact from Chelsea his desire was to wait for an offer from Barcelona. Kounde also stated that a conversation with Barcelona head coach Xavi Hernandez also influenced his decision to stay in Spain. He said, "I'm very happy and proud to join this great club. I'm very grateful to the President and the fans, now I have to train hard and succ...

  How to make money from Real Estate in Lagos It has been a little bit hard after the pandemic and Nigeria hasn’t found its feet yet. How to make money from Real Estate in Lagos It’s even a lot more complicated with the constant rise in dollar and inflation which don’t seem to have any feasible solution yet. But despite all these, the Real Estate sector in Lagos has strongly stood the test of time. Of course, we have testimonies of people investing and cashing out big from this sector. Lagos is currently the most populous city in Africa and alone is ranked the 5th largest economy in Africa. Properties in Lagos can yield double the return on investment only if you are ready to play the long-term investment game and know how it works and what you are doing. There are enough opportunities in Lagos for anyone who wants to make money in Real Estate in Lagos. Someone like  Barrister Teslim  got lucky by working for a billionaire some years back. Instead of spending all the mone...

  Police reinforce ban  movement of motorcycles in kastina The Katsina State Police Command says the ban on motorcycle movements from 10p.m to 6a.m within the city will be reinforced by its operatives. Nigeria Police (VanguardNGR) This is contained in a statement by  SP Gambo Isa , the spokesman of the command, on Monday in Katsina. He added that the restriction in other Local Government Areas, especially the frontline areas, remained from 6p.m to 6a.m. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the state government banned motorcycle movements from the above mentioned time due to insecurity. Gov. Aminu Masari  of Katsina, however, lifted the restriction to ease movement during the month of Ramadan. He added that the enforcement was necessary due to the recent threat to security caused by terrorists and other criminals using motorcycles. “I am directed to draw the attention of the general public that the ban on the movement of motorcycles from 10p.m-6a.m in Katsina...

   DSS arrests top Boko Haram member in Ogun state The suspected terrorist reportedly relocated to Ogun from Katsina State. Anxiety in Ogun as DSS arrests top Boko Haram member Operatives of the Department of State Security Service (DSS) have arrested a suspected top Boko Haram member in Ogun State, South West Nigeria. Daily Trust  quoted a reliable source who revealed that the suspect was apprehended in the Ijaye area of Abeokuta. The report said the development has created anxiety among residents of the area. The source also narrated how the terror suspect eventually succumbed to the superior power of the DSS operatives, having initially put up a resistance. According to the media outlet, the suspected terrorist relocated to Abeokuta from Katsina state and took up a security job which he used as a decoy to gather intelligence for terrorist attacks. A security source also added that he moved to Abeokuta to establish a terrorists’ cell for kidnapping and other forms of te...