The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the issuance of a N758 billion bond to clear outstanding pension liabilities for all categories of pensioners, offering long-awaited relief to retirees. Wale Edun, minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy, spoke at the end of the meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday…
Two-time Grand Slam champion and former world number one Simona Halep has retired from tennis. The Romanian announced her decision on court at the Transylvania Open following her 6-1 6-1 first-round loss to Lucia Bronzetti. The 33-year-old recently said she was considering retirement because of a knee injury that forced her to withdraw from Australian Open…
The Nigerian Senate has announced Senator Orji Uzor Kalu APC, Abia-North as the substantive pioneer Chairman Senate Committee of the newly created South East Development Commission (SEDC), one of the Regional Development Commissions signed into law by President Bola Tinubu. Prior to his new appointment which was made by Senate President Godswill Akpabio during Tuesday’s…
One person who is enjoying all the global attention the Ojude Oba Festival is finally getting is Nollywood Actress, Adebukola Oladipupo. Oladipupo in a recent interview said the global recognition the festival is getting is long overdue. According to her the festival not only displays the rich cultural heritage of the Ijebu people and the…
As part of the programme to mark the World Cancer Day 2025, the Albinism Association of Nigeria (AAN) has called for the inclusion of skin cancer in the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). In a statement to mark the 2025 World Cancer Day, which is commemorated on February 4 globally, the President of AAN, Dr….
The Federal Government has reiterated her commitment to private sector-driven growth and sustainable development. To crystallize this desire, it harps on forging strategic partnership with global institutions such as the World Bank to bolster its economic resilience and reduce reliance on external debt. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun…
No fewer than four persons have been feared dead, with many people reportedly shot by suspected hoodlums who appeared in police uniform after a crisis erupted from the appointment of Prince Timileyin Oluyemi Ajayi as the Olojudo of Ido-Ajegunle, a town within Esa-Oke in Obokun Local Government Area of Osun State by the state government….
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The serene village of Achalla in Enugwu-Agidi, Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State, has been thrown into restlessness, while tension also brews, following what the residents described as a forceful and unlawful invasion of their ancestral lands by an estate company allegedly backed by heavily armed men. The incident, which…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Police Service Commission has announced the removal of the state’s Commissioner of Police, Obong Nnache Itam. This is coming amidst the alarming security situation in the state as well as the public outcry over criminal activities in the state, including rampant kidnappings, cultism, menace of the unknown gunmen, among others….
By Izunna Okafor, Awka It was an unimaginable incident in Owerri, the Imo State capital, as a pregnant woman and her unborn baby lost their lives after a botched Cesarean Section allegedly performed by a doctor who relied on a YouTube video. Narrating the ordeal at the Imo State Police Command, tpisband of the late…
