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Tinubu Unveils List Of Nominees For Ambassadorial Positions
President Bola Tinubu has nominated the immediate past National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Mahmood Yakubu; a former presidential aide to President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri; a former aviation minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, and 29 others for the position of ambassador. Also on the ambassadorial nominee list are two loyalists of the Minister of the FCT Nyesom...
NARD Suspends Ongoing Nationwide Indefinite Strike
The National Executive Council, NEC, of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, Saturday night suspended its total, indefinite and comprehensive strike (TICS) for a period of four weeks following a series of conciliatory meetings with the Federal Government and the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). President of NARD, Dr Mohammad Suleiman, who confirmed this to Vanguard, said...
Jonathan Briefs Tinubu On Guinea-Bissau Coup
Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday briefed President Bola Tinubu at the presidential villa, Abuja, on what transpired in the Guinea Bissau elections. Dr. Jonathan also said that what was described as a coup in the country after the election, was not in actual sense a coup but rather what he described as a “ceremonial coup” carried out by the...
Obasanjo Charges FG To Desist From Negotiating With Terrorists, Take Action
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has rejected calls for negotiations with bandits, insisting that Nigeria must take decisive action and embrace international assistance to confront escalating insecurity. Obasanjo, who spoke at the Plateau State Unity Christmas Carol and Praise Festival held in Jos, the state capital, on Friday, asked the Federal Government to stop apologising and negotiating with terrorists. His position comes...
PDP Dismiss Lamido’s Call For New NWC Dissolution
The Peoples Democratic Party has dismissed the call by a former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido, for the dissolution of the new National Working Committee and the appointment of a caretaker leadership. The party stated that Lamido’s proposal contradicted the party’s constitution and could not stand while ongoing court cases remain unresolved. Lamido had on Thursday issued a 10-day ultimatum to the...
“FG Made Emergency Vaccine Requests To Combat Cholera Outbreak” – Report
The Federal Government has made four emergency requests to the International Coordinating Group on Vaccine Provision for cholera vaccines as the country grapples with a rising death toll from the disease. Nationwide data show that cholera has killed no fewer than 500 people as of October 26, 2025, underscoring the urgency of bolstering outbreak response efforts. The report, exclusively obtained from the...
ADC: Atiku’s Bloc Eyes Obi, Amaechi For VP
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s bloc of the African Democratic Party has begun to shop for a politician from the southern part of the country as a running mate in the 2027 election, according to Sunday PUNCH. The bloc is said to be looking in the direction of the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi. Our correspondents gathered...
Apostle Chibuzor Sends 10 OPM Members To Saudi Arabia With Secured Oil Company Jobs
The Founder of Omega Power Ministries (OPM), HRM King Apostle Chibuzor Gift Chinyere, has again demonstrated his commitment to transforming lives as he sponsored ten members of the church abroad with fully secured employment opportunities in Saudi Arabia’s oil and gas sector. According to details shared by the ministry, the beneficiaries received their visas, flight tickets, and official appointment...
Onochie Accuses Presidency Of Nepotism Over Ambassadorial List
Former presidential aide, Lauretta Onochie, has written an open letter to her late former boss, President Muhammadu Buhari, lamenting the state of the nation under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and accusing the current administration of rewarding Buhari’s political “enemies” while sidelining core loyalists. Onochie, who served as Special Assistant on Digital and Social Media during Buhari’s eight-year tenure and later...
Manufacturers Kick Against Senate’s Proposal To Increase Excise Duty On Sugar Products
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) have kicked against a proposal to increase excise duty on carbonated sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) through amendment of extant law. Stakeholders expressed divergent views at a public hearing jointly organised by the Senate Committees on Finance and Customs on the proposed amendment to the Customs and Excise Tariff (Consolidation) Act last week. The bill seeks to...
