The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in 2023, Peter Obi has celebrated Nigerien Chef, Grace Nwaokobia, for breaking the Guinness World Record for the longest home kitchen cooking marathon. Obi praised Chef Grace’s accomplishment in a statement via his verified X handle today. The former governor of Anambra attended […]
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FG, SERA Sign Agreement To Send Nigerian To Space
The Federal Government of Nigeria and the Space Exploration and Research Agency (SERA) from Delaware, USA, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on human space flight missions. In a landmark event which held today at the nation’s capital, Abuja, the MOU was signed between the National Space Research […]
Insecurity: Kogi Assembly approves recruitment of 1050 hunters
The Kogi State House of Assembly has approved the recruitment of 1050 hunters to strengthen the security architecture of the state. The Assembly gave the approval during the house plenary today in Lokoja, the state capital. A letter was said to have been forwarded to the State Assembly requesting approval […]
Fire razes Bayaro mall in kano
A sudden midday fire outbreak today ravaged a section of the Ado Bayero Mall, formerly occupied by Game Stores, on Zoo Road in Kano. The lease manager of the mall, Elizabeth Adeyemo, who confirmed the outbreak, said the firemen are currently on the ground, making frantic efforts to quench the […]
Charge 23 former council chairmen for treason, lawmakers tell Fubara
Lawmakers in the House of Representatives, under the G-60 group, have called for the trial of 23 former local government chairmen in Rivers State for alleged treason. The group, led by Ikenga Ugochinyere, representing Ideato North/Ideato South Federal Constituency, made this demand at a press conference in Abuja. The former […]
Yobe State Police Command Arrests The Suspected Leader of A Terrorist Gang
The Yobe State Police Command has arrested Haruna Mohammed, the suspected leader of a notorious terrorist gang. The arrest was made by the State Intelligence Department on June 16 in Nangillam village, Tarmuwa Local Government Area. In a statement, Police Public Relations Officer Dungus Abdulkarim revealed that the 40-year-old Mohammed […]
Governor Siminalayi Fubara Convenes A Security Meeting In Rivers State To Address Recent Political Crises in The State
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has convened a security council meeting with heads of security agencies to address recent political tensions in the state. The closed-door meeting at the Government House in Port Harcourt focused on strategies to prevent the invasion of local government secretariats. Governor Fubara cautioned the […]
Wife of Enugu State Governor Launches The Mama Care Initiative
The wife of the Enugu State Governor, Mrs. Nkechinyere Mbah, has launched the ‘Mama Care Initiative,’ a health insurance scheme aimed at reducing maternal and infant mortality in the state. The initiative, in partnership with the Custos Care Foundation, has enrolled 1,701 pregnant women in a one-year health insurance program. […]
Western Multinationals Leave Nigeria As Asian and Turkish Firms Replace Them
On Business, as Western multinationals exit Nigeria, companies from Asia and Turkey are stepping in to fill the gap. The depreciation of the Naira and volatile currency swings have deterred many US and Europe-based multinationals from continuing operations in Nigeria. Last week, London-based Diageo Plc sold its controlling stake in […]
Yunusa Tanko: Nigeria needs electoral reform, not rotational presidency
Yunusa Tanko, the Chief Spokesperson for the Peter Obi/Datti Baba-Ahmed Presidential Campaign Council, has stated that reforming the electoral process is more crucial now than the proposed single-tenure rotational presidency to deepen democracy. Tanko, a former National Chairman of the defunct National Conscience Party (NCP), shared this view in an […]