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[Video] Is South-East still part of Nigeria’ – Kanayo questions FG over military presence
Veteran Nollywood actor, Kanayo O. Kanayo has questioned the Nigerian government following the heavy military and police presence in the South-Eastern part of the country. Kanayo, in a video on his Instagram page on Wednesday, raised concerns while highlighting the humiliation faced by travellers in the region. While comparing the region with his experience from […]
Cabinet reshuffle: Ministers discharged, not sacked — Presidency
The Presidency has made some clarification regarding President Bola Tinubu’s reshuffling of his cabinet. Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said ministers were not sacked but discharged. Speaking with TVC, Onanuga said the term “sacked” does not accurately describe their departure. “Ministers were not sacked; they were discharged,” he said. Five ministers […]
FG Engages Stakeholders To Boost Local Airlines’ Operations
…Inadequate aircraft causing flight disruptions, cancellations – NCAA The federal government, through the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development has engaged stakeholders in the aviation industry, with the aim of improving the viability of the nation’s local airlines to meet international standards. The agency also attributed flight disruptions and cancellations to lack of adequate aircraft […]
Rivers crisis: Ogoni in Diaspora urges Tinubu to intervene, cautions Wike
Operating under the aegis of Ogonis in Diaspora Organisation, Ogonis in the diaspora have called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to intervene in the political crisis rocking Rivers State, insisting that the protracted political logjam is affecting development in the state. In an open letter to the President, they however expressed dismay over the continued […]
NELFUND disburses over N10bn student loan
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, Mr Akintunde Sawyerr, on Wednesday, said the fund has disbursed over N10bn to successful applicants since the commencement of the scheme in August 2024. This is just as he dismissed the fears in some quarters that the student loan scheme may be […]
Wike confronts FCT residents over alleged illegal land claims
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, confronted residents of the FCT over accusations of illegal land acquisition, during a heated visit to the community on Tuesday. The minister, in a video recorded by one of the residents during the confrontation and shared on social media, criticized residents who had protested against the […]
Why presidents, governors avoid handing over power to deputies — Osoba
Former Ogun State Governor, Olusegun Osoba, on Tuesday, stated that suspicion and lack of trust are the primary reasons many presidents and governors avoid transferring leadership to their deputies. The veteran journalist expressed these concerns at the 3rd Annual Conference of the Forum of Former Deputy Governors of Nigeria, held in Abuja. The event, themed […]
Truck, bus collision kills driver on Lagos-Ibadan expressway
Tragedy struck on Wednesday along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway as a driver lost his life after his white Mazda bus collided with a moving truck near Car Park C, in the Lotto area of the highway. The driver, who was the only occupant of the bus loaded with bags of potatoes, was reportedly heading to Lagos […]
Four nabbed for corps member disappearance in Rivers
The Rivers State Police Command said its operatives had arrested four suspects over the disappearance of a member of the National Youths Service Corps identified as Yahya Faruq, serving in Ikuru town in Andoni Local Government Area of the state. This came as the Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria said Faruq went missing on Monday, […]
No Evidence Of Affair Between Jigawa Commissioner, Married Woman – Hisbah Official
A Hisbah official, Malam Aliyu Dakata, has said there is no evidence of any illicit relationship between the Commissioner for Special Duties in Jigawa State, Auwal Danladi Sankara and a married woman, Tasleem Baba Nabegu, arrested at an uncompleted building. The official, while speaking to journalists on Tuesday, said Sankara was not involved in any […]