Tailors in Aba, the commercial hub of Abia, on Wednesday, staged a protest against alleged extortion by Aba Power Limited, APL, a subsidiary of Geometric Power. The protesters alleged that in spite of the epileptic power supply from APL, the company was trying to run them out of business with estimated bills. A former Chairman…
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu is expected to address the 78th Session of the high-level General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the UN headquarters in New York on Tuesday, September 19. The UN correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Tinubu, in his first outing to the Assembly, will…
More trouble unfold for President Tinubu led ECOWAS as army Seize Power In Gabon, ending Bango’s Family 53 Year Rule. Army officers have appeared on national television to say they have seized power in Gabon, after President Ali Bongo was re-elected to a third term in office in the Central African nation. According to the…
The Lagos State House of Assembly says its decision to reject 17 out of 39 cabinet nominees sent by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu will not be rescinded. The House had last Wednesday confirmed 22 of the nominees, but rejected the 17 others. The nominees who were not confirmed include: Mrs. Folashade Adefisayo, Prof. Akin Abayomi, Mr….
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike has responded to the challenge thrown at him by President Bola Tinubu on ensuring the quick completion of the Abuja metro line. President Tinubu had on Sunday charged Wike to ensure the Abuja metro line is completed as soon as possible. The President who gave…
Nigerian Governors, were hosted for a dinner by the President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame. The dinner held in Kigali, on Saturday, was part of a three-day Executive Leadership Retreat organized and sponsored by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in collaboration with the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF). A statement by the Spokesperson to the Zamfara…
Niger’s military ruler has asked the French ambassador to leave his country. Niger’s military government also authorised troops from neighbouring Mali and Burkina Faso on Friday to come to its defence, raising the stakes in a standoff with other West African nations threatening force to reinstate Niger’s democratically elected president. French Ambassador Sylvain Itte was…
The Common Entrance (Placement) Examination into Junior Secondary Schools across the 16 Local Government Areas of the State is scheduled to hold on Saturday, 26 August, 2023. The Common Entrance Examination is expected to hold by 8:00 am prompt in the various examination centres across the state. In a statement issued by Peter Amogbonjaye, Press Secretary,…
Palliative is said to be something that palliates. Centuries ago, to palliate means to hide or to conceal. In the modern usage, it means to mitigate hardship, to moderate pain by making it easier to endure. Initially, each time palliative is mentioned vis-a-vis the existential pang of hunger the masses routinely experience in Nigeria, it…
Abdullahi Ahmed About One thousand life jackets have been presented to the people of Patigi to prevent drowning in the event of boat mishap. Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazak handed over the life jackets to the Etsu Patigi, Alhaji Umar Bologi II, shortly after a meeting with some first class monarchs who visited to brief him on…
The National Youth Service Corps NYSC Orientation camp has resumed in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital after its closure for more than twelve years. While declaring the 2023 batch “B” Stream (II) orientation course open, Borno state Governor Babagana Zulum says the resumption of camp activity signifies that peace has returned to the state. The…
Hundreds of protesters have stormed Kano State Government House to protest alleged attempt to bribe judges of the election petition tribunal in Kano state. The protesters carried placard with various inscriptions such as, “All eyes are on the Judiciary, they must do Justice but not through intimidation and corruption means.” The protesters, under the umbrella…
The newly-inaugurated Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and immediate past Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has issued a threat to demolish houses built illegally in his inaugural address at the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) office. “All those people who are distorting the master plan of Abuja, too bad too bad. If…
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Engr. Abubakar Momoh as the Minister of Niger Delta Development. This is contained in a statement issued by Ajuri Ngelale, presidential spokesman, Sunday night. On Saturday, the Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, vowed to resist any move to cancel the Ministry of Niger Delta. Aside from the inclusion of Niger…
Niger’s new military ruler, General Abdourahamane Tiani has announced that transition of power to civil rule would not go beyond three years, and warned that any attack on the country would not be easy for those involved. “Our ambition is not to confiscate power,” Tiani said in a televised address on Saturday, adding that an…
Burkina Faso and Mali have deployed war planes in Niger Republic following the threat of the Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS) troops that they were waiting for order to strike. The regional bloc had given Niger junta a week ultimatum to reinstate President Mohamed Bazoum or face possible sanctions, including possible military action. The…
Former President, Goodluck Jonathan, leaves Abuja for Harare on Saturday to observe Zimbabwe’s general elections, scheduled to take place on Aug. 23. Jonathan would be leading a joint observer mission of the Africa Union (AU) and Common Market for East and Southern Africa (COMESA) for the states This is contained in statement issued by the…
By Abdulkadir Salaudeen It is apparent that Nigerian masses are massively dealt with. Our appeal to our rulers to let us breathe not only fell on deaf ears, it enrages our rulers the more. They spend billions, if not uncountable moneys, to acquire power. While seeking power, before any breaking news of catastrophe in any…
The Kwara State Ministry of Education has postponed common entrance examination earlier scheduled to hold on Saturday 19-08-2023 to Saturday, 26-08-2023. A statement signed by the Press Secretary of the ministry of Education and Human capital Development Peter Amogbonjaye attributed the postponement to the plea by the All Nigeria Conference of Principals of public schools…
President Bola Tinubu has assigned portfolios to the ministerial nominees recently cleared for appointment by the Senate of the National Assembly. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu assigned Nyesom Wike to be the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Others are: Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy – Bosun Tijani, Minister of State, Environment and…
The University of Ibadan has resolved to reduce work days for its staff from five to three in a week. A statement issued by the institution registrar, G.O. Saliu, said the development is as a result of the astronomical increase in pump prices. The statement reads: “The astronomical increase in the pump price occasioned by…
Kwara State House of Assembly has received List of Eighteen Commissioner Nominees from Governor AbdulRahmam AbdulRazaq for confirmation as members of the state executive council. Reading the message to his colleagues during plenary, the Speaker, Engineer Yakubu Danlad-Salihu said that Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq complied with section Fourteen subsection Four of the constitution of the Federal…
An Abuja-Kaduna bound train has been reported to have derailed on Sunday in the Kubwa area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The train was a few minutes away after leaving its destination, Kubwa, when the incident happened. Recall that in January 2023, the Abuja-Kaduna Train also derailed at Kubwa, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded….
Federal Government has directed its Ministry of Health to issue letters of confirmation of appointment to 13 heads of medical institutions. This was contained in a letter written by the Secretary General of the Federation (SGF), to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, dated August 7, 2023. The letter read: “I write to convey Mr….
…by the time I returned to Kaduna state, where I was born and raised in 2019, I was jobless. Though the primary aim of my coming back to the state was to undertake a Doctorate degree program at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, how I was going to do that without a job plus being a…
The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly Rt Hon Engr Yakubu Danladi-Salihu has commiserated with the people of Offa and Ilorin Emirate over the loss of Group Captain Salaudeen Adebola Olatinwo (Rtd) and Ambassador Kayode Laro describing death of the elder statesmen as huge loss. Rt. Hon. Engr. Danladi-Salihu in a condolence message over the…
Nigerians continue to wallow in poverty as life continues to be nightmarish. In the present day Nigeria, the news is always scaring. Jobs are steadily lost on daily basis. Bread is not within the reach of an average Nigerian household anymore. Tooth paste, bathing soap, cream and petroleum jelly are now luxuries exclusive only to…
The National and State House of Assembly elections petition tribunal sitting in Kano has nullified the election victory of Tarauni Federal Constituency member, Muktar Yerma, of the New Nigeria Peoples Party over certificate forgery. The Tribunal explained that after evaluating the witnesses statement on oath as well as the documents tendered before the tribunal it…
The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Salihu Danladi has confirmed that the House received the list of commissioner nominees as forwarded by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and not just a “cover letter” This followed the allegation by a local tabloid, not National Moonlight Newspaper, that the letter the governor forwarded did not…
The 14th Emir of Kano Muhammadu Sanusi II was today granted audience by Niger Republic Coup Leader Abdourahamane Chiani. The development came days after delegation from the economic community of West African States (ECOWAS) led by former Nigerian President General Abdussami Abubakar failed to meet face-to-face with either Chiani or ousted President Bazoum Muhamed who…
Gentlemen of the press, We Welcome every one of you to this all-important press conference. We equally thank you for honouring our invitation. May Allah continue to honour you all. On Friday the 28th of July 2023, the Lagos State Government came out with the list of Commissioner-designates of the State for the Lagos House…
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Special Forces has rescued 7 kidnapped victims comprising 6 females and a male, in the early hours of 6 August 2023 in Birnin Gwari, near Kaduna. The female victims on interrogation, revealed that they were kidnapped from Paikoro in Niger State while the lone male victim stated that he was picked…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has grilled the Secretary to Ogun State Government, Tokunbo Talabi, over recent allegations of electoral fraud and others levelled against. Politics Nigeria reports that Talabi was grilled for five hours on Friday at the DSS state command headquarters in Abeokuta. The allegations against Talabi include his alleged involvement with…
Thousands took to the streets of Niger’s capital Niamey in a show of support for the country’s new leadership given by military junta. People rallied on the streets of Niamey to signal their support for de facto president Abdourahmane Tchiani and his junta, a dpa correspondent in the capital reported. They came on the 63rd…
The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr. Folashade Yemi-Esan, has issued a circular to Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs), indicating the implementation of Nigeria’s new Public Service Rules (PSR). The anticipated changes on the new PSR are going to result in the compulsory retirement of more than 500 directors within the civil…
If someone tells you he wins Common Entrance Examination (oh! I am sorry, he WON it), how would you react? I will come to this later. I should, if not for religion, be a skit addict. This is the frank truth about me. However, I do try hard to avoid it. For much of skits,…
Presidential Candidate of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has cautioned Nigerian leaders on the implications of using military force on Niger Republic. In a statement, the former Nigeria’s Vice President, Atiku, said, “The military intervention in the Republic of Niger has created tension across the West Africa sub-region, and it is a…
Abdullahi Ganduje, immediate former governor of Kano State, has been appointed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Executive Committee (NEC) on as the party’s national chairman. During his acceptance speech Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje promised to provide functional offices of the party across the 36 states of the federation. Meanwhile, an APC stalwart in…
Kano State Road and Traffic Agency, KAROTA, has warned tricyclist against the use of gas as an alternative to petrol. The Managing Director of KAROTA, Faisal Mahmud Kabir, said this in a statement issued by the agency’s Public Relations Officer, Nabilusi Abubakar, on Wednesday in Kano. According to Mr Mahmud-Kabir, the use of gas as…
President Bola Tinubu’s supplementry ministerial list has been forwarded to the Senate. Chief of Staff to the President submitted the second list of ministerial nominees to Senate President, Godswill Akpabio today. Gbajabiamila had last Thursday submitted the first list with 28 nominees to the red chamber and said more names would be forwarded to…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has reiterated its resolve to go ahead with its plan nationwide protest scheduled to begin tomorrow, Wednesday. The NLC and its Trade Union Congress (TUC) counterpart have ruled out the suspension of nationwide mass action against the fuel price hike and other policies of the federal government. Joe Ajaero, President…
Dear President Tinubu, your economic policies have shortchanged the Muslim Ummah I greet you with uttermost respect, my prayers and loyalty are with you. I hope this message will reach you in good health. I have listened to your National Broadcast tonight 31/7/2023 where you spoke to Nigerians about your economic policies and interventions…
The West African Nations of Burkina Faso and Mali have released a Joint-Declaration stating a “Armed Intervention” by ECOWAS or France against the Military Junta in Niger would be considered a Declaration of War against their Countries and that they will assist Niger in any Invasion; they also stated that if ECOWAS decides to launch…
