Dignitaries Attend the 3rd Annual Ojukwu Memorial Lecture

Esteemed guests and dignitaries gather to honor the legacy of Ojukwu at the 3rd Annual Memorial lLecture The 3rd Ojukwu Memorial Lecture was held on Friday, at the auditorium of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu University, Igbariam, amidst an intellectually charged up environment, as various speakers project different levels of excellence that is possible to achieve with the Anambra state-owned university. Ojukwu lecture series, instituted by the former Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Greg Nwakoby, offers an...

Police Parade Suspects in Murder of OMMATA Chairman, Reveals Gang’s Hideout

The Enugu State Police Command has arrested and paraded two out of a seven-man criminal gang, who murdered in cold blood Chief Stephen Aniagu the Chairman of Ogbete Main Market Traders Association (OMMATA) on the 14th of September, 2024. Briefing newsmen at the Police headquarters in Enugu on Friday, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, the Police Public Relations Officer said the arrest of the two suspects on the 8th and 9th of November 2024 was successful due to concerted...

Tinubu Calls For Peaceful Governorship Election In Ondo

President Bola Tinubu has called for a peaceful election in the Saturday’s governorship election in Ondo State. The President has in a press statement on Friday signed by his Special Adviser on Information & Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, urged all political stakeholders and the electorate to uphold peace and decorum and fulfil their civic responsibilities without fear before or after the election. The statement noted that Tinubu anticipates a democratic process in the state that will...

I Defeated You In 2023 Primaries, Atiku Mocks Wike

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has mocked Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), saying that he gave him a resounding defeat in the 2023 primaries in Abuja. Atiku who was reacting to comments made by the former Rivers State Governor regarding his prospects of becoming the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the 2027 elections. It will be recalled that Wike had during a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday,...

Nigerian–American Lawmakers Celebrate Reelections Across the US

In a historic milestone for the Nigerian–American community, several Nigerian–American lawmakers secured their reelection in the 2024 midterm elections held on 5 November. US Representative Dr Oye Owolewa, who represents Washington, D.C., continues to make strides as one of the first Nigerian-Americans elected to Congress. His re-election marks another chapter in his work advocating for the residents of Washington, D.C. In Kansas, State Representative Kelechi “KC” Ohaebosim secured his seat for District 89 in Wichita....

REPORT: Dasuki Spent Anti-terrorism Funds on Luxury US Properties

An investigation by the Platform to Protect Whistleblowers in Africa, PPLAAF, has exposed the diversion of millions of dollars, meant for Nigeria’s anti-terrorism fight against, into luxury real estate in the United States. These funds are reportedly linked to former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, previously accused of embezzling billions from Nigeria’s defence funds. Reports indicate that the misappropriated funds were used to purchase high-end properties in Los Angeles, California, and McLean, Virginia, a wealthy...

FG Commends MD of Stine Industries for Implementing New Minimum Wage

The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Federal Ministry of Labour, has commended Chief Akai Egwuonwu, the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Stine Industries, for the implementation of the new minimum wage. This commendation was conveyed by Mrs. Oji-Ogbuehi Bernadine, the Anambra State Controller, Federal Ministry of Labour, during a courtesy call to Chief Akai’s office in Awka. During the visit, Mrs. Bernadine and other senior Federal Ministry of Labour staff members noted...

Tinubu Proposes ₦47.9 Trillion Budget for 2025, FEC Grants Approval

The Nigerian government has proposed a ₦47.9 trillion budget for the 2025 fiscal year, which has received approval from the Federal Executive Council, FEC. The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Atiku Bagudu, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents after the FEC meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu. Bagudu explained that the proposed budget forms part of the “Medium Term Expenditure Framework, MTEF, for 2025-2027” in line with the Fiscal Responsibility Act...

Breaking: Body Of Late COAS Lagbaja Set For Burial In Abuja  

The remains of late Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja set for burial tomorrow Friday at the national military cemetery Abuja has arrived Abuja. The Nigerian Airforce plane NAF 918 carrying the body of the late COAS left the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Lagos around 11 am and landed at the presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja around 12:15 pm. A guard of honor was accorded to the body of...

FG Secures $134m AfDB Loan to Boost Food Production Nationwide

The Federal Government of Nigeria has secured a $134 million loan from the African Development Bank, AfDB, to enhance seed and grain production, according to a press release from the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, disclosed this during the launch of the 2024/2025 National Dry Season Farming initiative in Calabar. The event was attended by the Deputy Governor of Cross River State, Peter...

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