The United States government has launched a probe into the helicopter crash that killed Access Bank CEO. Wigwe, his wife and son died in the crash alongside the Group Chairman of Nigerian Exchange Group Plc Abimbola Ogunbanjo. According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board, a probe into the ill-fated…
The Exiled self acclaimed Biafran leader Simon Ekpa, has claimed that Biafrans are prepared to exit Nigeria. He said since the launch of a voting platform over two million Biafrans had cast ballots in favour of a self-referendum. Remember that BRGIE presented the self-referendum for the electronic voting platform on February 1st? In a statement…
President Bola Tinubu has issued an instruction requiring that the National Pledge should be recited after the National Anthem at every event. The information was passed at the Renewed Hope City project’s groundbreaking event in Karsana, Abuja, where the president Tinubu emphasized the need of honouring basic principles and paying respect to national authority. During…
The World Bank reveals that seven northern states in Nigeria are at risk of food insecurity in 2024. In its current food security report, the World Bank stated that insecurity and armed conflicts would plunge three northeastern states and four northwestern states into a food crisis. The states highlighted are Borno, Adamawa, Yobe, Kaduna, Katsina,…
The Director General of the National Orientation Agency, Lanre Onilu, has disclosed plans to introduce nationalism as a compulsory subject in the nation’s education curriculum to help inculcate positive ethics and values in the coming generations. Onilu stated this in Minna during a familiarisation visit to the Niger State directorate of the agency. He decried…
Veteran Nigrean musician/Rapper Michael Ugochukwu Steven, aka Ruggedman, has revealed that despite introducing singer, 9ice, to his ex-wife, Toni Payne, the singer didn’t invite him to their wedding. The rap star disclosed this in an interview with popular media personality, Chude Jideonwo. He said, “I introduced 9ice to Toni Payne but 9ice didn’t invite me…
One killed on Friday, while several police cars were vandalised at the Jabi-Dakibiyu police post, following a violent protest in the Jabi area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. An eyewitness, who identified himself as Musa, said youths armed with sticks, stones, and other dangerous objects descended on police cars parked outside the station…
The Centre for Integrated Health Programs (CIPH) has urged girls to embrace Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) to break societal barriers and harness their talents. This was the focus at the STEM Hub for Empowerment (S.H.E) Graduation Ceremony of Adolescent girls and young women, held in Lagos, recently. Chief Executive Officer, CIPH, Bolanle Oyeledun,…
Abdulazeez Isah in Kaduna State has been sentenced to 3years imprisonment following his arrest for parading himself as an official of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In a statement on Thursday, the Kaduna Zonal Command of the anti-graft agency said it has successfully obtained a conviction and imposed a three-year prison sentence on…
Lagos State Government has announced the closure of several major roads in the city ahead of the Lagos City Marathon, on Saturday. In a statement released on Friday by the State Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, the government stated that certain routes would be temporarily inaccessible to motorists during the sporting event. From 5.00 am…
