How Dr. Chinwoke Mbadinuju Exemplified the Vanity of Power 

“Last weekend, many gathered in Uli, a community in Ihiala LGA where Dr. Mbadinuju came from, to pay him the last respect” —Ebuka Onyekwelu The Late Dr. Chinwoke Mbadinuju, was governor of Anambra State between 1999 and 2003. In 2003, he did everything within his power to return for a second term but could not secure the ticket of his former party, the PDP. He then ended up running on the platform of the AD...

Spotify names most-streamed Nigerian artistes, songs and albums in 2023

Music heavyweights Asake, Burna Boy and Davido deepened their prominence in the Nigerian music industry by becoming the three most-streamed male artistes on Spotify. This is according to Spotify’s ‘2023 Wrapped’, an end-of-the-year data on the top 10 most streamed (male and female) artistes, tracks and albums, among others, in Nigeria. “This year’s ‘Wrapped’ is a testament to the power of music to connect people and bring them closer to the culture and traditions of...

Ethiopian Airlines bans ‘Ghana-Must-Go’ bags on flights

Ethiopian Airlines has restricted Nigerians from bringing ‘Ghana-Must-Go’ bags aboard any of its flights. The ban, according to a letter signed by Henok Gizachew, the Airline’s Manager of Airport Services, and addressed to the Regional Manager of the Federal Airports Authority Of Nigeria, FAAN, took effect from 25 November. Ethiopian Airlines Nigeria said the regulation is due to the “frequent occurrences of damages to conveyor belts at various airports, resulting in significant costs by the...

Illegal Oil Refining Warehouse Uncovers In Abuja

Mukhtar Galadima, Director of Development Control of the Federal Capital Territory Administration said officials from the FCTA and security personnel have discovered an illegal oil refining warehouse in Mabushi, a suburb in Abuja. Galadima said the site was discovered during the city’s cleaning operation exercise on Thursday, adding that four commercial plots of land have been converted into an area where oil and diesel are adulterated and distributed throughout the city. According to Galadima, the...

Afenifere Urges Federal Government To Meet December Deadline On Port Harcourt Refinery

The pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere led by Pa Reuben Fasoranti has urged the Federal Government to meet the December deadline for the operationalization of the Port Harcourt Refinery. In a statement signed by its spokesman, Jare Ajayi after its meeting in Akure, the Ondo State capital, the group said meeting the December deadline will cushion the effect of removal of subsidy on petrol. The group urged the administration of President Bola Tinubu to ensure that...

Five officers survive as NAF helicopter crashes in Port Harcourt

A fighter helicopter of the Nigerian Air Force, NAF, suffered a fatal mishap and crashed in Port Harcourt, the capital city of Rivers State, on Friday morning. A press statement by NAF spokesperson Edward Gabkwet said the aircraft crashed at 7:45 a.m. The helicopter, NAF MI-35P, had just taken off to repel an attack by ‘economic saboteurs’ when the accident happened. All five officials onboard survived though with “minor injuries” and are currently receiving medical...

Breaking – Nigerian Air Force helicopter crashes in Port Harcourt

A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) MI-35P helicopter has crashed in Port Harcourt, Rivers  State, today, Friday, 1 December 2023. According to Edward Gabkwet Air Commodore, Director of Public Relations and Information, the unfortunate incident occurred at about  7.45am shortly after the aircraft took off for an operation against economic saboteurs in Rivers State.  “Fortunately, the entire crew of 5 survived the crash with very minor injuries and are currently being attended to at NAF Medical...

Labour readiness: ITF Trains 6,670 youths, women in 2023

The Industrial Training Fund (ITF) has disclosed it trained and equipped about 6,670 youths and women in various skills across Nigeria in 2023. Director General of ITF, Dr. Afiz Oluwatoyin Ogun disclosed this on Thursday at the graduation ceremony and distribution of start-up packs to beneficiaries of the 2023 National Industrial Skills Development Programmes (NISDP) in Abuja. Ogun who was represented by Olasupo James Abimbola, Director of Technical Vocational Skills Training Development Department in ITF,...

2024 budget: Tinubu says security, job creation, poverty reduction, are top priorities

LAGOS – President Bola Tinubu says that national defence and internal security, local job creation, macro-economic stability, investment environment optimization, human capital development, poverty reduction, and social security are some of the top priority areas of the 2024 budget, tagged Budget of Renewed Hope Addressing a joint session of the National Assembly on the 2024 Federal budget proposal on Wednesday in Abuja, President Tinubu said the nation’s internal security architecture will be overhauled to enhance law...

Supreme Court: Old Naira notes won’t expire on 31 December

…CBN order banks to issue, accept old and new notes. The old N200, N500 and N1000 banknotes will continue to be in use beyond 31 December 2023, the Supreme Court in Abuja ruled on Wednesday. The court overruled an earlier order it gave in March that pegged the deadline for the validity of the old naira notes by the end of the year. The court’s judgement was in favour of the federal government who, last...

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