Peter Obi, the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), in the 2023 polls has urged Nigerian leaders to use their positions for the ultimate benefit of the people who voted them into power. Obi stated this in a series of tweets after he attended the Thanksgiving Service and Empowerment Day organised by the Senator…
Alhaji Alarape Salman, the first Attorney-General in Kwara state has been confirmed dead at the age of 81. Salman who was also a former Commissioner of Justice died on Sunday in Ilorin. The Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has now reacted to his death. He described his death as the end of a…
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has slated January 8, 2024, as the start date for the physical and credentials screening of applicants vying for the position of Police Constables in both the General Duty and Specialist Cadres. This was disclosed in a statement signed by its spokesperson, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi, on Sunday. The screening…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has given the sum of US $61.64 million to foreign airlines operating in the country. This move is intended to send the Naira soaring. This targeted dollar release aimed at clearing a portion of the backlog of matured foreign exchange obligations owed to the airlines, is a big step…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Kano State have arrested a 25-year-old man, Alkasim Ya’u, for allegedly stabbing his father to death at Tudun Yola ‘C’, area of Gwale Local Government Area of the state. The NSCDC Corps Commandant, Mohammed Falala, disclosed this in a telephone interview with the News…
The General Hospital in Odan, Lagos, still hasn’t replaced the elevator that led to the tragic death of House Officer Dr. Vwaere Diaso five months ago due to an accident. The PUNCH reports that Diaso was killed after the elevator crashed from the 10th floor to the ground floor of the 131-year-old hospital. A colleague…
Family and friends cried bitterly yesterday as the body of the late former governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, arrived in Nigeria. The late governor’s remains were brought into the country from Germany, where he passed away on December 26, 2023. The atmosphere was filled with grief as the corpse adorned in the Nigerian…
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have unleashed a terror attack on the Nahuche community of Bungudu Local Government Area, Zamfara State, killing seven locals and abducted scores. According to a community source, Tasiu Nahuche, the terrorists invaded the village in the wee hours of Wednesday. He explained that the community members were already asleep…
After an undercover journalist, Umar Audu, exposed the detailed process of acquiring a degree from a university in Cotonou, Benin Republic, and the subsequent undetected deployment to Cross Rivers State for the NYSC programme, there has been a significant and strong reaction among Nigerians. The report, which has since gained prominence, led the federal…
There has been outrage over an instruction by Betta Edu, minister of humanitarian affairs, to Oluwatoyin Sakirat Madein, the accountant-general of the federation, to transfer N585 million to the bank account of an individual. The instruction for the payment is contained in a leaked letter dated December 20, 2023, seen by TheCable. The letter,…