ASUU Strike: NLC Hosts Urgent Talks with ASUU, Education Unions
By: Aremu Toyeebaht The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Monday convened an emergency meeting with leaders of key tertiary education unions as part of intensified efforts to end the ongoing nationwide strike that has paralysed academic activities across Nigerian universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education. The high-level meeting, taking place at the NLC headquarters in […]
Tinubu Celebrates Ex-Head of State General Gowon 91st Birthday
By: Aremu Toyeebaht President Bola Tinubu has celebrated former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (retd.), on his 91st birthday, hailing him as a patriot whose leadership continues to shape Nigeria’s unity and progress. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Sunday, President Tinubu joined family, friends, […]
#ReleaseNnamdiKanuNow: Police Fire Teargas at Protesters, Traders at EDA Plaza
By: Aremu Toyeebaht EDA Plaza, a popular shopping complex in Jabi, was forced to shut down on Monday after police fired teargas inside the building to disperse protesters demanding the release of detained Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader Nnamdi Kanu. According to eyewitnesses, protesters, who had earlier gathered in the area as part of […]
NDLEA Foils Drug Smuggling in Frozen Snails, Bulbs Bound for Abroad
By Oluwakemi Kindness Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted multiple consignments of illicit drugs concealed in unusual items. The items includes frozen snails, electrical bulbs, and female clothes bound for the United States, United Kingdom, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). According to NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, the interceptions […]
DG NILDS Marks 60th Birthday with Homecoming Prayers in Ilorin
You are a Gift to Humanity – DG NILDS Hails Ooni of Ife at 51
By Chinedu Echianu The Director-General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), Professor Abubakar Sulaiman, has extended warm felicitations to the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Babatunde Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, on the occasion of his 51st birthday anniversary. In a statement issued on Friday, by his Media Adviser, Mohammad Abdulkadri, Professor […]
President Tinubu Returns to Abuja After Counter-Terrorism Meeting in Rome
By Chinedu Echianu President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has returned to Abuja after participating in the Aqaba Process Heads of State and Government-level Meeting held in Rome, Italy. The Aqaba Process, launched in 2015 by His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan, is a global counter-terrorism initiative co-chaired by Jordan and Italy. According to a statement […]
CP Dantawaye Miller Assumes Duty as New FCT Commissioner of Police
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has announced the assumption of CP Dantawaye Miller as its 34th Commissioner of Police. According to a statement by SP Josephine Adeh, Police Public Relations Officer, he takes over from CP Ajao S. Adewale, who has been redeployed for another assignment by the Inspector-General of […]
House Orders Probe of Nigerian Banks Over Arbitrary Charges
By Oluwakemi Kindness The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the arbitrary and unexplained charges imposed on customers by commercial banks across Nigeria.The resolution followed a motion of urgent public importance moved by Mukhtar Tolani Shagaya, representing Ilorin West/Asa Federal Constituency of Kwara State. Presenting the motion, Shagaya lamented the rising complaints from customers […]
Tinubu Mourns Former UN Envoy Joy Ogwu
By: Aremu Toyeebaht President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has mourned the death of former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Joy Uche Angela Ogwu, who passed away at the age of 79. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, the President […]