By ANIEFIOK UDONQUAK, Uyo – As the world marks World Population Day 2025, global partners have urged leaders to prioritize young people’s needs and voices in ensuring they have the rights, tools, and opportunities to shape their futures. The theme ” _Empowering Young People to Create the Families They...
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By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced the passing of his predecessor, President Muhammadu Buhari. President Buhari died today in London at about 4.30 pm, following a prolonged illness. President Tinubu has spoken with Mrs Aishat Buhari, the former President’s widow and offered his deep condolences....
Former Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has passed on. Buhari aged 82, died on Sunday afternoon in a clinic in London, according to a statement issued by his media aide, Garba Shehu. “The family of the former president has announced the passing on of the former president, Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR,...
Senate has said it cannot reinstate Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan until it considers the contents of the Certified True Copy (CTC) of the court judgement in the case involving her and Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. Senate Spokesperson, Yemi Adaramodu, explained that the upper chamber has applied for the CTC and...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu has extended his good wishes to Professor Wole Soyinka, the globally renowned literary icon and Nobel Laureate, as he celebrates his birthday today. Professor Soyinka, a well-decorated literary giant, activist, cultural icon, and public intellectual who turns 91, is known for his extraordinary...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has confirmed that all 127 passengers on board Air Peace’s flight P47190 from Lagos were safely evacuated after the aircraft overshot the runway at Port Harcourt International Airport on Sunday morning. Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection at...
By EMMANUEL JIMOH, Benin – Chief Imam of Uromi and President of the Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria (MSSN), Edo-Delta Chapter, Sheikh Murtadho Muhammad, has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen. The incident occurred on Sunday at approximately 2 p.m. in the Angle 90 area of Uromi, Esan North-East Local...
By HOY ADARA, Abuja – Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, (NSITF), and Nigeria Data Protection Commission, (NDPC), have struck a partnership on promotion of workers’ welfare, workplace safety and data safety. The two agencies agreed to work together for the welfare of Nigerian workers and protection of digital privacy...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Former Senate Minority Leader of the 10th Senate, Senator Simon Mwadkwon, has distributed economic empowerment items to 200 women across the six Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Plateau North Senatorial District. The distribution was aimed at boosting the economic capacity of beneficiaries in the...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – President Bola Tinubu has directed the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to prioritize the completion of abandoned critical projects across the Niger Delta region. This directive was issued during the 25th anniversary plenary celebration of the NDDC in Port Harcourt. The event was themed,...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – Senate President Godswill Akpabio has attributed the Niger Delta Development Commission’s (NDDC) challenges to infighting among its management team members. Akpabio spokes on Friday at the agency’s 25th-anniversary celebration in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. He revealed that disunity among board members hindered the commission’s...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, has introduced new guidelines for receiving politicians and government officials during church services and programs. This decision comes in the wake of FCT Minister Nyesom Wike’s recent controversial statement during a Thanksgiving Service at St. James’ Anglican Church, Asokoro, Abuja....
Thousands of Israelis took to the streets of Tel Aviv and other cities on Saturday, demanding their government secure the release of hostages still held captive in Gaza. Eli Sharabi, a former hostage who spent 16 months in captivity after the October 7, 2023 attacks, addressed the rally in...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Member of the House of Representatives representing Hawul/Askira-Uba federal constituency of Borno State, Dr. Usman Midala Balama, has described the creation of Savannah State out of the present Borno State as imperative due to Borno’s current population and number of local government areas. “If...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – House of Representatives’ North East Zone Center II Public Hearing on Constitutional Amendment of the 1999 constitution commenced on Saturday in Maiduguri, Borno State. The public hearing, held at the Muhammadu Indimi International Conference Center, University of Maiduguri, drew various stakeholders, including traditional leaders,...
By ANIEFIOK UDONQUAK, Uyo – Ibom Air, a wholly indigenous airline owned by the Akwa Ibom State government has set a turnover target of N150bn for 2025. Last year, it recorded a remarkable increase in revenue hitting N96 bn with the next phase of growth expected to come from...
BY AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has called for bold and transformative amendments to Nigeria’s 1999 Constitution, highlighting the need for state police, fiscal federalism and gender inclusion as part of his proposal. The governor who made the proposal during the North-West zonal public hearing...
Troops of 37 Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) Demonstration, have arrested 3 suspected terrorists and gunrunners along Kauya – Old Afaka – Sabon Birni in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Markus Kangye, revealed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja....
Former Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola (SAN), was noticeably absent at his polling unit on Saturday, failing to cast his vote in the local government election. This marks the second time Fashola has been absent from his polling unit during a local government election, having also missed voting in...
Lagos State Local Government elections on Saturday were marred by delays in the arrival of electoral materials and officers at many polling units. Despite the scheduled start time of 8:00 a.m., voting did not commence on time in most areas. At some polling units, electoral officers and materials arrived...