Mixed reactions have trailed the death of Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, Chief of the Army Staff. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu announced on Wednesday morning that Lagbaja passed away at age 56. The announcement made by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, came after a series of speculations regarding the COAS’s health…
Chairman and CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has stated that Nigeria will not compel Kemi Badenoch, the newly elected leader of the UK’s Conservative Party, to identify with her Nigerian roots. Dabiri-Erewa, whose office oversees activities of Nigerians in diaspora, disclosed that her office has reached out to Badenoch a…
A Nigerian man who sells moimoi for a living has revealed why he wears suit to sell his product. The man revealed that he decided to wear suit to sell his moimoi following decline in sales. The young man sells moimoi in Ilorin and took to X to share his story. He wrote, “I have…
At least four alleged members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its militant wing, Eastern Security Network (ESN), were killed on Wednesday by a team of joint security operatives in Enugu State. The security team, comprising soldiers and police and Department of State Services’ personnel, also recovered a cache of arms and ammunition…
Anambra State Governor, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo, through the state Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Welfare, has waded into a case of alleged frustration of a widow by her husband’s kinsmen in the State, over her refusal to engage in some sexual affairs with them. The case, bordering on alleged tormenting and seizure of…
Edo State Governor-elect, Senator Monday Okpebholo has accused the outgoing governor of the state Godwin Obaseki raised of converting political appointees to full time civil servants six days to the end of his tenure. A member of APC transition committee Prince Kassim Afegbua, member, made the allegation in a statement on Wednesday in Benin City….
Gunmen have abducted Rev Fr. Emmanuel Azubuike, the parish priest of St Theresa’s Catholic Parish in Obollo Community, Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State. The victim was reportedly abducted on Tuesday night along the Ayayi community when he was returning from an assignment, according to church authorities. Confirming the incident, the Catholic Diocese…
President Bola Tinubu has rescheduled the Federal Executive Council meeting till another date to be announced. Initially scheduled for today, the council meeting was postponed in honour of Lt. General Taoreed Lagbaja, the Chief of Army Staff, who passed away on Tuesday night. This was disclosed in a statement by the Special Adviser to the…
Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule has signed the Nasarawa State Local Government Law 2024, passed by the State House of Assembly. Governor Sule signed the new local government law at a ceremony on Monday in Lafia. The exercise, therefore, repealed the State Local Government Law 2018, which has since existed….
A delegation from Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), currently visiting the United States to observe the 2024 presidential election, recently paid a courtesy visit to the Nigerian Embassy in Atlanta, Georgia. The INEC team, led by National Electoral Commissioner Mr. Sam Olumekun, included several prominent members, such as INEC National Secretary Chief (Dr.) Rose…
