Tag: local updates

  Both chambers of the National Assembly Thursday received four different executive bills from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for far reaching tax reforms , one of which seeks to  rename the  Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS ) as Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS).  The name changing bill for FIRS, as contained in the letter read on the floor…

  President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has warned Boko Haram members, bandits, kidnappers and perpetrators of other forms of insecurity across the country to desist or be taken out by security agencies. President Tinubu stated this Thursday at the inaugural News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) international lecture held in Abuja themed: “Insecurity in the Sahel (2008-2024); Dissecting Nigeria’s challenges.…

Israel’s military said it killed 15 Hezbollah militants in south Lebanon on Thursday and bombed Beirut after its forces suffered their deadliest day. They suffered their deadliest day on the Lebanese front in a year of clashes with the Iran-backed group. Israel, which has been fighting with Hamas in Gaza for almost a year, sent…

  The death toll in the boat accident in Niger state on Tuesday night has risen to 36, two days after it occurred.  This was disclosed by the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) in a situation report released in Minna on Thursday.  The Chairman of the Agency said, “36 Dead bodies recovered so far…

A boat carrying some 300 Muslim faithful  from  Munidi community in Kaiama local government area of Kwara state, has reportedly capsized in a neighbouring community of  Niger state, leaving about 169 persons missing. They were on their way to celebrate Maulud Nabiy, the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) in the neighbouring Niger state,…

The Rivers State Elders Forum has condemned the state government’s decision to defy a Federal High Court ruling and proceed with the scheduled Local Government Election on October 5, 2024, as reported by TVC News. In a video shared by TVC News on October 4, the group insisted that the election exercise should be suspended, citing legal…

The Anti Kidnapping Unit of the Imo State Police Command in collaboration with other security agencies in Imo State have raided a notorious ESN/IPOB camp in Ezioha forest in Mbaitoli local government area of Imo State. During the operation, several kidnap victims including a 69-year-old traditional ruler of Umuorji Mgbidi community in Oru west Local…

The House of Representatives Wednesday objected to the decision of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to confer the National Honours award of Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR) on Speaker Tajudeen Abbas, same title bestowed on Deputy Senate President Jibrin Barau. The lawmakers also called on President Tinubu to  reverse the decision and confer Abbas with the…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu would depart Abuja Wednesday for the United Kingdom to begin a two-week vacation, part of his yearly leave He would use the two weeks as a working vacation and a retreat to reflect on hisworking administration’s economic reforms, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy Mr Bayo Onanuga said…

No fewer than 150 passengers have been declared missing in a boat accident which occurred at Gbajibo community in Mokwa local government area of Niger state. The accident was said to have occurred at about 8.30pm on Nigeria’s 64th Independence Day, October 1, 2024 while the boat was sailing from Mundi community with 300 people…

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria and Human Rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has stated that he does not know a controversial crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky and does not have any business dealings with him. He then revealed what transpired between Bob and his son, Falz. Background story In a viral audio posted by…

In what looks like a response to the yearning from agitated youth on the state of the nation, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Tuesday, announced a 30-day conference to unite young people nationwide. The gathering, said the president, will seek to collaboratively develop solutions to issues such as education, employment, innovation, security and social justice in…

The planned nationwide October 1 protest, Tuesday, recorded a low turnout as some youth and groups distanced themselves from the exercise in some parts of the country. Reports from Kano, Adamawa, Kwara and a couple of other states showed low turnout or apathy on the part of Nigerians. However, the protest went on as planned…

  The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said it targets 2.5 million children for the 2024 third routine immunisation against polio in Borno state. Borno state coordinator,  Dr Ibrahim Salisu,  stated this  Tuesday in Maiduguri at the flag-off of the Polio Outbreak Response (OBR) vaccination campaign held at the palace of the District Head of Old…

Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has released 40 convicts from the state’s correctional center to commemorate Nigeria’s 64th Independence Day, marking the fifth time he has exercised his prerogative of mercy since assuming office. The compassionate gesture follows similar acts on Democracy Day celebrations in 2023 and 2024, January 1st, 2024, and last year’s Independence…

The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has issued a landmark ruling declaring that the Directorate of Road Services, commonly known as the Vehicle Inspection Office (VIO), must immediately cease confiscating vehicles or imposing fines on Nigerians for road traffic violations. Delivering the judgment in case number FHC/ABJ/CS/1695/2023 on October 2, 2024, Justice Nkeonye Evelyn…

TEXT OF NATIONAL BROADCAST BY PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU ON THE 64TH INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA OCTOBER 1, 2024 Note to Editors: This speech is embargoed till 7am 1 October. Not to be used online until after the broadcast. We appreciate strict compliance with this embargo. Fellow Nigerians, as I address…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu said Tuesday that world is currently benefiting from the can-do spirit of Nigerians who are making impacts in various sectors of economies across the globe. The president said this in a nationwide broadcast to commemorate Nigeria’s 64th Independence Day anniversary. “The world is witnessing and benefiting from the can-do spirit of…

The Nigerian economy is undergoing necessary the reforms and retooling to serve Nigerians, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has said. The president said Tuesday this in a nationwide broadcast to commemorate Nigeria’s 64th Independence Day anniversary. He said the economic reforms have so far attracted $30 billion foreign direct investments in the last 16 months. “The economy…

   President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has extolled the virtues ofNigeria’sfounding fathers for choosing democracy as a form of government, and launching the dream of the country to lead the rest of Africa out of poverty, ignorance and underdevelopment. In a nationwide broadcast to commemorate Nigeria’s 64th Independence Day anniversary, the president commended Nigerians for their…