THE commendation for Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State on improved security of lives and property in the state was given by the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar. He praised Mbah’s commitment to maintaining a good working relationship with the armed forces, which he believes will continue …
Read More »
THE Federal Government, on Thursday, said it had raised N585m towards the settlement of fines for inmates in a bid to decongest correctional centres across the country. The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, represented by an Assistant Director in the ministry, Dr Anayo Romanus-Nzekwe, disclosed this on Thursday in …
Read More »
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Thursday met King Charles III of England in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, the venue of the COP28 Climate Summit. Both leaders had arrived in the city to join the conference where leaders from over 198 countries are expected to participate. Tinubu announced the meeting on …
Read More »
THE Ikot-Ebidang community in Onna Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, has threatened to block and stop further operations of an oil company operating in the community, Natural Oilfield Services Limited, over alleged environmental pollution, occasioned by hydrocarbon discharge, which has worsen the lives of people of the community …
Read More »
The Federal Government has directed universities to begin to admit more students into Medicine and Surgery as a strategy to address the shortage of manpower in the health sector occasioned by the relentless exodus of health workers abroad in what has been termed japa. The Vice Chancellor, Nile University, Prof. …
Read More »
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu says Nigeria’s national defense and internal security, local job creation, macro-economic stability, investment environment optimization, human capital development, poverty reduction, and social security are some of the top priorities of the 2024 Budget of Renewed Hope. Addressing a joint session of the National Assembly on the 2024 …
Read More »
THE Ohanaeze Ndigbo socio-cultural organisation has said the release of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), will diminish the popularity of self-acclaimed Biafra agitator Simon Ekpa and the Labour Party’s presidential candidate Peter Obi. Ohanaeze said Kanu’s release will consign Ekpa’s activities in the Southeast to …
Read More »
THE Social Democratic Party (SDP) has distanced itself from a purported protest that took place at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) headquarters in Lokoja, Kogi State. Director General, New Media MuriSam Campaign Council/SDP Isaiah Davies Ijele in a statement on Thursday noted that those causing trouble are not supporters …
Read More »
THE Network of People Living with HIV and AIDS in Nigeria (NEPWHAN) in Gombe State, on Thursday, announced that four of its members died for allegedly using herbal HIV treatment. The programme officer of the association, Mr Muhammad Ibrahim, stated this in Gombe at an event to commemorate the 2023 …
Read More »
POPULAR rapper Oladipupo Oladimeji, aka Oladips, has clarified that he did not fake his death contrary to viral reports that he pulled a death hoax to promote his new album, ‘Superhero Adugbo.’ His management had announced in a statement released via his Instagram page on November 15, 2023, that the …
Read More »
