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 I have no plans to leave Labour Party – Peter Obi Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has reaffirmed his commitment to the party, dismissing rumors of an imminent departure. Despite the internal crisis rocking the party, Obi affirmed that he has no intentions of leaving anytime soon. He also declared that he is not in any way desperate to be Nigeria’s President at any point in his life. He spoke while fielding questions from journalists in Bauchi on Sunday shortly after commissioning a hand pump for water supply in Sabon Layi community, a suburb of Bauchi metropolis. Obi said, “I am not thinking of 2027, my concern for now is how to improve the living standards and conditions of Nigerians. “Nobody should be talking about politics now, the focus should be on good governance that will make Nigeria better.” Speaking on the internal crisis rocking the opposition party, the former Anambra governor said, “The leadership crisis in the LP present

 Men still want me at 59, Rita Edochie brags Actress Rita Edochie has bragged about her youthful days claiming she was every man’s dream wife. Sharing an A.I generated picture in her younger years, Rita said men were so crazy about her but she was very selective of them. According to her, she needed to get the best man that deserved her and at 22, her husband came her way and she quickly grabbed him because he was the only man that deserved her. Rita made it known that despite being of age, men are still asking her out, taking a swipe at Judy, Yul Edochie’s second wife. She added that despite being the hot chick, she never snatched any woman’s husband. She wrote: “I have always told people that my youthful days were so hot, you all thought I was playing? “Men were crazy about me but trust Ijele, I was very selective because I needed to get the best man that deserved me and at age 22, my great husband came. Tony Edochie came my way and I quickly grabbed him because he was the only man t

Youths burn hotel over alleged murder in Imo community Youths of Umulogho community in Obowo Local Government Area have burnt part of a hotel building over the alleged killing of a staff, Ebuka Nwaneri, for reportedly stealing a phone at the weekend belonging to a military personnel. The owner of the hotel, Ibe Obasi and phone owner, a military personnel, who came to the hotel to relax allegedly accused the staff of stealing the missing phone. A source from the community, who narrated the incident to The Nation, said the deceased was locked up in a generator house to make him confess to the crime. But the victim, according to the source, later died from the alleged torture. His corpse was reportedly thrown over the fence of the hotel to the adjoining bush by the suspects. But youths in the community later found the corpse on Saturday morning. A source in the community said: “The deceased was working for the suspect and a phone got lost,the phone belonged to a military man on duty at th

 22 escape death in Lagos-Ibadan highway crash No fewer than 22 persons narrowly escaped death in an auto crash in front of the Mountain Top University, Kara Ibafo area of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Ogun State. The spokesperson for the Federal Road Safety Commission in the state, Florence Okpe, who confirmed the crash to our correspondent on Sunday, said the accident involved 17 males and five females. Okpe added that the accidents occurred between two vehicles: a Toyota Highlander with registration number KSF 461DM, and an 18-seater bus marked AAA 859 XM. She said the cause of the accident was a loss of control on the part of the Toyota Highlander’s driver, causing it to crash into the fully loaded bus. The FRSC spokesperson added that nine individuals who sustained varying degrees of injury have been taken to AZ Zonecare Hospital in the Magboro area of the state. However, Okpe appealed to motorists to always maintain a controllable speed to guard against negative occurrences. “Ap

 Eid-El-Fitr: Sultan directs Muslims to look out for new moon Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Muhammad Abubakar, has asked Muslim Ummah to observe the crescent of Shawwal 1445AH starting Monday. The Sultan made the announcement in a statement on Sunday by the Secretary-General of NSCIA, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede. Oloyede said if the moon is sighted on Monday, then the Sultan will declare Tuesday as the 1st of Shawwal and the day of ‘Idul Fitr: However, he said if the crescent is not sighted that day, then Wednesday, 10th April 2024, automatically becomes the day of ‘Idul Fitr. The statement said: “The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), under the leadership of His Eminence, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alh. Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, CFR, mni, felicitates the Nigerian Muslim ‘Ummah and the entire Muslim world on the auspicious occasion of the 1445 A.H. ‘Idul Fitr. We beseech Allah to grant everyone the opportunity

 Gov Yusuf vows to probe Ganduje … says predecessor brought shame to Kano people Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, on Sunday, replied his predecessor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, who accused him of failure. Ganduje, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Edwin Olofu, had said Governor Yusuf was shifting public glare from the fact that there is nothing on the ground in the state to justify the sharp increase in statutory allocations to the state since the inception of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration. Ganduje had said in the statement, “Rather than join issues with my traducers in Kano over the trumped-up charges levelled against me, I would implore them to redirect their energies towards easing the plights of our people in Kano. “They still have the opportunity to revert to my blueprint for the sustainable growth and development of Kano State. It is not yet late in the day for them to emulate my developmental strides. They can still salvage the situation as my tenu

 kidnapped Taraba varsity students: Kidnappers reduce N50m ransom demand to N12m Authorities of the Federal University Wukari, in Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State, has confirmed that the abductors of the two students of the institution are demanding the sum of N50 million as ransom. The students who were last week abducted from a nearby restaurant, have been identified as Joshua Sardauna and Obianu Elizabeth. Sardauna is of the Economics Department, while Elizabeth is a Microbiology student. Head of the university’s Information and Protocol, Mrs Ashu Agbu, while confirming the kidnappers’ demands, said they had reduced their earlier demand of N50 million to the sum of N12 million. She stated that the kidnappers’ intention was to abduct the owner of the eatery where one of the kidnapped students was working but snatched the students when they couldn’t get their target. She said the kidnappers also notified of their intentions to come back for the owner of the eatery. Ashu as

 Anambra Market Crisis : Chairman, Opposition On War-path Over Demolished Shop, Collapsed Building, IGR By Juliana Nwachukwu Crisis is currently rocking Ochanja Central Market, Onitsha, Anambra State, following accusations and counter accusations by the market Chairman, Chief Bonaventure Muo and a rival group reportedly led by Chief Nwabueze Umeh, supported by Chief Clifford Ilodiuba and Chief Onyeka Abazu. Briefing newsmen, the market chairman Chief Muo said that attachment shop he procured in 2008 was demolished by the opposition who collaborated with some Onitsha South Local Government officials to perpetuate the act, on the excuse that the attachment shop blocked a market line. "Clifford Ilodiuba called the press, showed them the attachment. In a social media making the round on the demolition of my attachment shop, I saw Chief Onyeka Abazu with a hammer in his hand demolishing the attachment. I made a report against the perpetrators at Onitsha Police Area Command. "It is

 Culture Commissioner Calls on Anambra Indigenes to Adhere To State Burial Law By Ifeyinwa Ogwo The Anambra Commissioner for Culture,  Entertainment and Tourism,  Mr. Don Onyenji has called on Ndi Anambra to adhere to the state burial law enacted by the State House of Assembly in 2019, to check the excessive and foreign practices infused into the funeral rites. The commissioner made this call in an interactive session with journalists in his office at Jerome Udoji Secretariat, Awka. He observed that some people went as far as borrowing money or sell their lands to meet up with the requirements imposed on them during the burial of their loved ones, noting that strict adherence to the law will put a stop to such things. "This burial law we are talking about is a welcome development in our state in the sense that it will help in reducing the high cost of organising funerals and address some foreign practices attached to our burial ceremony such as; dancing around with the coffin by t

 FG DECLARES 9TH, 10TH APRIL, 2024 PUBLIC HOLIDAYS TO MARK EID EL-FITR The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Tuesday. 9th and Wednesday, 10th April, 2024 as Public Holidays to mark Eid-el-Fitr Celebration. The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunj-Ojo who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government congratulates all Muslim Ummah for the successtul completion of the fasting in the holy month of Ramadan. Dr. Tunji-Ojo calls on Mustim Ummman to imbibe and practice the virtues that entails kindness. love, tolerance, peace, good neighborliness, compassion as exemplified by the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon Him). He urged Nigerians to continue in the spirit of Unity in order to improve and achieve peace and oneness in the country. The Minister wishes all Muslim Ummah a happy Eid-el-Fitr celebration and prays that the peace, blessings and favour of Allah be with everyone and our Great Nation. Signed Dr. Aishetu Gogo Ndayako Permanent Secretary

 Nigerian man, Chinomso Ogbuka, stabbed to Death while Separating two Fighters in Lagos. A promising young man from Isuikwuato, Abia State Mr Chinomso Ogbuka has died while trying to separate two fighters in Lagos.  More update later. 

 Alleged budget padding: SERAP sues Akpabio over refusal to recall Ningi The Socioeconomic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has instituted a legal action against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, over the failure to recall Bauchi Central Senator, Abdul Ningi. SERAP also sued Akpabio over his inability to refer the budget padding allegation to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for prosecution. Ningi had raised an alarm that N3.7 trillion was untraceable in the 2024 budget. His allegation led to a three-month suspension by the senate following his inability to substantiate the budget padding allegation. Following his suspension, activist lawyer, Femi Falana had charged the Senate to reinstate Ningi, a demand that has not been met. However, SERAP posted on X: “BREAKING: We’ve sued the Senate President, Mr Godswill Akpabio over the failure to recall whistleblower Abdul Ningi, and to refer the alleged N3.7 trillion budget padding to the EFCC and ICPC for inv

 Candidates with illegal admission should face consequences – JAMB The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, says any candidate who chooses to get an underhand admission should face the consequences. This is even as the Board reiterated that all tertiary institutions’ admission must be processed through it. The admonition, which was contained in a post on its official X handle on Sunday, came as a response to a user who asked the board to improve the admission regularization process. Adenkule Adu #adu_adenkunke1 had urged JAMB to include in its portal a better channel to get regularization done without visiting the office. #adu_adenkunke1 complained that he has been patronising the office in his state for months but kept getting excuses. “It is high time JAMB improved the admission regularisation process. “JAMB should include in its portal a better channel to get this done without visiting the office. “I’ve been patronising the office in my state for months now, they kept giv

 Wike appointing only kinsmen, allies in FCT – Arewa youths The Reformed Arewa Youth Coalition, RAYC, has accused the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, of undermining the principle of federal character in his appointments. The group, at a press conference, weekend, in Abuja, alleged that Wike was running the FCT like a lord of the manor where everyone deferred to his whims and caprices. President of the group, Comrade Attahiru Musa lamented that the appointments so far have been lopsided. “Wike has displayed a despicable trend evident in his choice of appointments. He has turned the FCT into an extension of Rivers State, deliberately ignoring the federal character principle. “By all indications, the FCT Minister elected to forget that the FCT is the Centre of Unity, and, as such, the principle of inclusion must stand supreme above every other interest. “The choice of appointments made so far by the FCT Minister is an affront to the Centre of Unity status of the FC

 Iyabo ojo made my life completely miserable – Faith Morey In a recent development, Real housewives of Lagos star Faith Morey has continued to shed more light on her and actress Iyabo Ojo’s tumultuous relationship while filming the reality show. She disclosed in a recent interview that actress Iyabo Ojo had gone behind the scene to rally the housewives to side with her so yay she would not get any clip. She revealed that the aim was to isolate and kill her character. She also revealed that she loved the questions that were asked during the reunion because it was based on why the viewers wanted to know. She further expressed that Iyabo Ojo had done everything within her power to make her life completely miserable during the show. Now recall that back in October of 2023, Iyabo Ojo had accused Faith Morey of being a fame chaser. Iyabo Ojo had reacted to the heavy criticisms she received over their dispute, noting how many were comparing a reality show to real-life situations with Mohbad.

 No plan to close down Plateau varsity – Registrar The management of Plateau State University, Bokkos, has denied reports that the National  Universities Commission is planning to shut down the institution. The university’s Registrar, Mr. Yakubu Ayuba, denied the allegation in a statement on Sunday in Jos, the state capital. The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that the All Progressives Congress, in a statement by its acting Publicity Secretary in the state, Shittu Bamaiyi, alleged that the NUC had concluded plans to close down the university. Bamaiyi, in the statement, further alleged that the NUC had decided to withdraw the certificate of recognition and accreditation to the institution over what he described as the state government’s meddlesomeness in the management of the university.

 Actor Victor ‘Nkubi’, wife welcome first child Actor Nwaogu Udochukwu Victor, popularly known as Nkubi, and his wife, Vivian, have welcomed their first child. The comic star shared the good news to fans and followers on his Instagram page. He shared a video showing his wife’s baby bump on display while planting a kiss on her belly. Without revealing the gender of the child, fans and colleagues thronged to the comment section to congratulate the couple. Nkubi and Vivian tied the nuptial knot in 2021.

 Stop calling my actors to work for you, Ruth Kadiri warns colleagues Popular actress and filmmaker Ruth Kadiri has sternly warned colleagues to refrain from approaching her artists for movie roles. Without disclosing the individuals, she said they resort to buying YouTube views and as such they should stay away from her artists. The filmmaker, known for her prolific production and distribution of movies on YouTube, delivered the stark warning via her Instagram story in which she added that they should either grow their channel organically or groom their own artists. She wrote: “If you know you’re one of those buying views on YouTube! Stop calling my artist!! “I will not work for you to destroy! Once they appear on your channel, their rpms become messed up! I will not warn you again! If you cannot grow organically, groom your own casts. Thanks”.

 Eniola Ajao overjoyed as Portable hits cinema for ‘Ajakaju’ the movie Actress Eniola Ajao is in ecstasy after linking up with controversial singer, Habeeb Oyegbile, better known as Portable. This is coming after Eniola Ajao made a plea to the singer during the backlash trailing her for naming a transvestite, Bobrisky, ‘Best Dressed Female’ at her ‘Ajakaju’ movie premiere. I  a recent video, Eniola Ajao and Portable were captured in a positive atmosphere following the singer’s support for the actress’s cinematic project. The video showed them sharing hugs and engaging in conversation as they prepared to watch the movie “Ajakaju” together at the cinema. During their interaction, Portable took a light jab at crossdresser Bobrisky, humorously suggesting that Bobrisky thought he was a woman. In response, Eniola Ajao playfully accused Portable of profiting more than expected from the song “Brotherhood.” “Zazzuu Ti de eyin temi @portablebaeby came out to support and see the movie of the seas

 Prioritise education, Jonathan urges new Amnesty boss Former President Goodluck Jonathan has urged the new administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Dr Denis Otuaro, to prioritise education in order to foster development in the Niger Delta region. Jonathan made the appeal, according to a statement on Saturday, while he hosted Otuaro during a consultative visit to him in Abuja, on Friday. He said, “You need to focus attention on the education scholarship under the programme to benefit more people in the region.

 Rwanda marks 30 years since genocide Around 800,000 people were killed during the 1994 Rwandan genocide Rwandans mark 30 years on Sunday since a genocide orchestrate tore apart their country, as neighbours turned on each other in one of the bloodiest massacres of the 20th century. The killing spree, which lasted 100 days before the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) rebels took Kigali in July 1994, claimed the lives of around 800,000 people, largely Tutsis but also moderate Hutus. The nation has since found its footing under the rule of President Paul Kagame, who led the RPF. In keeping with tradition, April 7 -- the day militias unleashed the carnage in 1994 -- will be marked by Kagame lighting a remembrance flame at the Kigali Genocide Memorial, where more than 250,000 victims are believed to be buried.

How Multichoice Nigeria was defrauded of N7.9 billion Multichoice Nigeria Limited, a company offering satellite television services across Africa, fell victim to a fraudulent foreign currency exchange transaction, resulting in a loss of N7.9 billion. The failed foreign currency exchange deal implicated Akintunde Giwa, who works as a currency exchange broker; JNFX Limited, a company specializing in currency exchange services; Ashay Mervyn, a representative of JNFX; and Frontier Financial Technologies Limited. Mr. Giwa is a currency exchange broker who helps individuals exchange Nigerian Naira for US dollars, earning a commission for his services. According to court documents, Mr. Mervyn is a director at Frontier Financial Technologies Limited, a Nigerian company. The matter came before Stuart Isaacs, serving in the capacity of Deputy Judge at the High Court in the Business and Property Courts of England and Wales. The ruling was transmitted digitally to the legal representatives of the

 Pancake tortoise: Kenya's race to save rare fast species The pancake tortoise is found mostly in Kenya and Tanzania. But the rare animal is sought-after around the world especially for exotic pets. As slow as a tortoise' maybe a popular simile. However, a unique species of tortoise, different in behaviour and physical appearance, challenges this age-old phrase. Pancake tortoise, named after its flat shell, is fast and flexible. The animal is found more in East African countries of Kenya and Tanzania than in most places around the world. It is the fastest of the tortoises - thanks to its unusually thin shell. With a perforated shell, this tortoise is lightweight and agile, a feature that enables it to flee for its dear life when confronted by a predator. On the other hand, their round-backed cousins, unable to flee, usually go under the cover of their thick shells whenever they sense danger. The flexible shell of the pancake tortoise allows it to crawl into narrow rock crevices

 ANC will retain parliamentary majority: SA's president South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa says ANC party will retain its parliamentary majority in May 2024 elections. South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed confidence that the African National Congress (ANC) will retain its parliamentary majority in the May 29, 2024 elections, even as opinion polls show that the ruling party has lost its popularity. "The party that I am leading, the African National Congress, is not going to lose its (parliamentary) majority on May 29," Ramaphosa told reporters on Sunday in Rwanda's capital Kigali, where he had attended the commemoration of the 1994 Rwandan genocide. "Many South Africans still love the African National Congress. And I am brimming with confidence that we are going to do well in the elections. So, watch this space," he added. A survey conducted by SABI Strategy Group in February 2024 shows that South Africa will likely have a coal

 Rwanda genocide: International community 'failed us' – Kagame Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has said that the international community did not act swiftly to avert the genocide of 1994. Rwandan President Paul Kagame blamed the inaction of the international community for allowing the 1994 genocide to happen as Rwandans on Sunday commemorated 30 years since an estimated 800,000 people were killed by extremists. Rwanda has shown strong recovery and economic growth in the years since, but scars remain and there are questions about whether genuine reconciliation has been achieved under the long rule of Kagame, whose rebel movement stopped the genocide and seized power. He has been praised by many for bringing relative stability but vilified by others for his intolerance of dissent. Kagame led sombre commemoration events in the capital Kigali.

 World Health Day: Invest, expand equitable access to quality health services – WHO As the 2024 World Health Day is commemorated today, the World Health Organisation has urged countries to expand equitable access to quality health services, invest in health care, and tackle discrimination and intolerance against any region, gender or age.

 HONOURABLE MINISTER OF POWER, ADEBAYO ADELABU, RESPONDS TO JOURNALISTS DURING A QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION AT A MINISTERIAL PRESS BRIEFING ORGANIZED BY THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND NATIONAL ORIENTATION, MOHAMMED IDRIS, ON FRIDAY, 5TH APRIL 2024. 1. Question   Nigerians are concerned about the country’s power supply. However, some challenges I will mention now might not be within your control since they were inherited. Besides the recent increase in tariffs, Nigerians would like to know the progress of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that Nigeria signed with Germany to enhance the country's power supply. There was a lot of optimism when this agreement was signed.   HM Power’s response  In 2018, the Nigerian government signed a memorandum of understanding with the German government for the presidential power initiatives, also known as the Siemens contracts. The German government agreed to lend Nigeria $2.3 billion and employ Siemens to transform Nigeria's transmission

 from the wedding of Governor Sanwo-Olu’s daughter The Governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Saturday, April 6, his daughter, Modupe Oreoluwa, out in marriage to her husband, Oladele Johnson. Their exchange of vows took place at the Cathedral Church of Christ in Lagos, The wedding was attended by first lady, Remi Tinubu, Governor Hope Uzodinma and wife, Governor Obaseki and wife, Governor Charles Soludo, Governor Alex Otti, Governor Ademola Adeleke, Governor Dapo Abiodun and wife, former governor Akinwunmi Ambode and wife  and many others. More photos below. 

 Inside President Biden’s pointed phone call with Benjamin Netanyahu President Joe Biden ticked through several things that he needed to see Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu do immediately: open up the Erez crossing into northern Gaza and the port of Ashdod in southern Israel for humanitarian aid; significantly ramp up the supplies getting in through Kerem Shalom A person familiar with the Thursday call paraphrased Netanyahu as responding: “Joe, we’re gonna do it.” But Biden wasn’t finished. The prime minister must announce the moves that evening, the president insisted. By Thursday night, the Israeli security cabinet had approved those three measures to increase humanitarian aid entering the besieged enclave. The relatively brief phone call between the two leaders this week marked the first time since Hamas’ attack on Israel in October that Biden threatened Netanyahu with serious  consequences if Israel did not change the way it was waging its war in Gaza. Biden, who has rema

 Paris Marathon: Ethiopia wins men's, women's races Ethiopians won the men's and women's respective marathon races in Paris on Sunday Mulugeta Uma won the men's race in the Paris Marathon and Mestawut Fikir took the women's title in her first outing at the distance to complete an Ethiopian double on Sunday. Uma, the 26-year-old running just the fourth marathon of his career, pulled away from Kenya's Titus Kipruto with 2.5km to go and strode for home. The Ethiopian's winning time of 2hr 5min 33sec sliced more than half a minute off his previous personal best of 2:06.07. In the women's race, Fikir showed enormous promise in the first full marathon of her career as the 24-year-old overhauled her compatriot Enat Tirusew to win in 2:20.45.

 GOV. ALIA VS AKUME: NO ONE SOUGHT REMOVAL OF APPOINTEES - TOR TIV 7th April, 2024    Prof James Ayatse, HRM Tor Tiv IV The Tiv Area Traditional Council (TATC) has frowned at the publication which went contrary to the resolutions of the reconciliatory meeting initiated by HRM, the Tor Tiv, Professor James Iorzua Ortese Ayatse and was held at the Tor Tiv palace behind close door. A statement by the Special Assistant to the Tor Tiv on Media and ICT, Freddie Adamgbe disclosed that the Tor Tiv, HRM Majesty Orcivirigh Prof James Ortese Iorzua Ayatse and the entire Tiv Area Traditional Council (TATC) was saddened at some of his subjects that have constituted themselves into peddling falsehood and creating mischief over the recent successful reconciliation in his Palace in Gboko attended by graded Chiefs of Tiv nation. According to the statement, the reconciliation, mediated by the Tor Tiv between the Executive Governor of Benue State Hyacinth Alia and the Secretary to the Government of the F

 Court Jails Internet Fraudster in Lagos   Justice  C. J. Aneke  of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has convicted and sentenced one  Solomon Martins to one year imprisonment for romance scam. He was arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a two-count charge. One of the counts reads: “That you, Solomon Martins on or about the 1st day of December, 2022, in Lagos within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with intent to gain advantage for yourself, fraudulently impersonated one 'John Scott' white military male from London, United Kingdom, by holding yourself out as such to unsuspecting members of the public via Gmail correspondence and you thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 22(2)(b) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc) Act, 2015." He pleaded “guilty” to the  charges when they were read to him. Following his guilty plea,  prosecution counsel, A.O. Moham

NON-DISCLOSURE OF PRICE TAGS: LASCOPA WARNS SUPERMARKETS, GROCERY STORES ... Promises To Seal Erring Supermarket Over Non-Disclosure of Products' Price Tags The Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA) has issued a stern warning to supermarkets and grocery stores within the state regarding the non-disclosure of price tags on products. LASCOPA’s warning aims to ensure transparency and protect consumers from potential price exploitation as non-disclosure of price tags can lead to misunderstandings and inconvenience at the point of sale. While saying that such practices violate consumers’ rights and the Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency Law, the General Manager of LASCOPA, Mr. Afolabi Solebo emphasised the importance of adhering to regulations, stating that the absence of price tags denies consumers the ability to make informed decisions. He added that such practices contradict the Consumer Protection Act, which mandates the clear display of prices for goods and services.