Lakurawa Insurgency Will Soon Be History, Oluyede Declares

 The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has assured Nigerians that the Lakurawa terror group, which has wreaked havoc in parts of Northern Nigeria, will soon be eliminated. Addressing State House correspondents after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu in Abuja on Monday, General Oluyede disclosed that new strategies were being adopted to tackle insecurity and enhance national security. “I am here to reassure Mr President that I will do my best to...

NiMet Installs Modern Weather Station at Chukwuemeka Odumegwu

The Nigeria Meteorological Agency – NiMet – has fulfilled its promise to install a weather station within the premises of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu University in Igbariam. This was a promise made during the University’s climate action summit championed by the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof. Kate Omenugha, to create awareness and mobilize the University community to take concerted action against the adverse effects of climate change in the university. The well-attended climate summit a few months...

Army Rescues Four Kidnapped Victims In Delta

Respite came the way of four kidnapped victims in the Ugbolu forest, located in the Oshimili South Local Government Area of Delta State when troops from the 63 Brigade of the Nigerian Army successfully rescued them. A press statement on Monday issued by Major Emmanuel Onoja, Assistant Director of Army Public Relations, noted that the operation was initiated following reliable intelligence regarding the activities of suspected kidnappers in the area. According to the statement, the...

Nigerian Immigrants Account For Highest Diaspora Remittances In West Africa – Shettima

…Says FG Returned 10,000 Citizens Detained For Sundry Migration Offences In 2024 Vice President Kashim Shettima has expressed support for migration of citizens from one part of the world to another. According to the Vice President, migration is a major contributor to national and global development, says Nigerian immigrants account for highest diaspora remittances in West Africa. He noted that migration goes beyond crossover from one geographical location to another but a system of fostering economic...

Youth Group Holds Carol of 9 Lessons in Anambra State

…Distributes Rice to Members A political support Group, Youth Earnestly Seeking Solution – YESS, founded by Dr. Nelson Omenugha, the Special Adviser to Governor Chukwuma Soludo on Youth Empowerment Programmes, has held its fifth carol of nine lessons in Awka. This event also featured distribution of hundreds of bags of rice to members across the twenty-one local government areas of Anambra State. The get-together which was well attended by leaders of the group across Anambra...

Ajemba and Okagbue Families, Set to Bid 111years Departed Matriarch Farewell

The Okagbue and Ajemba family of Mgbuke and Nagbana village in Umunnachi, Dunukofia local government area is set to bid their matriarch Ugoye Ogechukwu Ajemba, nee Okagbue, the only surviving sister of Chief Chike Okagbue of Bessoy Group, the father of Chief Uzu Okagbue, farewell. Madam Ugoye who is arguably one of the oldest women in Umunnachi, passed on a few months ago at the age of one hundred and eleven years. While she lived,...

2025 Budget: Finance Minister, Edun Says, Budget Is Showing Promising Signs

Wale Edun, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy has told the House of Representatives that there are strong signs of positive economic performance in Nigeria for the year 2025. The Minister disclosed this during his presentation on the 2025 budget proposal, as well as the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP), on Monday. Speaking about the government’s strategic plans, the minister expressed optimism about Nigeria’s economic recovery, driven...

PANDEF Hails Akpabio At 62, Says Senate President Is Political Stabilizer

Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), South-South apex socio-political organisation has hailed the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio on his 62nd birthday.  The organisation has in a release on Monday signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Chief Dr. Obiuwevbi Ominimini, noted that it’s a thing of joy to have the former Akwa Ibom State Governor as the Senate President at a time such as this, and described him as God’s gift to the nation, a dependable...

2027: Suggesting Exclusion Of North Is Injustice – Atiku

…Says By Next Cycle, South Would Have Done 17 Years, North 11 Years Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said that by 2027 anyone suggesting that the North shouldn’t run in 2027 presidential election, is supporting injustice. According to him, the South would have enjoyed 17 years of leadership, while the North would have done only 11 years by the next election cycle. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections,...

Oluyede Assumes Office as Nigeria’s 24th Chief of Army Staff

The Nigerian Army on Monday marked the assumption of office of Lieutenant-General Olufemi Oluyede as the 24th Chief of Army Staff with a symbolic lowering and hoisting of the command flag at the Army Headquarters, Abuja. The event, steeped in military tradition, signified the formal commencement of Lt.-Gen. Oluyede’s tenure following his confirmation by the Senate and House of Representatives. The ceremony was attended by senior military officers and other dignitaries. President Bola Tinubu had...

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