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BREAKING: Ondo SSG Oluwatuyi dies in auto crash
The Secretary to the Ondo State Government, Tayo Oluwatuyi, on Saturday died in an auto crash. The SSG died in the crash which occurred while he was traveling from Akure, Ondo State capital, to Ibadan in Oyo State. Confirming the incident, Ondo State Commissioner for Information, Wale Akinlosotu, stated that Oluwatuyi was hospitalised before he…
Kano govt announces resumption dates for public, private schools
The Kano State Government has announced Sunday, January 5th, 2025, as the resumption date for all boarding public and private primary and secondary schools in the state for the commencement of the 2024/2025 second-term academic session. Meanwhile, students in day schools are to resume on Monday, January 6th, 2025. In a statement signed by Balarabe…
Lawyer accuses Kano anti-corruption commission of disregarding court orders
Counsel to the former Managing Director of the Kano Agricultural Supply Company (KASCO), Tahir Ibrahim, has accused the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) of flouting court orders in a case involving his client, Bala Mohammed. Ibrahim, who represents Mohammed, urged the Chairman of the PCACC, Muhuyi Rimin-Gado, to adhere to a court…
Nine months after, Shanono/Bagwai constituency remains without representation
Nine months after the sudden demise of Hon. Halilu Ibrahim Kundila, the representative of Shanono/Bagwai Constituency in the Kano State House of Assembly, the constituency remains without a legislator, raising concerns about INEC’s commitment to its constitutional duties, DAILY POST reports. The Nigerian constitution mandates that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) conducts a bye-election…
Group Predicts More Hardship For Nigerians In 2025
.. A pressure group, Eastern Union, Saturday, predicted more difficult times for a majority of Nigerians in 2025. EU’s National President, Hon Charles Anike, stated this in an interview with NewsNGR. He said from every indication, Nigerians’ hope would be by divine providence, and not in governance. According to him, “Our hope for a…
3 pastors in Celestial church die on New Year’s Day
The Celestial Church of Christ, CCC, has confirmed the death of three prominent pastors, who passed away on January 1, 2025. Their deceased are Evangelist Oladotun Elusanmi, Shepherd Olumuyiwa Michael, and Assistant Venerable Superior Evangelist Johnson Olajuwon. The Head of Media and Publicity for CCC worldwide, Superior Evangelist Kayode Ajala, revealed Olajuwon’s death on the…
Ex-Anglican Archbishop Rues Poverty In Nigerians
.. A former Archbishop of Anglican Diocese of Enugu, Rt Rev Emmanuel Chukwuma, has decried the degree of poverty facing Nigerians in the past nine years. The archbishop therefore called on President Bola Tinubu to hold social dialogues with Nigerians to enable him to explain his government policies and get first-hand feedback. Chukwuma made…
Diri Mourns Bayelsa Traditional Rule Killed Car Crash
.. Bayelsa State has been thrown into a mourning mood following the death of the Paramount Ruler of Sagbama Local Government Area, His Royal Highness Auditor Onakpohor who died in a car crash along Sagbama/Ekeremor road. His Royal Highness was among the dignitaries travelling with the former governor of Bayelsa State, Henry Seriake Dickson…
Group Blasts Wike Over N10bn Rent For Akpabio, Tajudeen Others In FCT Budget
.. The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has denounced the allocation of N10bn for rent and furnishing of apartments for Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and other presiding officers of the National Assembly in the Federal Capital Territory’s 2024 supplementary budget. The association, in a statement issued by its National Coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko,…
Our Operations Reduced Oil Theft, Environmental Pollution, Says Army Chief
.. The Chief of Army Standard and Evaluation (CASE), Major General Olumuyiwa Aiyenigba, has attributed the significant decline in oil theft, illegal refining, and environmental pollution to the operational successes achieved by the 6 Division of the Nigerian Army (NA) in 2024. Speaking at the Regimental Dinner Night hosted by the Headquarters 6 Division…
Nine feared dead, four injured in Jigawa communal clash
At least nine people have been confirmed dead, and four others injured following a violent clash between villagers and Fulani herders in Miga and Jahun Local Government Areas of Jigawa State. According to a statement released by the Jigawa State police command, the incident began in Gululu village, Miga LGA, when suspected miscreants allegedly broke…
Rivers: You can’t kill me, Tinubu not like you – Wike tells Odili
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has declared that the former Governor of Rivers State, Dr. Peter Odili, cannot kill him. Wike made this remark while accusing Odili of disobeying President Bola Tinubu regarding the Rivers peace deal, following the ongoing rift with Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State. Speaking during…
Group Blast Wike Over N10bn Rent For Akpabio, Tajudeen Others In FCT Budget
.. The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has denounced the allocation of N10bn for rent and furnishing of apartments for Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and other presiding officers of the National Assembly in the Federal Capital Territory’s 2024 supplementary budget. The association, in a statement issued by its National Coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko,…
Army Operation Reduced Oil Theft, Environmental Pollution, Says Army Chief
.. The Chief of Army Standard and Evaluation (CASE), Major General Olumuyiwa Aiyenigba, has attributed the significant decline in oil theft, illegal refining, and environmental pollution to the operational successes achieved by the 6 Division of the Nigerian Army (NA) in 2024. Speaking at the Regimental Dinner Night hosted by the Headquarters 6 Division…
Lakurawa terrorist group kill two policemen, steal over 200 cows in Kebbi
Gunmen suspected to be members of the Lakurawa terrorist group have killed two policemen and stolen more than 200 cows in an attack on Natsini village, Argungu Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The attack reportedly occurred on Thursday around 11 p.m near a checkpoint along the Augie/Kangiwa road. Eyewitnesses said the assailants, numbering over…
Wike Reveals How He Made Fubara Governor
.. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, for the first time has publicly revealed how he helped installed Siminalayi Fubara as the Governor of Rivers State in 2023. According to Wike, Fubara didn’t even purchase a nomination form or declare his intention to run for office; instead, he, (Wike) handed…
Banditry: Turji Bello unleashing mayhem – Ex-Sokoto gov, Bafarawa raises alarm
Former Sokoto State Governor, Attahiru Dalhatu Bafarawa, has raised the alarm over the activities of notorious bandit leader, Bello Turji. Bafarawa claimed that Turji and his men have been launching attacks and causing mayhem in communities along the Zamfara- Sokoto axis. In an interview with RFI Hausa, the former governor called for government intervention. “If…
1000 CBN Staff Resigned Voluntarily, Says Cardoso
.. … Some Plan To Float New Banks The 1000 staff members of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) who left the services of the apex bank in December 2024 did so voluntarily, CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso has said. According to the CBN Governor, the affected personnel were not forced out of the system, contrary…
Rivers: Politicians with Fubara to bring down Wike – Magnus Abe
Former Rivers Southeast Senator, Magnus Abe, has disclosed that politicians backing Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers are trying to bring down the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike. Abe said the politicians were with Fubara due to their selfish interests of bringing down Wike and not because they love him. He disclosed…
Blackout Looms In Abuja As TCN Relocates Transmission Towers
.. The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) Friday announced a planned power outage due to the ongoing Federal Capital Development Agency (FCDA) road dualization project along the Apo axis of Abuja. A statement issued by TCN’s Public Affairs Manager, Ndidi Mbah, said the project necessitates the relocation of eight 132kV and 33kV transmission towers…