A Nigerian pastor based in the United Kingdom and Founder of Salvation Proclaimers Anointed Church, popularly known as SPAC Nation, Tobi Adegboyega, has said that he will become bigger if eventually deported to Nigeria and that London will miss him. Pastor Adegboyega, who is enmeshed in an immigration issue, made …
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Enugu State LG Presents 2025 Budget Estimate of ₦5.4bn
THE Chairman, Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area of Enugu State, Dr Eric Odo, on Monday, presented ₦5.4 billion budget estimate for 2025 to the Legislative Council. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the budget was christened the “Budget of Aggressive Economic Recovery and Good Governance”. The chairman said that …
Read More »Governor Buni signs 2025 Finance, Appropriation Bills Into Law
Gov. Mai Mala Buni of Yobe has signed the state’s 2025 Appropriation and Finance Bills into Laws. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Buni had on Oct 30, presented the bills worth N320.8 billion to the state House of Assembly for the 2025 fiscal year. The assembly had …
Read More »Group Enrols 120 Ibadan Indigents on Health Insurance Scheme
ABOUT 120 indigents in Ibadan have been enrolled on the Oyo State Health Insurance Scheme for one year. Newsextra24 reports the Ibadan Descendants Sisters’ Forum (IDSF) facilitated the enrolment on Monday at its third-anniversary event in Ibadan. IDSF president and former Oyo State Head of Service (HoS), Alhaja Hamidat Agboola, …
Read More »Gov. Fintiri Appoints 4 New Emirs, Chiefs
Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa has announced the creation of new Chiefdoms and Emirates, for peace building in the state. Fintiri announce this at the end of year Statewide Broadcast in Yola on Monday. Fintiri said that the Chiefdoms and Emirates created include the Hoba Chiefdom with headquarters at Hong …
Read More »Desperate Crowds And Foods of Death, By Lasisi Olagunju
I died one bright day in 1969 – yes, died; crushed by a motorcyclist. It happened on Ileya Day (Eid el Kabir) in my hometown. I did not know, and still do not know, how it happened. All I know is that I was following my father to the eid …
Read More »FG Condoles With Families of Victims of Stampede
THE Federal Government has condoled with the families of those who lost their lives in the tragic stampedes that occurred during food distribution exercises in Ibadan, Abuja, and Okija. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, in a statement issued by his Media Assistant, Malam Rabiu Ibrahim …
Read More »Net FX inflow declines to $14.46bn in Q3 – CBN
THE net foreign exchange inflow to the Nigerian economy in the third quarter of the year dropped by 2.97 percent to $14.46 billion from $14.89 billion in the preceding quarter. The Central Bank of Nigeria disclosed this in its third-quarter economic report published at the weekend. According to the report, …
Read More »58-year-old British Woman Starts Speaking Italian After Waking Up From Stroke
Althia Bryden, a 58-year-old woman from Highbury, north London, has found herself at the center of a medical mystery after suffering a stroke earlier this year. On May 4, Bryden was discovered unresponsive in her bed, her face noticeably drooping on the right side. After being rushed to the hospital, …
Read More »FG Lifts Ban on Mineral Exploration in Zamfara
AFTER more than five years of security restriction, the federal government has lifted the ban on mining exploration activities in Zamfara State, citing significant improvements in the security situation across the state. Making the announcement during a press briefing at the weekend, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele …
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