I Won’t Take You For Granted, Tinubu Tells Nigerians

NewsNigeriaPoliticsI Won’t Take You For Granted, Tinubu Tells Nigerians

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)December 23, 2024

…Says Minimum Wage Increment Is Major Anti-corruption Strategy President Bola Tinubu has promised he won’t take Nigerians for granted as their president. He also thanked the citizens for believing in him, assured them that 2025 will be promising. The President also spoke about the measures he has been using to fight corruption, stressing that paying minimum wage is a major strategy of anti-corruption. The president stated this on Monday during a media chat with some...

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Governor Fintiri Creates Seven New Chiefdoms, Emirates 

CommunityNewsNigeriaGovernor Fintiri Creates Seven New Chiefdoms, Emirates 

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 23, 2024

In a statewide broadcast Monday, Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Fintiri has announced the creation of second-class chiefdoms for Hoba, Madagali, Michika and Fofure from the Adamawa and Mubi Emirates In a statewide broadcast to the people of the state on Monday, the governor said Hoba Chiefdom will have its headquarters in Hong, Madagali Chiefdom with headquarters at Gulak, Michika Chiefdom with headquarters at Michika and Fofure with headquarters in Fufore, respectively. Also, third-class status chiefdom...

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Wealthy Individuals Should Assist Poor – Bishop Adeoye

NewsNigeriaWealthy Individuals Should Assist Poor – Bishop Adeoye

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 23, 2024

Wealthy Nigerian pastors have been urged to remember the poor and assist them in whatever form. The Presiding Bishop of Sufficient Grace and Truth International Ministries, Bishop Seun Adeoye, explained that the wealth possessed by rich people was not meant for their pleasures alone but to help others as well. In a statement issued on Monday in Okinni, Osun State, and titled “Let Us Be That Good Samaritan,” Bishop Adeoye noted that most Nigerian rich...

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FG Declares Public Holidays on Christmas, Boxing Day, New Year

NewsNigeriaPoliticsFG Declares Public Holidays on Christmas, Boxing Day, New Year

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 23, 2024

The Federal Government has declared Wednesday 25th, Thursday 26th December 2024, and Wednesday 1st January, 2025 as public holidays to celebrate Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year respectively. Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, Minister of Interior, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Dr. Magdalene Ajani, on Monday. Tunji-Ojo, while extending warm greetings to all Nigerians, urged them to use the festive periods to...

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Police Denies Amnesty’s Negative Report During #EndBadGovernance Protests

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPolice Denies Amnesty’s Negative Report During #EndBadGovernance Protests

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 23, 2024

The Nigeria Police Force has dismissed allegations by Amnesty International of excessive force and unlawful killings during the August 2024 #EndBadGovernance protests, describing the claims as “false, misleading, and sensational.” In a press briefing at the Force Headquarters in Abuja, the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, criticised Amnesty International’s report, “Bloody August: Nigeria Government’s Violent Crackdown on #EndBadGovernance Protests“, for its alleged inaccuracies. Amnesty International had accused the police of killing at least...

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IGP Orders Investigation as Man Dies in Kwara Police Custody

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaIGP Orders Investigation as Man Dies in Kwara Police Custody

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 23, 2024

A 35-year-old man, Tunji Jimoh, has allegedly died from torture while in police custody at the Kwara State Police Command in Ilorin. Jimoh, a resident of the Erubu/Asunnara community, was arrested over an alleged debt of ₦220,000 owed to a friend, whose brother is a police officer. Family members claimed Jimoh was detained at the Special Investigation Bureau (SIB) of the Kwara State Police Command on Friday and denied bail. “We had to leave the...

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Shettima Mourns Victims of Stampedes, Assures Families of Support

NewsNigeriaPoliticsShettima Mourns Victims of Stampedes, Assures Families of Support

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 22, 2024

Abuja Government Hospitals to Provide Free Treatment for Victims Police Mandate Prior Notification for Public Events to Prevent Future Tragedies Vice President Kashim Shettima and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, have expressed deep sorrow over the recent stampedes across Nigeria that claimed numerous lives. Both have pledged support for the bereaved families and survivors. In a condolence message issued on Sunday in Abuja, Mr Shettima extended heartfelt prayers and sympathies...

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Lives Lost Amidst Hunger: Rice Sharing Events End in Tragedy in Anambra, Abuja

NewsNigeriaLives Lost Amidst Hunger: Rice Sharing Events End in Tragedy in Anambra, Abuja

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)December 21, 2024

Tragedy struck on Saturday morning as stampedes during rice distribution events claimed lives in Okija, Anambra State, and the Maitama area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. In Okija, Anambra State, no fewer than 17 residents reportedly lost their lives during the rice-sharing programme. The victims, mostly women, were said to have gathered in large numbers when the incident occurred. Several videos circulating on social media showed lifeless bodies sprawled on the ground, while...

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Ojukwu University honours Outstanding Students, Staff and Partners

EducationNewsNigeriaOjukwu University honours Outstanding Students, Staff and Partners

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)December 21, 2024

In line with her three Vs of Values, Visibility, and Viability, the Vice Chancellor of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu University, Prof Kate Azuka Omenugha, has honoured some students, teaching staff, and non-teaching staff members of the university, as well as those supportive of the university’s progress in 2024. This recognition which was a part of the university’s 2024 Carol of 9 lessons with the theme, “COOU Christmas: A Bouquet of Joy and Awards”, marked the gradual conclusion...

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France Withdraws Combatants From Chad After Breaking Ties with Regime

AfricaNewsNigeriaWest AfricaFrance Withdraws Combatants From Chad After Breaking Ties with Regime

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 21, 2024

The French Defence Ministry said on Friday that it has begun the withdrawal of its soldiers from Chad after N’djamena last month abruptly ended military cooperation with its former colonial power. The ministry said in a statement on Facebook that a contingent of 120 soldiers had already left the African country and returned to France, which marked 10 days after French fighter aircraft left the Sahel country. “At midday, 120 French soldiers took off from...

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