Adamawa State Set to Create Additional Chiefdom

NewsNigeriaAdamawa State Set to Create Additional Chiefdom

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 3, 2024

The Adamawa State Government will create additional chiefdoms through due process of legal framework. Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri dropped the hint Saturday at Banquet hall Government House, Yola when a delegation of Heba Community from Hong local government area led by General Haldu Hananiya (Rted) paid him a courtesy call. He said a bill to that effect will be sent to Adamawa State House of Assembly for consideration and passage into law. “I...

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Real Love or Craze for Green Card? Nigerian Men and Elderly American Brides

LifestyleNewsNigeriaReal Love or Craze for Green Card? Nigerian Men and Elderly American Brides

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 3, 20241

Young Nigerian men in their 20s or 30s are increasingly marrying elderly American women, with age gaps of 30 years or more—a trend that is raising eyebrows on social media. Viral wedding videos and affectionate posts showcase these couples celebrating their unions, many of which are formalised at the Ikoyi Registry in Lagos, a popular marriage registry in Nigeria. While some applaud these relationships as unconventional love stories that transcend age and cultural boundaries, others...

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#EndBadGovernance: CSO Asks Tinubu To Withdraw Charges Against Minors

NewsNigeriaPolitics#EndBadGovernance: CSO Asks Tinubu To Withdraw Charges Against Minors

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)November 3, 2024

A Civil Society Organisation (CSO), Northern Youths Assembly on Saturday asked President Bola Tinubu to order the withdrawal of all charges against the minors who are tried for alleged participation in the recent EndBadGovernance protests in the country. In a press statement signed by the group’s President, Dr Ali Idris Mohammed and its Secretary General, Dr Garba Abdulhafiz, urged Tinubu to order “the release of the boys unconditionally, to avoid further embarrassment to the Government...

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Troops Arrest Wanted Cross-Border Terrorists Leader, 262 Others, Kill 187

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTroops Arrest Wanted Cross-Border Terrorists Leader, 262 Others, Kill 187

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)November 3, 2024

Troops of the armed forces of Nigeria have recorded a major achievement when they arrested a wanted cross-border terrorist leader, Abubakar Bawa Ibrahim (aka) Habu Dogo, 262 others and killed 187. The notorious wanted terrorist was arrested in Rumji Village in Illela LGA of Sokoto. In a statement to newsmen, on Saturday, the Director, Defence Media Operations (DMO), Major General Edward Buba disclosed that the “ongoing counter insurgency and counter terrorism operations has continued to...

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UNTH’s Prof. Ulasi Identifies Key Gene Variant Linked to Kidney Disease Risk

EducationHealthNewsNigeriaUNTH’s Prof. Ulasi Identifies Key Gene Variant Linked to Kidney Disease Risk

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 1, 2024

The University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, UNTH, Ituku/Ozalla, Enugu, has gained international recognition following a groundbreaking discovery in kidney disease research led by Prof. Ifeoma Ulasi, a prominent nephrologist at the institution. The research, conducted in partnership with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and various national and international collaborators, including Ghanaian researchers, has identified a genetic link that could enable targeted treatment and early intervention for kidney disease patients. The study found that nearly one-third...

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N9 Billion Raised to Fuel Violence in #EndBadGovernance Protests – Police

NewsNigeriaPoliticsN9 Billion Raised to Fuel Violence in #EndBadGovernance Protests – Police

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 1, 2024

The Nigeria Police Force has disclosed that around N9 billion was allegedly raised by unidentified groups and individuals to incite violence during the recent #EndBadGovernance protests across the country. This revelation was made by Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, during the Civil Space Guard Conference, organised by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) in collaboration with the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in Abuja. Adejobi stated that prior to the protests, the...

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Google Invests in Nigeria’s AI Future with N2.8bn Grant and Training Programme

NewsNigeriaTechnologyGoogle Invests in Nigeria’s AI Future with N2.8bn Grant and Training Programme

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)October 31, 2024

The Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy has announced a N2.8 billion grant from Google to enhance artificial intelligence, AI, talent development across Nigeria. The grant, provided through Google to Data Science Nigeria, will support the Ministry’s ongoing initiatives to upskill Nigerian youth, underemployed, and unemployed citizens, focusing on advanced AI skill development and education. This funding forms part of Google’s broader $5.8 million commitment to digital skills programmes across sub-Saharan Africa. Dr...

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Olukoyede Marks One Year as EFCC Chair with $105 Million Recovery

NewsNigeriaPoliticsOlukoyede Marks One Year as EFCC Chair with $105 Million Recovery

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)October 31, 2024

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has disclosed the recovery of over N248 billion and $105 million, as well as securing 3,455 convictions in its anti-corruption campaign over the past year. The Chairman of EFCC, Mr Ola Olukoyede, announced this on Thursday in Abuja at a briefing marking his one-year anniversary in office. Represented by the Director of Public Affairs, Wilson Uwujaren, Olukoyede stated that the EFCC had also initiated legal proceedings against four...

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Civil Servants In Abia State Protest Salary Deductions

NewsNigeriaPoliticsCivil Servants In Abia State Protest Salary Deductions

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 31, 2024

Some aggrieved staff of the Abia State Ministry of Environment, Umuahia, staged a protest on Wednesday. They claimed that more than eight million naira had been deducted from their salaries in the past three years. The staff who carried a placard with different inscriptions said that the money started in 2021 is still ongoing under the Christmas welfare programme and kept in a dedicated account, adding that staff is yet to be refunded and some...

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Tinubu Appoints Oluyede as Acting Chief of Army Staff

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu Appoints Oluyede as Acting Chief of Army Staff

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)October 31, 2024

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as the acting Chief of Army Staff, COAS. The appointment follows the absence of the substantive Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, who is currently receiving medical treatment in the United States of America. In a statement released on Wednesday, Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, confirmed the development. “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Commander-in-Chief of the...

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