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President Bola Tinubu addressed Nigerians on Monday about the state of the nation. See the full text of his address below: My fellow citizens, I want to talk to you about our economy. It is important that you understand the reasons for the policy measures I have taken to combat the serious economic challenges this […]
Continue ReadingEconomic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Authority of Heads of State and Government, at an extraordinary meeting on Sunday, in Abuja, issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Niger Republic military to release and reinstate President Mohammed Bazoum as the legitimate Head of State and government of the landlocked state. Besides the seven-day ultimatum, the ECOWAS […]
Continue ReadingJustice Chima Centus Nweze (simply called CC Nweze) of the Supreme Court of Nigeria has passed away. Justice Nweze died on Sunday at the age of 64. His ailing health reportedly played a role in the recent unrest among Supreme Court Justices, who expressed their concerns during the tenure of the immediate past Chief Justice […]
Continue ReadingA Twitter user, Balewa @aprilbox, has shared the sad and shocking letter an Embassy allegedly sent to a Nigerian applicant on why his/her Schengen Visa was denied. In the letter that has gone viral, the embassy alleged that the documents some Nigerians present are forged and that this is common with Nigerians. The letter also […]
Continue ReadingVeteran Nigerian actress and film producer, Ebele Okaro has taken to her Instagram page to share the sad news of the passing of her dear husband. Ebele penned down a tribute to her husband by sharing a quote from American actress and producer, Ellen Brennaman on her page. It reads: “Don’t think of him as […]
Continue ReadingA High Court Lagos State sitting in Ikeja has delivered judgment in the long-drawn suit over the management and control of some of the assets of Ojukwu Transport Ltd, OTL, in favour of Mrs. Bianca Ojukwu, widow of the late Igbo leader, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, and her two children. The late Ikemba Nnewi was […]
Continue ReadingNigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has advised citizens to stock their homes with food items, medicines and other essential things ahead of the commencement of its seven-day strike to protest the removal of fuel subsidies and the escalating cost of living in the country. The warning, it noted, had become necessary because the strike would cripple […]
Continue ReadingEx-banker, Uchenna Emmanuel, has confessed to having “mistakenly” used a bank customer’s ATM card to withdraw cash five times. The suspect, a cashier, made this known on Friday while being paraded by the Ondo State Police Command in Akure, the state capital. He claimed in his narration, to have made withdrawals from the account five […]
Continue ReadingA traditional ruler, Olu of Onibuku in Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State, Oba Abraham Olusegun Bankole, was crushed to death by a truck. The monarch was said to be aboard a tricycle, otherwise known as Keke Napep, when the liquor-laden truck ran over the tricycle along the Ota-Idiroko expressway, close to Winners Chapel […]
Continue ReadingA Nigerian man identified as Emma Ezeuko, has been killed by suspected gunmen in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was gathered that Ezeuko was shot dead on Tuesday, July 25, 2023, five days after his birthday. The deceased hailed from Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State. Details of the incident are still sketchy at the […]
Continue ReadingSupporters of the coup in Niger have attacked the headquarters of the ousted president’s party, attacking politicians and setting the headquarters on fire, stoning and burning cars outside. In shocking scenes, groups of civilians with some holding Russian flags in beating up politicians who were allies of President Mohamed Bazoum – who was taken captive […]
Continue ReadingUK-based Nigerian doctor has reportedly lost custody of his 16-year-old son after flogging him with a belt. A Nigerian woman, a child rights advocate known as pepstalk1, who shared the story after turning up in court for the case, said the Nigerian doctor flogged his son after he caught him watching an inappropriate video with his […]
Continue ReadingNiger President Mohamed Bazoum remained held in the presidential palace on Thursday afternoon and it was unclear who was in charge of the country after soldiers on Wednesday evening declared a military coup that sparked widespread condemnation. France, the country’s former colonial power, and the West African regional bloc ECOWAS called for Bazoum’s immediate release […]
Continue ReadingUnited Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has released a worrisome report, giving details of the multidimensional poverty index (MPI), 2023, level in over more than 100 countries, indicating the worst in the history of mankind, even as part of the report titled. “Unstacking global poverty: Data for high-impact action’ reads: “The global MPI is a key […]
Continue ReadingAnxiety over President Bola Tinubu’s proposed cabinet members was finally laid to rest on Thursday when the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, unveiled the ministerial list. Some immediate past governors including Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State, Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and David Umahi of Ebonyi State made the list. Tinubu’s Ministerial List consists […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Super Falcons defeated Australia 3-2 at the Brisbane Stadium on Thursday. Nigerian female national team beat their opponent to record their first win in the competition and the fifth win in the history of the Women’s World Cup. The Nigerian side came from a goal down to hand the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup […]
Continue ReadingOfficials of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) and operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), on Tuesday, fought over the custody of suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria Currently suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Nigeria’s once-powerful central bank chief was charged with illegally owning a shotgun and hundreds […]
Continue ReadingSub-Saharan African Skills and Apprenticeship Stakeholders Network (SASASNET) has explained why the Dangote refinery engaged 11,000 skilled workers from India while neglecting youths from Nigeria and other African countries. The network, on Wednesday, noted that the reason for the neglect was that youths from Nigeria lacked the adequate skills needed to be engaged in the […]
Continue ReadingPeter Obi and Nigeria’s Labour Party (LP) legal team, led by Livy Uzoukwu SAN, on Thursday, filed their final written address in response to the 2nd and 3rd respondents, President Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima, respectively. In the full written address (download credit: Parallel facts), Dr Uzoukwu faulted the response of Tinubu’s lawyer to the […]
Continue ReadingAfter a long detention and massive condemnations by Nigerians, the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele has finally been arraigned for illegal possession of firearm and ammunition. Emefiele arrived at the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos for his arraignment on two counts charges. He was brought to court by officials […]
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