The Member-elect for Ideato Nroth/South federal constituency of Imo State, Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere Ikeagwuonu, has again floored the State’s Commissioner of Police (CP), Governor Hope Uzodimma, and Nigerian Police Force as an FCT High Court has set aside and nullified the Police letter of invitation sent to Ugochinyere, former Governor Emeka Ihedioha, and Gerald Irona […]
Awana Gaidam, a high-ranking terrorist and chief bomb maker, was killed by his own improvised explosive device, marking a significant victory for Nigerian military operations in the North-East and confirming that things are not good inside the Boko Haram terrorist camp (IED). Aside from his high position in the Boko Haram terrorists’ command structure, the […]
Sen. Orji Uzor of the Abia North Senatorial District announced on Tuesday that he has officially informed President Muhammadu Buhari of his intention to run for Senate President ahead of the swearing-in of the 10th National Assembly. According to Kalu, who publicly documented his trip to the presidential villa on his verified Twitter account, he […]
Following the recent presidential election, the South African branch of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged Nigerians to stand together to support the country’s fledgling democratic process. At a town hall event to celebrate the election of President-Elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the body’s chairman and a member of the Presidential Campaign Council, Otunba […]
Nigeria reports 142 fatalities and 784 confirmed cases of lasa fever. In less than three months, the country has recorded 784 confirmed cases of Lassa fever, with 142 fatalities reported in 23 states, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease and Control and Prevention (NCDC). On Tuesday, the NCDC announced via its official website that […]
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) raised the benchmark interest rate from its second meeting of the year, as anticipated, by 50 basis points to 18%, making it the fifth highest in Africa. Following the example of Zimbabwe, Ghana, Sudan, and Sierra Leone, whose respective interest rates are 150, 28, 27.3, and 18.25 percent, Nigeria’s benchmark […]
He also urged Nigerian politicians to make sure that millions of Nigerians reach their full potential, citing equality of rights and access to education as two essential prerequisites. Johnson delivered the keynote address at the Osigwe Anyiam-Osigwe annual lecture series’ 16th meeting in Lagos under the title “Rehumanising Human Experience: A Synopsis of Anyiam-Treatises.” Osigwe’s […]
Dr. Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment, met yesterday with Joe Ajaero, the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), and top CBN officials, including Governor Godwin Emefiele, to discuss how to avoid a strike and picketing of CBN offices across the country by NLC members. Ngige, who met with the groups at […]
Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) nominee for president, praised the British ambassador Ben Llewellyn-Jones for identifying Femi Fani-Kayode, the director of new media for the Bola Tinubu Campaign Organization, as one of those making inciting remarks. Fani-Kayode should be invited by the Department of State Services, according to a statement released by Atiku’s […]
New dates for the state’s school certificate exams have been announced by the Edo government. The 2023 Middle Basic Examination (MBE), also known as the Primary Six Certificate Examination, has been rescheduled for May 6, according to a statement made on Sunday in Benin by Oni Ekhosuehi, the state’s permanent secretary in charge of education. […]