As beer drinkers and sellers in Nigeria joined the rest of the countries across the globe to observe the 2024 National Beer Day, a call has gone to the government and managers of the power sector, to reconsider the recent electricity tariff hike and solve the erratic/epileptic power supply being witnessed in the country. They…
Governor Alex Otti has congratulated the Muslim community in the State and the country at large as the world marks this year’s Eid-El-Fitr celebration. Governor Otti commended the Muslim faithful on the fortitude and self-discipline they exhibited as they religiously observed the Ramadan period of fasting and prayers, culminating in the celebration of this year’s…
A prominent Civil Society Organization dedicated to ensuring quality, inclusive, and affordable education in Nigeria known as Civil Society Action Coalition on Education For All, CSACEFA has issued a stern warning to the Abia State Chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT regarding their handling of retired teachers’ entitlements. A statement released from the…
The ruling All Progressives Congress has shifted the screening of 16 aspirants jostling for the party’s ticket ahead of the April 20 Ondo State governorship primary election till Friday. The two-day screening, earlier scheduled to commence on Thursday, was postponed because of the extension of the Eid-el Fitr holiday by the Federal Government. This was…
Security will be increased at Champions League games this week after a media outlet supporting the Islamic State group published threats against venues. A pro-IS media channel has published multiple posters calling for attacks at stadiums hosting quarter-final ties on Tuesday and Wednesday. Uefa said it was aware of the threats but said games in…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has voided the return of the National Chairman of Labour Party, Julius Abure and his National Working Committee at a national convention recently held in Nnewi, Anambra state. In a communique issued at the end of the NLC Political Commission Stakeholders meeting in Abuja, the Congress passed vote of no-confidence…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has approved Thursday, April 11, 2024, as an additional public holiday. This decision was disclosed through a statement issued by Dr. Aishetu Ndayako, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, on Tuesday. The announcement, which was shared via the ministry’s official communication channel, highlighted the importance of recognizing Eid-El-Fitr…
A Sokoto-based cleric, Sheikh Musa Lukwa, on Tuesday led his followers to observe Eid prayers despite the directive by the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar. The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, NSCIA, under the leadership of the Sultan of Sokoto, had on Monday night declared that fasting would continue on Tuesday as…
Following a defamation and cyberstalking petition filed last week by gospel artiste, Nathaniel Bassey, against four Facebook users, one of them, Kingsley Ibe, has apologised to the singer and Mercy Chinwo. Ibe also turned himself into police custody. He and three others alleged that Bassey fathered the son of Mercy Chinwo an allegation that went…
A former presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Dele Momodu has accused Nyesom Wike of disloyalty to the party and claims. Even though the FCT minister is working under the administration of President Bola Tinubu, the president’s camp does not trust him. Wike, a former governor of Rivers State, backed Tinubu of the…
