The Youth Wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria (YOWICAN), has urged governments at all levels to invest in youth development for the growth of the country. The group said the government should give youth an opportunity to demonstrate their God-given talents and skills that would enable them to contribute their own quota to National development. Samuel Ani, the Chairman, YOWICAN, Enugu State, made the call during the Prayer Conference the group organized following the...
The First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu says she is committed to seeing Rebecca Kabu, one of the 277 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014 recently rescued by the Nigerian army, further her education. The First Lady gave the assurance on Friday when she received Kabu in the company of the wife of Vice President Kashim Shettima, Hajia Nana at the presidential villa in Abuja. Kabu was presented to Mrs Tinubu and Mrs Shettima by...
On Saturday, the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, began distributing flyers across southeastern states to notify residents of the official cancellation of the Monday sit-at-home exercise in the region. In a statement, Emma Powerful, the media and publicity secretary of the IPOB, explained that the exercise was aimed at conveying their leader’s (Nnamdi Kanu) instruction to put an end to the weekly sit-at-home. “The exercise also aims to inform the people that sit-at-home is not...
The Nigerian military has described alleged demands by some Nigerians for the armed forces to oust President Bola Tinubu from power as witnessed in neighbouring Niger on July 26 as ‘wicked’. Brigadier-General Tukur Gusau, the defence headquarters’ director of information, in a statement issued on Friday, said such was an “attempt to distract the Armed Forces of Nigeria from performing it’s constitutional responsibilities.” Gusau, who was reacting to a report accusing the Nigerian government of...
On the occasion of the 2023 International Youth Day, President Bola Tinubu has lauded the “vibrant energy, innovative spirit and limitless potential” of Nigerian youths. International Youth Day, observed on August 12, is a special day recognised by the United Nations, UN, to bring attention to the issues impacting young people globally. This year, the International Youth Day theme is “Green Skills for Youth: Towards a Sustainable World”. “Your determination to overcome challenges, your eagerness...
Hundreds of women and youths on Friday mounted a roadblock on the highway leading from Makurdi to Lafia and Abuja protesting the killing of five people in two villages of Guma Local Government Area of Benue State. The protest had caused untold hardship for travelers moving in and out of Makurdi, the Benue State capital.Some locals said assailants who besieged the rural communities of Ngban had killed three people on Thursday night and another two...
No fewer than ten had been crushed to death and several others sustained various degrees of injuries when the famous Zaria Central Mosque in Kaduna state collapsed on Friday. The mosque built over 200 years had undergone different renovations since its establishment. Emir of Zazzau, Mallam Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli, said the incident occurred when the victims were observing the Asr prayer around 4pm. “We had earlier observed a crack on the wall of the mosque...
Traditional leaders of First, Second and Third-class status in Taraba State have choice to seek medication in any hospital and the state government will foot the bills. Taraba State Governor Agbu Kefas of Taraba State announced this Thursday at the state’s Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in Jalingo, the state capital. “The health of our royal fathers is very important and l am committed to their welfare, especially as it relates to the...
The most intriguing part is that Mr. Isaac Chimeremeze who is now associated with this digitization in Abia state, is also the person who worked towards Governor Soludo’s digitization of revenue collection in Anambra state and served as the governor’s Senior Special Assistant on IGR. TAnambra and Abia state share a lot of similarities in terms of commercial and industrial activities, making the two states economic hubs of significant status. Aba in Abia state and...
The Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah has charged newly inaugurated Commissioners to work assiduously to attract investment and economic development and growth in the state. Gov. Mbah stated this on Thursday during the swearing-in ceremony of 20 of the 21 newly appointed Commissioners at the Government House Enugu. Congratulating the Commissioners, Dr. Mbah charged them to bring to the fore their expertise in actualizing his administration’s campaign promises to the masses. “We expressed a...
