Doctors May Begin Nationwide Strike Thursday Over Unresolved FG Agreement

HealthNewsNigeriaDoctors May Begin Nationwide Strike Thursday Over Unresolved FG Agreement

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 21, 2025

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has warned that it will embark on a nationwide strike from Thursday, 24th July 2025, should the Federal Government fail to address its outstanding demands. The NMA President, Prof Bala Audu, issued the warning during a press briefing on Monday, noting that the 21-day ultimatum issued to the government earlier this month would expire on Wednesday, 23rd July. According to him, the association’s demands are not motivated by personal interests,...

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Muhammed Babangida Accepts BOA Appointment, Dismisses Rejection Rumour

NewsNigeriaPoliticsMuhammed Babangida Accepts BOA Appointment, Dismisses Rejection Rumour

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 21, 2025

Muhammed Babangida, son of former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida (rtd), has officially accepted his appointment as Chairman of the Bank of Agriculture (BOA), days after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu approved a fresh set of appointments into key federal agencies. In a statement released on Monday, Babangida expressed deep appreciation to President Tinubu for the confidence reposed in him, describing his appointment as a privilege and an opportunity to contribute meaningfully to national development. His...

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Tinubu: Awujale Told Me I’d Win 2027 Polls Before His Death

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu: Awujale Told Me I’d Win 2027 Polls Before His Death

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 21, 2025

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has revealed that the late Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, gave him his blessing for a second term and assured him of victory in the 2027 presidential election. The revered monarch died last Sunday at the age of 91, just hours after the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari, his close friend and contemporary. At the eight-day Fidau prayer held in his honour at the Dipo Dina International Stadium...

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Subsidy Removal Savings Funding Education, Security, and Infrastructure – NOA

BusinessNewsNigeriaSubsidy Removal Savings Funding Education, Security, and Infrastructure – NOA

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 21, 2025

The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has said that funds saved from the removal of petrol subsidy are being reinvested into key sectors such as social welfare, infrastructure, education, security, and economic empowerment. Director-General of the Agency, Lanre Issa-Onilu, disclosed this in the agency’s weekly publication, where he noted that the reforms introduced since President Bola Ahmed Tinubu assumed office in May 2023 are aimed at stabilising the economy and correcting what he described as “decades...

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Police In Adamawa Arrest 567 Suspects In Four Months

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPolice In Adamawa Arrest 567 Suspects In Four Months

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 21, 2025

The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested 567 suspects for various offences within the second quarter of 2025. The state Commissioner of Police, CP. Dankombo Morris disclosed this Monday while briefing Journalists at the Command’s headquarters, Yola, said the suspects were arrested for Kidnapping, Culpable homicide, Armed robbery, Child trafficking, shila gangsterism, Rape, and sexual offences. “Out of the five hundred and sixty-seven (567) suspects arrested, the key suspects amongst them include: Mrs. Ngozi Abdulwahab, 43...

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Retired Police Officers In Nigeria Protest Over the Contributory Pension Scheme

NewsNigeriaPoliticsRetired Police Officers In Nigeria Protest Over the Contributory Pension Scheme

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 21, 2025

Hundreds of retired police personnel on Monday staged a protest in Abuja and marched to the national assembly after defying the rain. The Protestants, chanting solidarity songs and different comments, marched to the main entrance of the legislative chambers before heading for the Force Headquarters, expressed their grievances over their continued existence on the Contributory Pension Scheme.   The retired police officers claimed that they had been pushed to the wall with the government’s unresponsive...

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APC Slams ADC Over Comments On State Burial For Buhari

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAPC Slams ADC Over Comments On State Burial For Buhari

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)July 20, 2025

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has slammed African Democratic Congress (ADC) over comments on the state burial of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari. A press statement on Saturday signed by Felix Morka, National Publicity Secretary of the party, noted that the comments made over the state burial of late President Muhammadu Buhari are insensitive and unacceptable. The statement reads, “Triggered by the dignified state burial of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari, who passed...

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Police Nab 2 Sisters, 4 Others For Kidnap-Related Offenses In Enugu

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPolice Nab 2 Sisters, 4 Others For Kidnap-Related Offenses In Enugu

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)July 20, 2025

The Enugu State Command Anti-Cultism Tactical Squad recently arrested two sisters and 4 others for kidnapping offences in Enugu State, South-East of Nigeria. The press release signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, states that the ugly incidents happened within the first 2 weeks in the month of July, 2025. “On July 15, 2025, at about 2 pm, the Command’s Anti-Cultism Tactical Squad arrested two female suspects—Juliet Chukwu (aged 39) and Nancy...

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Chief Akai Egwuonwu Pledges to Abide by the APGA Conclave Result

CommunityNewsNigeriaChief Akai Egwuonwu Pledges to Abide by the APGA Conclave Result

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)July 20, 2025

Chief Akai Egwuonwu, the leading Anambra South APGA senatorial aspirant, has pledged to abide by the outcome of the conclave, which produced Chief Emma Nwachukwu, as the preferred choice of the eight APGA aspirants for the Anambra South senatorial by-election. It would be recalled that last week, upon the request of the governor of Anambra State, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo, the eight APGA aspirants who bought the APGA form for the Anambra South senatorial by-election...

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APGA National Chairman, Sly Ezeokenwa Buries Father

CommunityNewsNigeriaAPGA National Chairman, Sly Ezeokenwa Buries Father

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)July 20, 2025

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, on Saturday, buried father, Chief Sir Sylvester Ezeokenwa, who passed on a few months earlier at 71 years. The funeral, which took place at Umuchu in Aguata local government, was very well-attended by APGA leaders, leaders of other political parties, the governor of Anambra State, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo, members of the State Executive Council, members of Anambra State House of Assembly, and the Deputy...

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