Claiming it is an insult to Igbo youths, the Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC) has turned down the formal invitation to the City Boy Movement protest in Owerri, Imo State. Along with advising all Igbo youths to avoid the Owerri gathering planned to celebrate Seyi Tinubu—the son of President Bola Tinubu—the OYC issued a statement on … Read more
Senator Ahmed Lawan (Yobe North), who represents the region, has warned that the Nigerian security forces and agencies will be unable to adequately combat insecurity without more resources and better financing. This was something he said Thursday at a plenary session. Lawan emphasised the need of providing security forces and military with the tools they … Read more
Twenty students convicted of different types of exam cheating have been rusticated by the Senate of the Federal University Dutsin-Ma, FUDMA, Katsina State. Nasiru Abdul, the university’s director of information and protocol, made this announcement Thursday in a statement given to journalists in Katsina. The decision was made during Wednesday’s 138th Regular Senate Meeting of … Read more
In the midst of escalating attacks on security personnel and military formations nationwide, Bola Ahmed Tinubu is presently meeting behind closed doors with heads of service. His Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, made this announcement on Thursday via X. This follows a meeting between the military chiefs and Minister of Defence Christopher … Read more
There has been a nationwide scarcity of counterfeit Avastin vials 400 mg/16 ml, so the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a warning and ordered its zonal directors and state coordinators to step up their monitoring efforts. The contaminated product was identified as Avastin vials 400 mg/16 ml by … Read more
A measure that aims to create the Benue State Security Trust Fund and addresses related topics has been approved at the second reading by the Benue State House of Assembly. While the Speaker, Rt Hon. Alfred Emberger, presided over a plenary, the measure was read a second time. The House Majority Leader, Hon., is spearheading … Read more
The newly formed Waru-Pozema District will have the infrastructure needed to accommodate inhabitants and developers, according to Minister of Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike. The FCT Administration will be responsible for providing this infrastructure. This was said by Wike on Thursday during a press conference following an inspection of various current projects in the … Read more
In continuing military operations around the nation, Nigerians should rest confident that terrorists and outlaws are taking more casualties, according to Defence Minister General Christopher Musa. Musa claimed the military had arrived to dispel what he called “slanted reports” in the media after a security meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Presidential Villa. … Read more
In light of the continuing tensions between the US and Iran, Peter Obi, a former presidential candidate for the Labour Party, has expressed his dismay at the dramatic increase in the price of petroleum goods in Nigeria. Obi mentioned in a Thursday post on his verified X handle that many people are perplexed by the … Read more
The Senate began the vetting process for Taiwo Oyedele’s nomination to the office of Minister of State for Finance on Wednesday. Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele moved to admit Oyedele to the chamber, and the session commenced as a result. Basheer Lado, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Senate affairs, escorted Oyedele and other government … Read more