Ngelale: Tinubu has improved Nigeria’s security

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNgelale: Tinubu has improved Nigeria’s security

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 27, 2023

Ajuri Ngelale, special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on media and publicity, has scored Tinubu high on security. In a televised interview on Sunday night, the presidential spokesperson said “The national security situation has evolved to the extent that it is no longer the primary talking point in the country.” The high rate of casualties of banditry across the country that used to inundate the cover pages of national dailies, Ngelale said, has drastically dropped....

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Peter Obi wins ‘Politician of the Year’ award

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPeter Obi wins ‘Politician of the Year’ award

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 27, 2023

Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi won the ‘Best Politician of the Year’ award at the Global Affairs Magazine Awards, GAMA, on Saturday, 26 November. Arise News’ Rufai Oseni was given an award of excellence as the ‘Most Courageous Television Host’ of the year. Also, Daniel Olukoya, founder of Mountain of Fire and Miracle Ministries, bagged a lifetime achievement award for his relentless service to humanity. Convener of GAMA, Regina...

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Bandits abduct over 100 persons in Zamfara villages

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaBandits abduct over 100 persons in Zamfara villages

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 27, 2023

A gang of bandits operating in Maru County of Zamfara State led by one Damina raided four villages on Friday night and abducted more than 100 locals. The gunmen struck over the failure of the locals to keep up with the payment of a N110 million levy as retribution after Nigerian troops killed four of their men. Damina accuses the locals of giving soldiers tip-offs of his gang’s movements. Several remote communities in Zamfara State...

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Wema Bank emerges overall winner for second time at Nigeria bankers’ games

BusinessNewsNigeriaWema Bank emerges overall winner for second time at Nigeria bankers’ games

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 25, 2023

The Wema Bank has emerged winner of the Nigerian Bankers Games (NBG) 2023, maintaining the winning streak for the second year. According to a report made available to journalists, the grand finale of the annual sporting event, held at the University of Lagos Sports Center, saw the defending champions defeating other competing banks to emerge the overall winner. The games kicked off on the 21st of October, and on the journey to the finals, Wema...

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Staff of Covenant University gets 20% pay raise

EducationNewsNigeriaStaff of Covenant University gets 20% pay raise

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 24, 2023

Authorities of Covenant University in Ota, Ogun State, have approved a 20 per cent salary increase for staff which would take off in November. The institution’s Board of Regents chaired by Bishop David Oyedepo, the founder and chancellor of the institution gave the nod which the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Abiodun Adebayo described as a ‘compassionate decision.’ The Vice-Chancellor explained that the pay raise became necessary given the prevailing economic realities spurred by the removal of the...

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FCT Minister, Wike plans to kick Keke drivers out of Abuja

NewsNigeriaPoliticsFCT Minister, Wike plans to kick Keke drivers out of Abuja

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 24, 2023

In about a month, keke, the Nigerian-speak for tricycle, would no longer ply the road of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, has said. Wike said instead of tricycles, there would be buses and taxis for public transportation to combat the high rate of “one chance” crimes. ‘I assure you that once the buses and taxis are on the road, the problem of “one chance” will be...

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Niger’s military government seeks suspension of sanctions by ECOWAS

AfricaNewsWest AfricaNiger’s military government seeks suspension of sanctions by ECOWAS

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 24, 2023

Niger’s junta has dragged the Nigerian government and Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, to court, seeking the relaxation of the harsh sanctions imposed on the country following the late July coup that led to the overthrow of President Mohamed Bazoum. Younkaila Yaye, one of the military government attorneys, at the proceeding in Abuja on Monday, said the country is in the grip of economic depression. Businesses are shutting down because of rising costs,...

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I deserve to be in the Guinness Book of World Records: Tinubu

NewsNigeriaPoliticsI deserve to be in the Guinness Book of World Records: Tinubu

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 24, 2023

President Bola Tinubu has said that his past and present accomplishments as governor and now president make him deserving of a place in the Guinness Book of World Records. Speaking at the 10th German–Nigerian Business Forum in Berlin earlier this week, Tinubu said his reforms as Governor (1999–2007) that made Lagos State the fifth-largest economy in Africa and paved the way for him to lead Africa’s most populous nation is the reason he deserves the...

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Burna Boy is Billboard’s Afrobeats artiste of the year

EntertainmentNewsNigeriaBurna Boy is Billboard’s Afrobeats artiste of the year

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 23, 2023

…Rema’s ‘Calm Down’ tops the Afrobeats song chart. Burna Boy is the highest-ranked Afrobeats artiste of 2023 in the United States, according to Billboard. Burna Boy, who finished second in 2022, secured this year’s top spot with 26 leading entries throughout the 2023 chart year: November 19, 2022–October 21, 2023. Rema, one of Nigeria’s most decorated artistes of the year, snagged the silver medal from his seniors in the music industry including Davido and Wizkid...

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Terrorists on the run as military raid hideouts, rescue 31 hostages

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaTerrorists on the run as military raid hideouts, rescue 31 hostages

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 23, 2023

A gang of bandits terrorising Tangaza local government area of Sokoto State abandoned their captives and fled when men of the Nigerian Army came upon them unexpectedly. The terrorists were hiding in the thick Buani forest in Alya Fulani village. The soldiers rescued 30 hostages and burnt down the fleeing terrorists’ camps. The operation, the Nigerian Army said in a social media post on Wednesday, was carried out on 21 November by the Joint Task...

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