Deputy Speaker Seeks  Permanent Seat For Nigeria At UN Security Council

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu has sought for permanent seat for Nigeria at the United Nations Security Council, stressing the need to redefine multilateralism to accommodate the pressing needs of developing countries. While representing Nigeria at the Heads of Parliaments meeting on Tuesday at the United Nations Headquarters, New York, United States of America, preparatory for the 6th World Conference of Speakers of Parliament in Geneva, Switzerland in...

EU, ENSG Partners On Renewable Energy Initiatives

The European Union, EU, and the Enugu State Government have agreed to collaborate in power and infrastructure sectors for sustainable economic growth and development. The Head of Cooperation at the European Union Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Mr. Massimo De Luca, disclosed this intention on Tuesday at a meeting with the Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah at the Enugu State Government House. “A specific focus which has emerged over the last couple of...

UNICEF Raises Alarm Over Increasing Cases of Polio

Kano State governor Alhaji Abba Yusuf has declared that his administration is determined to eradicate polio by June 2025. Abba stated this while opening an orientation training organized by the state Ministry of Health for health personnel, 44 local government chairmen, and Kano Emirate in Kaduna. The governor, represented by his deputy, Aminu Abdulsalam Gwarzo, noted that the challenge of tackling the health issues is a task the government of Kano will pursue to its...

Court Adjourns Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial Indefinitely

 …“Stop Begging for My Release, I Committed No Crime” – Nnamdi Kanu The trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has been put on hold indefinitely. Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja made the ruling on Monday after Kanu and his lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor, insisted that she no longer had the authority to hear the case. They argued that her previous decision to step down...

Nigeria Commiserates With Namibia Over Death Of Ex-President  Nujoma

The Federal Government of Nigeria has extended its condolences to the government and people of the Republic of Namibia, the Nujoma family, and the entire Southern African region on the demise of Dr. Sam Nujoma, the founding President of Namibia and a towering figure in the struggle for African liberation and unity. According to reports, the revolutionary leader who guided Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990 and subsequently served as its first...

APC National Chairman Commissions New Party Secretariat in Anambra State

The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress – APC, Alhaji Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, commissioned a new state secretariat of the party in Awka, Anambra State, on Saturday. The new secretariat was secured by Sir Paul Chukwuma, the leading aspirant for the November 8 Anambra governorship election as a part of his “New APC” agenda. Chukwuma also secured 21 local government offices as well as 326 ward offices for the party in Anambra, thereby...

Silence Over Kidnapped Anambra Lawmaker Breaks After his Death

“Hon. Azuka’s death is a reminder of a treacherous trend that has taken root in Anambra State” —Ebuka Onyekwelu Around May 2022, kidnapped Hon. Okechukwu Okoye was found dead with his head and body discovered in different locations. Yet, on Thursday morning, February 6, 2025, news that the kidnapped lawmaker, Hon. Justice Azuka, had been killed filtered in. Thus, within two years and nine months, two serving members of the Anambra State House of Assembly...

Soludo’s Hometown Erupts: Protest Over Youth Killings by Agunechemba

The kinsmen of Anambra State Governor Prof. Charles Soludo, from Isuofia community in Aguata Local Government Area, have staged a protest over the killing of three young men by Udo Ga Achi operatives. The protest took place in Isuofia, where the kinsmen accused the Agunechemba ,Udo Ga Achi group of murdering the three youths , claiming they were mistaken for kidnappers. The protesters stated that the victims were working at a construction site in Owerre-Ezukala...

NCTC: Kaduna, Katsina, Zamfara Worst-Hit by Kidnappings in 2024

The Federal Government has revealed that Kaduna, Katsina, and Zamfara states recorded the highest cases of kidnapping for ransom in 2024, accounting for 13.8 per cent of total incidents and 61.1 per cent of all victims. The National Coordinator of the National Counter Terrorism Centre, Office of the National Security Adviser (NCTC-ONSA), Major General Adamu Laka, made this known on Thursday while briefing journalists in Abuja on the activities of the Multi-Agency Anti-Kidnap Fusion Cell....

Tinubu Reshuffles Leadership at Federal Universities, Renames University of Abuja

President Bola Tinubu has approved a major shake-up in the leadership of several federal universities, including the renaming of the University of Abuja to Yakubu Gowon University. The announcement was made on Thursday in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, who noted that the new appointments and reassignments take immediate effect. As part of the restructuring, Tinubu dissolved the governing council of Yakubu Gowon University and...

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