Mwai Kibaki, Kenya’s Former President Dies At 90 Mwai Kibaki, a former president of Kenya, has died, aged 90. Kibaki served as Kenya’s third president from 2003 to 2013. President Uhuru Kenyatta announced his death on Friday. Kibaki is credited with reviving Kenya’s then ailing economy, but his tenure was …
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The Minister of Labour, Employment and Productivity and presidential aspirant under the All Progressives Congress, Dr Chris Ngige, on Thursday, said he budgeted N50m for the procurement of the nomination and declaration of interest forms of the APC to contest the presidential election. Ngige said now that the APC had …
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has foreclosed the possibility of adopting a clean float foreign exchange management approach as long as the supply shock remains. It, however, promised to continue to engage relevant stakeholders, including the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank on best approaches to stabilising …
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Abia State health workers have cried out over the rate at which their colleagues are dying out of frustration, suffering and hunger following the non-payment of salaries for over 12 months. Officials of the Abia State Hospital Management Board stated this in Umuahia on Tuesday, while protesting over unpaid salaries, …
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41 Lassa Fever Cases, Seven Deaths, Confirmed In Kogi Kogi State Government has confirmed that there are no fewer than 41 Lassa fever cases in the state and that seven people have died since January. This was contained in a statement issued by Mr. Daniel Alonge, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry …
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Police Arrest Suspected IPOB Bomb Manufacturer The Imo State Police Command on Friday said it arrested and paraded a 50-year-old-man one Simeon Onigbo, suspected to be a bomb manufacturer for the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, used in attacking police stations and government facilities in the state. The State Police …
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33BlSREtBb0 A petrol-laden tanker has exploded at Ajegunle Bus-Stop, around Alagbado, on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, Newsextra24 reports. The explosion happened at about 3am on Friday, April 22, 2022. Residents say the explosion woke them from their sleep, burning houses and shops. Emergency officials, including firefighters from the Lagos State …
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Senator representing Abia North, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has said he is in peace with his conscience having served the people of Abia State as their governor between 1999-2007 to the best of his ability. The Senate Chief Whip who is marking his 62nd birthday on Thursday says Abians are …
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The Independent National Electoral Commission will spend not less than N239.2bn on procuring voting materials and vehicles that will be used in the 2023 general election. This is according to the 2023 General Election Project Plan that was launched by INEC in Abuja on Thursday. The commission stated that N239.2bn, …
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NSA to el-Rufai: Anti-banditry operations not for public… you’re giving kidnappers information Babagana Monguno, national security adviser (NSA), says intelligence operations of security agencies against bandits are not for public consumption. Monguno spoke on Thursday while addressing journalists after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari and service chiefs at the …
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