By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has called on the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to reconsider its plan to increase salaries for political officeholders in Nigeria. In a statement released on Wednesday in Abuja, CUPP Secretary Chief Peter Ameh emphasized the...
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By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has announced an ambitious goal of securing $1 billion in trade and investment for Nigeria through its participation in the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9) in Yokohama, Japan. Leading a high-level Nigerian delegation, Tinubu emphasized that the visit is...
Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has highlighted vandalism of critical power infrastructure as a primary driver of frequent national grid failures, disrupting electricity supply nationwide. During a community outreach program in Umelu, Benin, Edo State, Charles Iwuamadi, TCN’s General Manager for the Benin Region, emphasized the severe impact of...
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has raised concerns that Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) could lead to approximately 39 million deaths by 2050 if urgent measures are not implemented. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja, Dr. Tochi Okwor, NCDC’s Head...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 952 Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASPs) to the rank of Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSPs). However, it declined promotions for 176 retired officers and three others presumed deceased. In a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja,...
By BARBARA KALU, Enugu – Enugu State Police Command has arrested 18-year old Ikediekpere Obodoagu for the alleged kidnapping and murder of his five-year-old second cousin, Wisdom Obodoagu. The suspect’s accomplice, 24-year-old security guard Sunday Michael, was also detained, according to a statement released on Wednesday by police spokesperson...
Nobel Laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka has called on Nigerians to embrace traditional medicine, hailing it as a time-tested and highly effective healthcare system. Speaking in Abeokuta on Wednesday during an event organized by the Ogun State Government and traditionalists to celebrate the 2025 Isese Festival, observed annually on August...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – Rivers State Police Command has apprehended 23-year-old Kingsley Chinamezu for the gruesome killing of his 44-year-old girlfriend, Miss Confidence Sunny, in Etche Local Government Area. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, announced the arrest in a statement released in Port Harcourt on Wednesday. She...
International Organization for Migration (IOM) has provided $1.1 million (approximately N1.69 billion) to aid Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Benue State. Ugochi Daniels, IOM’s Deputy Director-General, presented the donation during a condolence visit to Makurdi on Wednesday, specifying that the funds would support IDPs in Yelewata and Naka. Daniels...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Wednesday in Yokohama, Japan, lauded the Nigerian armed forces for their successes in the war against insurgency and criminality while emphasising his administration’s commitment to addressing the root causes of insecurity through strengthening the government security apparatus and ongoing economic...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- Presidency has debunked a misleading social media claim about an “empty Nigerian booth” at the 9th Tokyo International Conference for African Development (TICAD 9) in Yokohama, Japan. In a statement issued via his X handle on Wednesday,, Special Adviser to the President on Information and...
By ANIEFIOK UDONQUAK, Uyo – Akwa Ibom State Police Command has successfully freed 20 Ghanaian nationals who were victims of human trafficking, confined in a heavily secured compound in Obio Etoro village, Uyo Local Government Area. The rescue, described as a meticulously planned effort, underscores the police’s commitment to...
By OLA MODUPE, Osogbo – Yoruba Council Worldwide (YCW), a leading organization representing Yoruba indigenous communities, has issued a passionate plea for reconciliation between two esteemed Yoruba monarchs, the Alaafin of Oyo and the Ooni of Ife, amid rising tensions. In a statement released on Wednesday in Osogbo by...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna In line with the recent posting and appointments by the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt Gen Olufemi Oluyede, the new General Officer Commanding (GOC) 1 Division Nigerian Army (NA), and Sector 1 Joint Task Force Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Major General Abubakar Sadiq Mohammed Wase...
People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has approached the Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking the ouster of four Osun State lawmakers from the National Assembly due to their defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC). In four distinct lawsuits filed on August 20 by its legal representative, Rapheal Oyewole, the...
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has endorsed Oba Rashidi Ladoja as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland. The approval followed a Wednesday meeting involving a state government delegation, Oba Ladoja, and members of the Olubadan Advisory Council. Chief Adeola Oloko, media aide to Oba Ladoja, confirmed that the installation ceremony...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- Federal Government has sanctioned a N12,000 fee for kidney dialysis under the Kidney Dialysis Subsidy Scheme, a significant reduction from the previous N50,000. Deputy Director and Head of Information and Public Relations at the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Mr. Alaba Balogun, announced this...
At Godfrey Okoye University Teaching Hospital in Enugu, neurosurgeons have triumphantly completed two intricate brain operations, with both patients showing swift and impressive recoveries. During a Wednesday address to the university’s academic staff, principal officers, and service directors, Vice-Chancellor Prof. Christian Anieke shared details of these medical milestones. In...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – Late President Muhammadu Buhari has been described as “a patriotic leader” by the Pioneer National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former Governor of Osun State, Chief Bisi Akande, According to Akande, the spirit of late President Buhari will live forever because...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – A group of Igede elders, statesmen and women, opinion leaders, and elected representatives from Oju and Obi Local Government Areas have declared their support for the creation of Apa state out of Benue State. Accordingly, they have called for dialogue among relevant authorities and...