Adamawa State: Tol Huba Receives Staff of Office Amidst Cheers

LifestyleNewsNigeriaAdamawa State: Tol Huba Receives Staff of Office Amidst Cheers

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 15, 2025

Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, in a colorful ceremony, presented the staff of office to the newly appointed First Tol Huba, Barrister Alheri Bulus Nyako, marking the culmination of over 120 years of struggle. Speaking at the event held in Hong Local Government Area, Governor Fintiri charged the new Tol Huba to see himself as a leader for all, urging him to ensure inclusivity and fairness in his reign. The governor said the creation...

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UNIZIK Expels 300L Student Who Assaulted lecturer For Disrupting TikTok Videoing

EducationNewsNigeriaUNIZIK Expels 300L Student Who Assaulted lecturer For Disrupting TikTok Videoing

PilotnewsFebruary 14, 2025

 Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NAU), Awka Anambra State has expelled the 300 level student of History and International Studies, Miss Chimamaka Precious Goddy-Mbakwe. Goddy-Mbakwe is the lady spotted in a viral video clip assaulting Dr Chukwudi Okoye, a lecturer in the Department of Theatre and Film Studies for allegedly obstructing her TikTok video making. According to a letter dated February 13, signed by the NAU Acting Registrar, Mr Victor Modebelu and copied to the Acting Vice-Chancellor,...

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Afenifere Leader, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, Is Dead

NewsNigeriaAfenifere Leader, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, Is Dead

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)February 14, 2025

Pa Ayo Adebanjo, Leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere has died at the age of 96. His family announced his death in a statement on Friday, February 14, 2025, saying that the elder statesman died at his residence in Lekki, Lagos State. “He died peacefully this morning, Friday, February 14, 2025, at his Lekki, Lagos Nigeria home at the age of 96,” the statement read. Adebanjo, a distinguished lawyer, former organising secretary of the...

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South-West Governors Form Joint Security Team to Tackle Rising Insecurity

NewsNigeriaPoliticsSouth-West Governors Form Joint Security Team to Tackle Rising Insecurity

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 14, 2025

Governors from Nigeria’s South-West region have resolved to establish a joint surveillance team to combat rising insecurity, including the growing threat posed by the Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP). The decision was reached on Thursday during a four-hour meeting at the Lagos State House, Alausa, Ikeja, under the aegis of the South-West Governors’ Forum (SGF). The meeting had in attendance Governors Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), Lucky Aiyedatiwa (Ondo), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Ademola...

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National Assembly Passes ₦54.99 Trillion 2025 Budget

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNational Assembly Passes ₦54.99 Trillion 2025 Budget

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 14, 2025

The National Assembly has passed the 2025 Appropriation Bill, approving a total budget of ₦54.99 trillion, which exceeds President Bola Tinubu’s ₦54.2 trillion proposal. The fiscal legislation was passed on Thursday by both the Senate and the House of Representatives after deliberations on revenue projections and expenditure plans. The approved budget will now be sent to the president for assent. Breakdown of the Budget The approved ₦54,990,165,355,396 budget includes: ₦3,645,761,358,925 for statutory transfers. ₦14,317.142,689,548 for...

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Transparency International Ranks Nigeria 140th in Corruption Index

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTransparency International Ranks Nigeria 140th in Corruption Index

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 13, 2025

…Presidecy Welcomes Ranking Nigeria has been ranked 140th out of 180 countries in the 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) released by Transparency International (TI), improving from 145th in the 2023 ranking. The report, presented on Tuesday in Abuja by TI’s Nigerian chapter, the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), showed that Nigeria’s corruption perception score increased slightly from 25 to 26 out of 100. The 2024 CPI report, which assesses the perceived level of public...

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Bishop Calls for Ban on Valentine’s Day Celebration in Nigeria

LifestyleNewsNigeriaBishop Calls for Ban on Valentine’s Day Celebration in Nigeria

PilotnewsFebruary 13, 2025

The General Superintendent of the Holy Spirit Mission, Ikeja, Lagos, Bishop Charles Ighele, has called for a ban on Valentine’s Day celebration in Nigeria, citing its association with immorality. Speaking in an interview in Lagos, Bishop Ighele argued that the essence of the celebration had been distorted, shifting from humanitarian acts to an event that promotes romantic and sexual indulgence. “Valentine’s Day is a Deception” The cleric described Valentine’s Day as a deception from the...

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Tems Expands Influence Beyond Music, Joins Elite Ownership Group of San Diego FC

EntertainmentLifestyleNewsNigeriaTems Expands Influence Beyond Music, Joins Elite Ownership Group of San Diego FC

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 13, 2025

Nigerian Afrobeats star, Temilade Openiyi, alias Tems, has joined Major League Soccer (MLS) side San Diego F.C. as a part owner, making her the first African female musician to own a stake in a top-flight football club in the United States. The club announced her involvement on Wednesday, stating that she joined through her company, The Leading Vibe, in partnership with Pave Investments, an African private investment firm. “We Are Delighted to Have Tems” –...

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NLC Rejects 50% Telecom Tariff Hike, Orders Boycott of MTN, Airtel, Glo

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNLC Rejects 50% Telecom Tariff Hike, Orders Boycott of MTN, Airtel, Glo

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 13, 2025

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has strongly condemned the recent 50 per cent increase in telecommunications tariffs, describing it as a “betrayal of trust” and an “affront to the principles of negotiation.” The Central Working Committee (CWC) of the NLC, at its meeting in Lokoja, Kogi State, on Tuesday, 11 February 2025, said the tariff hike, which took effect the same day, violated an earlier agreement reached with the Federal Government and the Nigerian Communications...

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Collapses Of Textile Industries In Kano, Kaduna Account For Over 500K Jobs Loss

NewsNigeriaPoliticsCollapses Of Textile Industries In Kano, Kaduna Account For Over 500K Jobs Loss

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 13, 2025

The collapse of the once-thriving textile industries in Kano and Kaduna states that leads to the loss of over 500,000 jobs has become a serious concern to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dr. Tajudeen Abbas. Abbas who was speaking at the inauguration of the House Committee on the North West Development Commission (NWDC) at the National Assembly complex yesterday, described the decline as a significant economic setback for Northern Nigeria. “The textile industry...

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