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We Want Our 44 Years Unpaid Pension, Civil War Soldiers Protest In Ibadan
About 200 ex-military men who fought on the side of the Nigerian Government during the Nigeria-Biafran War, on Wednesday, staged a protest to register their anger over the non-payment of their pensions in the past 44 years. The aged men and women, ar...
Tinubu’s Re-election Bid Divides Northern Ex-lawmakers
Former federal lawmakers from northern Nigeria are divided over President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid, following an endorsement by the Northern Caucus Forum of the 9th National Assembly. The caucus, in a communiqué at the end of a dialogue session, convened by the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, threw its weight behind Tinubu’s re-election bid, describing him...
Labour Party Carpets Arthur Eze Over Comment On Peter Obi’s Ambition
Diran Onifade, spokesperson for the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, yesterday, described comments ascribed to Anambra businessman, Arthur Eze, about the LP candidate as unfortunate but not unexpected. Eze had condemned Obi’s ambition of becoming Nigeria’s next president after President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. He said this during the 2022 Ofala festival of Igwe Robert Eze, the...
HURIWA Calls For Sirika’s Arrest Over Alleged Fraud In Nigeria Air
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has called for the arrest of the immediate past Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, over what it described as the “fraudulent” Nigeria Air., over what it described as the “fraudulent” Nigeria Air. This is contained in a statement signed by the group’s National Coordinator, Mr. Emmanuel Onwubiko, and made available to newsmen...
Ogah Mourns Eze Enweremadu, Describes Him As Unifier
Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Uche Ogah has expressed grief over the death of the traditional Head of Ngwaland and Eze Ukwu Ngwa-Ukwu, His Eminence, Eze Bernard Enweremadu, describing as a unifier and a peacebuilder. Ogah in a condolence message obtained by ABN TV on Monday said the late Royal Father was an embodiment of dignity...
FG Announces Procedures For Sale Of Houses
The Federal Ministry of Work and Housing has begun the process of reviewing sales of houses under the National Housing Program, calling on interested Nigerians both at home and abroad to apply. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Works and Housing, Mahmuda Mamman. According to the statement, the review process is part of the...
FAAN Clarifies Relocation Of Office From Abuja To Lagos
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has clarified that its headquarters remain in Abuja as only operational staff has been moved to Lagos to ease service delivery. The Director, of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Mrs Obiageli Onah stated this in a statement in reaction to a leaked memo on a directive by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace...
Rep Amobi Ogah Mourns Akeredolu, Na’abba
Member Representing Isuikwuato/Umunneochi Federal Constituency, Hon Amobi Ogah, has expressed sadness over the deaths of former Speaker of House of Representatives, Ghali Na’Abba and Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State. Mr Akeredolu, aged 67, died in a German hospital after a prolonged battle with leukemia and prostrate cancer. Mr Na’Abba passed on in the early hours of Wednesday at the...
Man Who Tied Dog To A Post Ahead Of Hurricane Milton To Face Five-Year Jail Term
A man who allegedly left his dog tied to a post in floodwaters ahead of Hurricane Milton has been charged with aggravated animal cruelty, officials say. Highway Patrol rescued the animal near a Florida highway on 9 October. Bodycam footage posted online, which has been viewed more than 12 million times, showed the dog standing beside a wire fence in water...
Lagos Govt Demolish Illegal Structure At Trade Fair Complex
The Lagos State Government on Thursday moved to demolish illegal and unsafe structures at the Trade Fair Complex in Ojo, in a bid to restore order and enforce physical planning laws. Senior Special Assistant on New Media to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Jubril Gawat, who confirmed the exercise in a post on X, said the operation was targeted at “illegal developments,...
