FG Targets Forex Earnings From Fish Exports

Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has announced that Nigeria is positioning itself to become a major exporter of fish as part of its strategic blue economy push. This was disclosed in a statement by the Head of Press for the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy, Muhammad …

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Rivers LG Election Petition Tribunal Begins Sitting

The Rivers State Local Government Election Petition Tribunal has commenced sitting to address petitions filed by aggrieved political parties against elected council chairmen. The tribunal, led by Chief Magistrate Betty Sunny-Hart, granted a motion exparte filed by Kenneth Alee-Kpea, chairmanship candidate of the Social Democratic Party in Gokana Local Government …

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EFCC transfers Bobrisky to Abuja, faces new charge

Popular crossdresser Idris Okuneye, known as Bobrisky, will be transferred to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) office in Abuja for interrogation regarding allegations of bribery and corruption. Bobrisky had, in a voice note shared by a controversial social critic, Martins Otse, aka VeryDarkMan, allegedly said he bribed EFCC …

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Labour Party Disowns Ex-Treasurer, Oparah

The leadership of the Labour Party has disowned the former National Treasurer of the party, Ms Oluchi Oparah saying she’s not the current National women leader of the party. The party started this on Thursday in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, noting that Ms Oparah …

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FG Gets N2.8bn Grant From Google For AI Development

The federal government has secured an N2.8bn grant from Google to boost artificial intelligence (AI) talent development in the country. The Minister of Communications, Innovations and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday. The support comes one month after the government partnered with Google to launch an …

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Bobrisky removed from Amsterdam-bound KLM flight

Bobrisky Social media personality Okuneye Idris, popularly known as Bobrisky, was removed from an Amsterdam-bound KLM flight and detained by immigration officers late on Thursday night while attempting to leave the country. The popular cross-dresser posted on his Instagram page to alert followers about the arrest, stating that he had …

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