Hardship: NNPP founder, Aniebonam asks Nigerians to be patient with Tinubu

NewsNigeriaPoliticsHardship: NNPP founder, Aniebonam asks Nigerians to be patient with Tinubu

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)February 24, 2024

The founder of New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), Dr. Aniebonam Boniface Okechukwu has asked Nigerians to be patient with President Bola Tinubu in the current period of economic hardship in the country. Aniebonam in a press statement on Saturday urged Nigerians to rally round the President to ensure that they overcome the challenges at the avoidable travail in the country. He said, “A great leader is he or she who can take a wrong decision in...

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Troops Rescue12 Kidnapped Travelers

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaTroops Rescue12 Kidnapped Travelers

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 24, 2024

Twelve kidnapped travelers who were abducted in Benue State en route from Imo to Adamawa State have been rescued by Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS). Force Commander, Maj-Gen. Igbinomwanhia Sunday Igbinomwanhia, in a statement made available to journalists on Friday in Makurdi, said that in the latest operation, troops of Sector 1 OPWS, on February 21, 2024, at Jootar village in Ukum LGA of Benue State, rescued 12 kidnapped victims who were in transit from...

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Pastor Siju Iluyomade’s Birthday Party and the Finality of Death

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionPoliticsPastor Siju Iluyomade’s Birthday Party and the Finality of Death

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)February 23, 2024

“No matter how good and generous the dead may be, there are those very close who are eager to erase their memories.” —Ebuka Onyekwelu In a deep and sober conversation some time ago with my uncle, Benchuks Nwosu, after we had talked for over an hour, he paused. Then, after some two minutes, he said, “onwu wu mmeli,” in Nnewi dialect. This comment can be generally translated in English to mean that death is the...

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Federal Government Approves Two More Universities, Nigeria Now Has 274 Universities

EducationNewsNigeriaFederal Government Approves Two More Universities, Nigeria Now Has 274 Universities

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 23, 2024

Two more private universities have been approved by the Federal Government, bringing the total number of Universities in Nigeria to 274. The breakdown shows that Nigeria now has 149 private, 63 State, and 62 federal universities. The newly approved universities are Lighthouse University, Evbuobanosa, Edo State, and the African School of Economics, FCT. Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman while presenting Provisional Licenses to the two universities in Abuja on Thursday said the two universities were...

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EFCC, JTF Raid Ogui, Arrest 115 Suspected Currency Racketeers in Enugu

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaEFCC, JTF Raid Ogui, Arrest 115 Suspected Currency Racketeers in Enugu

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)February 22, 2024

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Enugu Zonal Command in conjunction with a Joint Task Force from Nigeria Police Force (5 teams) and Nigeria Customs Service (3 teams) in a sting operation arrested 115 suspected currency racketeers in Enugu. The team recovered One Hundred and Ten million, Seven Hundred Thousand Naira (N110,700,000.00); Eight Thousand, Three Hundred and Sixty-eight United States Dollars ($8,368); One Hundred and Forty-Five Pounds (£145.00); Two Thousand, Seven Hundred Twenty-Five Euros...

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Protests against Tinubu’s government are sponsored: Senate President

NigeriaPoliticsProtests against Tinubu’s government are sponsored: Senate President

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 22, 2024

The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio said Nigerians are protesting against the state of the country’s economy because they were ignorant of the grand plans of President Bola Tinubu’s government. There have been street protests across Nigeria since last week over the high cost of living occasioned by the removal of the gas subsidy and other reforms of President Tinubu whose administration is nearing one year. The umbrella body of Nigerian workers, the Nigeria...

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EFCC raid streets, arrests illegal money changers as effort to save the naira takes new shape

BusinessNewsNigeriaEFCC raid streets, arrests illegal money changers as effort to save the naira takes new shape

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 22, 2024

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has gone all out to save Nigeria’s local currency, the naira from its continued free fall against foreign currencies. On Wednesday, Nigeria’s forex crisis saw the naira trade for N1,830/US$1 in the streets. The official exchange rate does not fare better too. The currency has plunged to N1,555/US$1, moving closer to the street rate. The naira also weakened against the Great British Pound and the Euro. The rates...

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Obi Calls On FG To End Inconsistency In Duty Charges

NewsNigeriaObi Calls On FG To End Inconsistency In Duty Charges

PilotnewsFebruary 21, 2024

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 Presidential election, Peter Obi, has urged the federal government to end the inconsistency in duty charges, saying it is affecting the business atmosphere of the country. Obi made this known in a series of posts via his X handle on Wednesday, February 21. Obi stated that the government should show consistency in its policies, adding that it would help with economic forecasting and business planning....

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Terrorists kill 6, burn houses at a village in Katsina

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaTerrorists kill 6, burn houses at a village in Katsina

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 21, 2024

Terrorists stormed Yan-Nasarawa village in Faskari LGA of Katsina State on Monday night, leaving a trail of six corpses, with burnt houses and motorcycles. Katsina State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Abubakar Aliyu, confirmed the attack on Tuesday Aliyu said that the attackers were armed to the teeth with sophisticated AK-47 rifles. Sounds of heavy gunshots at about 11:30 p.m. jolted the locals from sleep. “They shot and killed six persons, injured 10, and set...

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Trader Crashes Price Of Spaghetti In Taraba

FoodNewsNigeriaTrader Crashes Price Of Spaghetti In Taraba

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 21, 2024

As a result of the crashing price of spaghetti by a trader, Alhaji Ibrahim Iro in Bali Local Government Area of Taraba State in his store from N600 per pasta to N250, residents of the community have turned the house into a market. Alhaji Ibrahim decided to crash the price of his spaghetti from the market price to bring succour to residents of the community to feed themselves. However, the major seller of food items,...

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