Month: April 2024

The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, April 9th and Wednesday, 10th April, 2024 as holidays to mark this year’s Eid-el-Fitr celebrations. In a statement the  Minister Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, congratulated all Muslim faithful for the successful completion of the fasting in the holy month of Ramadan. He called on Muslim to imbibe and practice the…

Abductors of two students of the Federal University Wukari, Taraba State have demandef for a ransom fee of N50 million before they will be released Head of information and protocol unit of the institution, Ashu Agbu, who confirmed this said the kidnappers had gotten in touch with the family members of the victims About 90…

Pelumi Nubi, the content creator who embarked on a solo road trip from London to Lagos, has arrived in Nigeria to a heroic welcome. Pelumi was received at the Nigeria-Benin Republic border on behalf of Lagos State Government by the Hon Commissioner of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs Toke Benson-Awoyinka and the Special Adviser, Tourism,…

Senator Natasha Akpoti – Uduaghan (PDP Kogi Central), has condemned the recent violent attacks in  a community in Omala Local Government Area (LGA) of Kogi state, where at least 25 people lost their lives. She equally called on the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun to take immediate action to restore normalcy to the…

The pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group Afenifere has condemned the recent hike in electricity tariff, and has asked President Bola Tinubu to compel the Ministry of Power to reverse the increase. Afenifere’s comment followed the Nigerian Electricity Distribution Company’s (NERC) electricity tariff hike for Band A users – consumers who enjoy at least 20 hours of power…

A group,, the Reformed Arewa Youth Coalition, RAYC, has accused the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, of turning FCT into an extension of Rivers state in his appointments. The group, at a press conference, On Sunday in Abuja, alleged that Wike was running the FCT like a lord of the manor where…

Following the Herdsmen attack on a community in Omala in Kogi state, a group the Omala Women Forum has declared a three-day fasting and prayers over the incessant killings in the area. The group, while reacting to the recent killing of 25 people, condemned the assaults and indiscriminate slaying of innocent indigenes and the ruthless…

Ahead of governorship elections in Edi and Ondo state, the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has expressed confidence of winning the two states APC Deputy National Organising Secretary,Nze Chidi Duru said this at the party’s National secretariat in Abuja yesterday. Duru also assured the 16 candidates seeking APC’s ticket for the Ondo state governorship election…

Former US President Donald Trump on Saturday compared himself to South African anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela, sparking criticism from President Joe Biden’s campaign team. The 77-year-old Trump has been indicted in four different criminal cases, all of which could end in jail time for the billionaire real estate mogul. In one of those cases, he…