Nyesom Wike responded sharply on Saturday to former vice president Atiku Abubakar, branding the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election a serial loser. Atiku had criticized Wike—the Minister of the FCT and a former governor of Rivers State—regarding the recent local government elections in the state, where the Action Peoples Party…
The Federal Government is seeking a $500 million World Bank loan to improve basic education, aiming to boost learning and cut out-of-school numbers. This is according to the Programme Information Document for the loan project. Naira Metrics reports that the loan is part of the World Bank’s HOPE for Quality Basic Education for All initiative,…
The ban recently pronounced on the activities of metal scrap scavengers (popularly known as Iron Condemn, Iron Kwandem, or Ndị Akpakara), in Anambra State by the state government, appears to be a pipe dream. This is because of the observed sustained operations and activities of the said banned scrap mongers in the state, one month…
Some Unknown Gunmen have kidnapped two members of the ruling Labour Party in Abia State. According to reports, the gunmen invaded a Labour Party meeting in a hotel in Aba, the commercial nerve centre of the state. The masked men reportedly claimed they were acting on orders “from above” without giving further explanation. Those kidnapped…
An Aide to former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has mocked Abia North Senator, Orji Uzor Kalu over his latest comments on President Bola Tinubu. Kalu was quoted as saying that Tinubu drives around Abuja at night in a bid to understand the suffering of residents. Describing Tinubu as a street person,…
Following an alleged ‘illicit affair’ with a married woman in an uncompleted building, the Jigawa State Government has announced the immediate suspension of Auwalu Sankara, the State Commissioner For Special Duties. “Governor Malam Umar A. Namadi, has approved the immediate suspension of Auwalu Dalladi Sankara as Honourable Commissioner, Ministry of Special Duties and member of…
A man has died after allegedly jumping into a canal to avoid arrest in the Ipaja area of Lagos State. The Lagos Police Command’s Spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the development on his verified X handle @benHundeyin on Friday. He said the incident happened on Wednesday at about 10:00 a.m. in the Mosan Okunola area…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has blamed Saturday’s collapse of the national grid on the explosion of a transformer at the Jebba Transmission station. Several parts of the country were thrown into a blackout in the early hours of the day, the third time in a week. NERC said it is concerned by the…
Former Nigerian Ambassador to Spain, Mrs. Bianca Odumegwu Ojukwu, has once again urged the federal government to release Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), as a crucial step towards addressing the worsening insecurity in the South-East region. Speaking at the annual convention of the American Veterans of Igbo Descent (AVID)…
Security forces, working alongside the Feeder Team of Aba Power Distribution Company, have apprehended two individuals involved in illegal meter tampering in Aba, Abia State. The arrests took place on Orji Street, off Umule Road, following strong evidence linking the suspects to energy theft, an offense that compromises electricity supply within the Aba ring-fenced area….
