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President Bola Tinubu on Thursday said that killers of military personnel in Delta community will face the full wrath of the law in order to curtail attacks on military and security infrastructure. Tinubu disclosed this when he hosted the leadership of the Senate to a dinner to break the Ramadan fast at the State House…
Edited by Afolabi Hannah President Bola Tinubu has called for greater moderation in the way the legislature oversees the executive branch of government. Tinubu believes that exercising oversight functions with restraint will lead to increased efficiency, effective service delivery, and the promotion of good governance and accountability. Tinubu made these remarks during a Ramadan fast-breaking…
President Bola Tinubu has implemented a temporary ban on public funded foreign trips for ministers, agency heads, and other government officials. The ban will be in effect for three months starting on April 1, 2024. Tinubu’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, communicated this directive in a letter to the Secretary to the Government of the…
The United Kingdom government’s controversial use of former military bases and a barge to house asylum seekers is set to cost more than continuing to use hotels, a public-spending watchdog said Wednesday. The finding, which undermines the official basis for using the sites, comes as ministers grapple with how to reduce the spiralling costs of…
A plumber, Mr Desmond Igbo, on Tuesday dragged his wife, Rosemary, before a Customary Court in the Jikwoyi, accusing her of giving birth to two children for another man. The petitioner, who resides within the jurisdiction of the court, made the allegation in a divorce petition he filed against his wife in court, NAN reports…
Four Nigerian teenage girls have invented a generator powered which can use a litre of urine to produce six hours of electricity. The girls – Duro-Aina Adebola, Akindele Abiola, Faleke Oluwatoyin, and Bello Eniola displayed the invention at the annual event Maker Faire Africa, held in Lagos. According to the girls, the idea of using…
The tranquility of Bomadi Local Government Area (LGA) in Delta State was shattered as members of the 181 Amphibious Battalion fell victim to a deadly ambush while attempting to mediate a conflict in the Okuoma community. On Thursday, March 14, 2024, the region was jolted by the tragic loss of 16 military personnel, sparking shock…
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi has mourned the death of Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, Alli Okunmade II. Obi said Balogun’s death has created a painful void to Ibadanland and the entire Nigeria. The Olubadan who died a few days ago has been buried in line with…
Bright Okon, a skilled artisan, met his demise at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Umuahia following a fatal fall from a ladder while engaged in maintenance work at a prominent Umuahia hotel. The somber incident unfolded on Thursday around 12:30 pm as the 24-year-old craftsman was diligently executing repair tasks within the premises of the…
In response to escalating rebel attacks in the volatile eastern regions, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has reinstated capital punishment, focusing on treason and “banditry.” Justice Minister Rose Mutombo formally announced the decision on Wednesday, overturning a ban on the death penalty that had been in place since 2003. In recent years, the DRC…
In a harrowing incident near Ivanovo, northeast of Moscow, a Russian cargo plane, identified as an Il-76 aircraft, crashed with 15 individuals on board. According to official reports from the Defense Ministry, the ill-fated flight, which included 8 crew members and 7 passengers, tragically met its demise shortly after take-off on Tuesday. The ministry refrained…
In a significant development, the renowned Wuse Market in Abuja is said to be ablaze, according to reports from AIT news. The cause of this fire outbreak remains unknown at this time. Stay tuned for further updates as the situation unfolds.
The lack of steady power supply, further worsened by insurgency, has continued to affect businesses and other activities in Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe states. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the three states, known as BAY states, are the worst affected by the activities of insurgency in the North East, where critical assets,…
The bodies of Access Bank’s Chief Executive Officer, Herbert Wigwe, along with his wife and son, have been repatriated to Nigeria. The Wigwe family’s remains were transported from the United States to Port Harcourt International Airport on Friday. A funeral service for the deceased trio is scheduled to take place on Saturday in Isiokpo, Herbert…
Edited by Afolabi Hannah A tragic event unfolded in Lagos’s Surulere district when a tricycle operator was killed in an accident involving a garbage collection vehicle. The incident was reported and took place on Tuesday evening. The garbage truck, belonging to the Lagos State Waste Management Authority, was moving across the Shitta overpass when it…
The Nasarawa State government as parts of measures to cushion the economic hardship being experienced by Nigerians has approved the sum of N1billion for payment as gratuity to over 1,000 retired civil servants owed since 1999 in the state. State Governor, Abdullahi Sule announced this during an unscheduled assessment visit to the State Bureau for…
Theatre practitioners stormed Iwo, Osun State on Saturday to pay last respect to one of their members, Qodri Oyebamiji, popularly known as Sisi Quadri. Qodri died on Friday and his body arrived at his residence in Iwo on Saturday morning for final burial rites. Mourners, including indigenes and residents of Iwo, stormed the Agbowo area…
The Nigerian Navy operations in the Niger Delta region between January and February 2024 have led to the arrest and recovery of stolen crude oil from different criminal gangs operating in the region. This was verified in a statement by Rear Admiral AO Ayo-Vaughan, Director of Information of the Nigerian Navy. The recovered items are…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has successfully dismantled and arrested members of an organised criminal organization which specialised in trafficking heroin across Nigeria, South Africa, Mozambique, Europe and America in a 12-day well-coordinated operation leading to the seizure of the single largest consignment of heroin at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja,…
The National Youth Council of Nigeria, NYCN, has urged President Bola Tinubu to roll out economic policies that will ameliorate the hardship currently being experienced in the country. The Council, which is the apex youth body in Nigeria, through its President, Ambassador Sukubo Sara-Igbe Sukubo, said it was worried about the rising cost of living,…
In a dramatic turn of events, the luxurious residence of Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, Minister of State in the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), succumbed to a devastating fire on Sunday afternoon. Situated at No. 9, Justice Roseline Ukeji Close, within the affluent Asokoro district of Abuja, the property reportedly faced total annihilation in the raging…
In a decisive operation, the Nigerian Navy’s Forward Operation Base in Ibaka, Akwa Ibom, apprehended two individuals and confiscated a wooden vessel laden with 5,100 litres of petrol. Navy Capt. Uche Aneke, Commanding Officer of the base, formally handed over the suspects, the vessel, and the illicit cargo to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence…
In a tragic turn of events, bandits have mercilessly taken the life of one of the seven captives abducted from Kuduru community in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on December 28, 2023. The assailants, who snatched seven individuals, including a pregnant woman, have issued a chilling ultimatum, threatening to execute the…
The Ekiti State Government, has assured the citizens that the pains being inflicted on them by skyrocketing prices of food and other essential commodities will soon be over. The government in its message of hope, said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu would take all necessary economic and political measures to put a soothing balm on the…
Mr Peter Obi of the Labour Party, LP, has asked the Federal Government to reveal details of the alleged disbursement of N30 billion each to the 36 state governors to ameliorate inflation and high cost of food items. This is even as he said that the government must stop the unproductive habit of throwing scarce…
No fewer than 1,401 members of the National Youth Service Corps have commenced their compulsory three-week orientation course at their permanent camp in Obubra LGA, on Tuesday 20 February 2024. This followed the administration of Oath of Allegiance by the Chief Judge of Cross River State, Justice Akon lkpeme, who was represented by the Judge…
In a shocking turn of events, a 9-year-old male lion at the Zoological Garden of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, has fatally attacked Mr. Olabode Olawuyi, a seasoned Veterinary Technologist and caretaker of the lions for over a decade. The unfortunate incident occurred on Monday during the routine feeding of the wild cats in their den….
In a disturbing incident unfolding at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, a second-year student named Chioma has reportedly unleashed a violent attack on her hostel president, Mark, by pouring scalding hot water and stabbing him. The catalyst for this altercation is believed to be an ongoing dispute concerning the sanitation standards within their shared school hostel….
In a legal proceeding at the Zonal Chief Magistrates’ Court in New Karu, Nasarawa State, the police presented charges against Alice Odey, 27, and Blessing Onagbulum, 39, residents of New Nyanya, Karu. The accusations stem from an alleged physical altercation resulting in injuries on February 14. The defendants faced charges of breaching public peace, character…
In a recent press statement on Wednesday, Robert Clifford, a prominent United States aviation lawyer and the Founder of Clifford Law Offices in Chicago, conveyed his perspective regarding the fatal helicopter crash in California that claimed the lives of Herbert Wigwe, the Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings, and his family. Clifford’s assertion centers…
In a significant and somber development, Mr. Fatai Adams, the Chairman of the Ondo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has reportedly passed away in the early hours of Wednesday. The news was confirmed by Mr. Kennedy Peretei, the Ondo PDP Publicity Secretary, who expressed the party’s intent to provide official communication to…
