Queen Elizabeth II of England has died at the age of 96 on Thursday. The queen was said to have died peacefully. Crowd had gathered at the Buckingham Palace residence in London on Thursday as concern was growing over the Queen’s health. Around 100 people braved torrential rain to stand at the palace gates, according to AFP, as senior royals …
Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, a First Republic politician and elder statesman, said on Thursday that reverting to a regional system of government, as has been advocated, will not help the Nigerian situation. A regional government is a type of government in which each region is allowed to control resources within its domain while only paying a royalty to the central government. …
By Odinaka Anudu Ben Akabueze, Director General of the Nigerian Budget Office, believes that the trillions of naira spent on fuel subsidies could be better spent on other creative sectors, particularly education. Akabueze said on Arise TV’s Global Business Report that the funds could be used to end the Academic Staff Union of Universities strike and raise the pay of …
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has stated that it would be incorrect for Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors who have failed to provide good governance in their states to seek votes from the electorate. On Wednesday, Seyi Makinde, Governor of Oyo State, performed the inauguration of Rivers State University’s Emohua campus and the flag-off of staff quarters. Governor Wike stated …
Four women and a seven-month-old child were killed when the canoe they boarded from Nguru, Yobe State, to Adiyani village in Jigawa State’s Guri Local Government Area capsized on Tuesday. DSP Lawan Adam, the state Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed the development in a statement on Wednesday. He claimed that the canoe capsized as the victims were nearing their destination, …
By Victor Ayeni Olajide Adediran, the Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship candidate in Lagos State, also known as Jandor, has called for the resignation of Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, citing a string of building collapses in the state since 2019. This came after the collapse of a seven-story building in Oniru Estate, Victoria Island, on Sunday, which killed six people. …
By Seun Opejobi The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has requested that President Muhammadu Buhari place Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello on a security watchlist. The PDP claimed that Bello was inciting violence and terrorism in the country and should therefore be placed on a watchlist. Debo Ologunagba, the PDP’s spokesperson, was responding to a video of the governor urging his …
Troops have killed two bandits and injured many others in the Fondisho general area, along the Kaduna-Zaria road in Kaduna State’s Igabi Local Government Area. In a statement, Samuel Aruwan, Kaduna State Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, stated that in an operational feedback to the State government, the troops set up an ambush position at the location …
Some former presidential aspirants who ran in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, primary election have pledged their full support and loyalty to Alhaji Atiku Abubakar’s candidacy. According to Abdurasheed Shehu, Atiku’s media aide, the former Presidential aspirants, led by Mohammed Hayatudeen, pledged their loyalty to Atiku during a visit to him. Kalu Chikwendu, Tarry Oliver, Dele Momodu, and Charles Ugwu …
Three police officers were reportedly killed by gunmen in the Enugu State capital’s New Haven area. The incident occurred on Wednesday night around 10:30 p.m. in front of Francis Supermarket at the block bus stop. According to sources, the gunmen, who are believed to be armed robbers, stormed the area and engaged the police officers on stop-and-search duty in a …
The gunmen who killed a Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps officer, Segun Ayebulu, along Oke Ako Road in Ekiti State’s Ajoni Local Council Development Area, have released the three kidnapped relatives after receiving a N5 million ransom. The kidnappers allegedly called the family on Sunday and demanded N30 million in ransom, but later reduced it to N10 million. Following …
The Edo State Police Command paraded a medical doctor, Abass Adebowale, on Wednesday for allegedly injecting a cab driver, Emmanuel Agbovinuere, to death in the state’s Benin City area. After committing the crime, Adebowale allegedly dumped Agbovinuere’s body in a bush and stole the victim’s Toyota Voltron car. He was said to have driven the car to the Osogbo area …
BY VICTOR DURUAMAKU – OWERRI The Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL) has warned the Federal Government of Nigeria against borrowing another N11 trillion in foreign loans to finance the 2023 budget, claiming that this new borrowing will plunge the country into financial slavery. The coalition expressed dismay, pointing out that funds borrowed previously had not been repaid, which …
Obiora Ifoh and Jonas Ezieke, Abuja The Department of State Services (DSS) has been inundated with inquiries about Tukur Manu, the self-proclaimed Kaduna Train hostage negotiator. This is to confirm that Manu, as a person of interest, was apprehended by Nigeria’s foreign partners on September 6, 2022, in Cairo, Egypt, on his way to Saudi Arabia. Dr Peter Afunanya, a …
Jonas Ezieke, Abuja The House Representatives Committee on Finance on Wednesday requested that the National Board for Technical Education NABTEB remit to the federal government the outstanding N1.4 billion from the agency’s internally generated revenue of N1.5 billion in 2021. The House Committee also requests that the agency immediately defer the N4.1 billion liabilities to the Fiscal Responsibility Commission FRC …
Blessing Akorowosi, Osogbo On Wednesday, 480 constables recruited by the Nigerian Police Force and deployed to Osun State protested the non-payment of their salaries for the past 18 months. The police officers marched from Oke-fia to the popular Olaiya Flyover in Osogbo, Osun State’s capital, to express their grievances. The protesters claimed that the government has not paid them since …
Obiora Ifoh, Abuja Hadi Sirika, the Minister of Aviation, stated that the Federal Executive Council approved a sum of $352 million for Air Nigeria’s transactional advisory fees for its Consultants. The federal government has threatened to sanction any airline found selling tickets in foreign currency. The Minister made the announcement on Wednesday, following the weekly meeting of the Federal Executive …
Imo State Governor Senator Hope Uzodimma said on Tuesday that the state’s people’s ongoing support and prayers were critical to the state’s development. This was stated by Uzodimma while delivering his goodwill message at the Imo Unity and Praise Convention, which was held at Ndubuisi Kanu Square in Owerri, the Imo State capital. The governor, who attended the event with …
According to the National Hospital in Abuja, contrary to popular belief, it was the police who apprehended the phoney UN doctor posing as a humanitarian aid worker in the country. Remember that one Obiako Chukwuemeka, who was impersonating a medical doctor working for the United Nations as a humanitarian aid worker, was allegedly identified by the National Hospital and taken …
Alhaji Ahmed Bakare, a public commentator in Zamfara State, believes the Southwest is to blame for Nigeria’s current security and economic crisis. Bakare said on Tuesday in Gusau, the state capital, that Nigeria had never seen such levels of insecurity and economic downturn as the country is currently experiencing. The All Progressives Congress, APC, he said, had failed Nigerians. “The …
