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Igbo Leader Eulogise Ex-Ohanaeze Ndigbo Leader, Prof. Irukwu At Commendation Service In Abia (Photos)
Igbos from different walks of life were at the International Conference Centre, ICC, Umuahia, on Friday as the body of a former President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Professor Joseph Irukwu, was received in the Abia State capital. The remains of the late Igbo leader , who died in July 2023 at the age of 89, was received by a mammoth...
Only A New Constitution Can Save Nigeria From Further Deterioration
Worried by the state of the Nigerian nation, a former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Emeka Anyaoku, has called for a new constitution. He made the call on Friday in Ado Ekiti while delivering the 2023 Convocation Lecture of Afe Babalola University in the Ekiti State capital. Speaking on the topic, “Management of diversity: A major challenge to governance in pluralistic countries,”...
President Tinubu Approves Payment Of Four Months of Withheld Salaries To ASUU Members
President Bola Tinubu has approved a partial waiver of the “No Work, No Pay” order invoked against members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) for their eight months of industrial action in 2022. The approval, which was contained in a statement issued by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, given on a Principle...
Ogun Arrests 120 Cult Suspects, Remands 100 In 3 Months
The Special Adviser to Ogun State Governor on Security, AIG Sola Subair (rtd.), has disclosed that the war against cultists in the state is total as no fewer than 120 of them have been arrested in the last three months across the state out of which 100 have been remanded. This is just as he said that the state government...
Elon Musk To Introduce 2 New Subscription Tiers For X
Elon Musk, owner of the microblogging website X (formerly known as Twitter), has announced two new paid subscription tiers for the platform. Musk made this known on Friday in a tweet. According to Musk, the first tier offers a lower-cost subscription with all features but does not eliminate ads. The second tier, priced higher, provides an ad-free experience. Currently, premium web plans...
#EndSARS: Group Calls For Accountability On Protest Victims
A not-for-profit organisation, Global Rights has called for the probe and accountability into the alleged killing of over 246 Nigerians, murdered during the #EndSARS protests in 2020. The group said it was disheartening that few states made efforts to implement the recommendations of the Panel of Inquiries set up to investigate the alleged rights abuses of Nigerians. The group alleged that...
Tinubu Calls For Strengthening Of Nigeria-EU Relations
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday in Abuja called for the strengthening of cross-sectoral partnerships between Nigeria and the European Union (EU) based on the principles of democracy, rule of law, and freedom. Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, who disclosed this said Tinubu stated this when he received a delegation of the EU,...
Nigerian Ambassador To Morocco, Nuhu Bamalli, Dies
The Nigerian ambassador to Morocco, Alhaji Mansur Nuhu Bamalli, has passed away at the age of 42. A statement by the Media and Publicity officer of the Zazzau Emirate Council, Abubakar Sadiq Mohd, Zaria announced that Bamalli died at a private hospital in Lagos while in transit to Morocco, adding that a funeral prayers will be announced later. READ ALSO: Customs...
Customs CG Meets Wike, Solicits Land For Schools In FCT
On Thursday, the Acting Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Adewale Adeniyi, held a meeting with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesome Wike, with the aim of securing land in the FCT for the construction of schools. This information was conveyed in a statement released by the National Public Relations Officer of the service, Abdullahi Maiwada, on...
Bandits Kidnap Former LG Chairman, 12 Others In Niger
Bandits have kidnapped a former chairman of Ngaski Local Government Area of Kebbi State, Garba Hassan, alongside 12 other people in Niger State. The former chairman and the others were passengers in a commercial vehicle along Tegina-Kontagora road in Niger State at noon on Thursday when they were abducted. The victims were travelling to Kebbi State from Abuja in a commercial...
