Workers’ Day: Tinubu Tells Workers To Remain Patient

NewsNigeriaPoliticsWorkers’ Day: Tinubu Tells Workers To Remain Patient

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)May 1, 2025

…Says Economic Hardship Is Global; NLC, TUC Want Retirement Age At 65 President Bola Tinubu has urged the Nigerian workers to remain patient with his administration concerning the economic hardship they are passing through, saying that the situation is a global phenomenon. He made the remarks on Thursday at Eagle Square, Abuja, venue of 2025 May Day with the theme: “Reclaiming the Civic Space in the Midst of Economic Hardship”. The President, who was represented...

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NUC Approves 11 New Private Universities

EducationNewsNigeriaNUC Approves 11 New Private Universities

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 1, 2025

The National Universities Commission (NUC) on Wednesday approved the establishment of 11 new private universities across Nigeria, bringing the total number of licensed private universities in the country to 159. This fresh approval comes despite an earlier suspension by the Federal Government on the issuance of licences to new private universities. However, the government had clarified that applications already in advanced stages would still be considered, provided they met the necessary standards. The newly approved...

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COAS: Terrorists Will Soon Feel the Impact of Our New Strategy

National SecurityNewsNigeriaCOAS: Terrorists Will Soon Feel the Impact of Our New Strategy

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 1, 2025

The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has assured Nigerians that the enemies of the country will soon begin to feel the full impact of new strategies recently adopted by the Nigerian Army. He gave this assurance on Tuesday in Bauchi, during a firepower demonstration held at the Victor Kure Armour Range. The event marked the grand finale of the 2025 Combat Arms Training Week. Speaking through Major General Henry Wesley, Commander of...

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Diri Warns Appointees Against Early Campaigns Ahead of 2027, Threatens Dismissal

NewsNigeriaPoliticsDiri Warns Appointees Against Early Campaigns Ahead of 2027, Threatens Dismissal

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 1, 2025

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has cautioned political appointees in his administration against engaging in political activities ahead of the 2027 general elections, warning that any violation of this directive will attract immediate dismissal. Governor Diri issued the warning on Wednesday during the 162nd State Executive Council meeting held in Yenagoa. He expressed concern over the growing trend of political statements and activities by individuals who appear more interested in electioneering than governance. “This...

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Troops Rescue 71 Kidnap Victims After Night Attack in Zamfara

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaTroops Rescue 71 Kidnap Victims After Night Attack in Zamfara

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 1, 2025

At least 71 passengers who were kidnapped by armed bandits in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State have been rescued by Nigerian troops. The attack happened on Sunday night, 28 April, around 9:10 p.m., along the Faru–Janbako Road. A truck carrying 80 passengers from Niger State to Sabon Birni in Sokoto State was stopped at Tungan Na-Yarchiga, where gunmen forcefully took everyone on board. Security sources said troops under Operation FANSAN YANMA responded quickly,...

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Arewa Group Urges Legalisation of AK-47s for Self-Defence in Rural North

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPoliticsArewa Group Urges Legalisation of AK-47s for Self-Defence in Rural North

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 1, 2025

Amid growing concerns over unrelenting violence and bloodshed in Nigeria’s northern region, the Arewa Grassroot Leaders Assembly (AGLA) has thrown its weight behind the call for self-defence, urging the Federal Government to allow responsible citizens in rural communities to bear arms — specifically, the AK-47 — under strict regulation. Speaking during a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday, the President of the Assembly, Collins Onogu, said the deteriorating security situation in the North had reached...

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Dele Momodu Blames Nyesom Wike for Peter Obi’s Departure from PDP

NewsNigeriaPoliticsDele Momodu Blames Nyesom Wike for Peter Obi’s Departure from PDP

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 1, 2025

Chief Dele Momodu, the publisher of Ovation magazine and a prominent member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has accused Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), of playing a key role in Peter Obi’s exit from the PDP ahead of the 2023 general election. In an interview on Arise Television on Wednesday, Momodu claimed that Wike’s actions were instrumental in forcing Obi, the former Anambra State Governor, to leave the PDP...

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Elder Statesmen at ‘Anyaoku Annual Lecture’ Calls for National Restructure

NewsNigeriaPoliticsElder Statesmen at ‘Anyaoku Annual Lecture’ Calls for National Restructure

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)April 30, 2025

The former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Major General Ike Nwachukwu (rtd.), advocates for restructuring of the nation, state policing and independence of the judiciary in Nigeria. Major Nwachukwu made this call on Tuesday at the 14Th Chief Emeka Anyaoku Annual Lecture 2025 organized by the Board of Youth Affairs International Foundation at the International Conference Centre , Enugu; theme: “The Imperative of Good Governance: Nigeria in a Global Comparative perspective.” Major Nwachukwu, Chairman of the...

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Nigerian Air Force Sentences Personnel To Death By Hanging

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaNigerian Air Force Sentences Personnel To Death By Hanging

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 30, 2025

Air Craftman Benard Kalu has been sentenced to death by hanging for the killing of his colleague-girlfriend, Corporal Oladipupo S. A., after a General Court Martial of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) found him guilty. Kalu shot and killed Oladipupo at her Corporal and Below Quarters, Compound 9, Air Force Base, Makurdi, on the allegation that she was having an affair with another man. Kalu, 21, after breaking into Oladipupo’s home in the early hours...

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Police Reactivate Digital Tinted Glass Permit System

National SecurityNewsNigeriaPolice Reactivate Digital Tinted Glass Permit System

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 30, 2025

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetoku, has ordered the reactivation and issuance of Tinted Glass Permits, TGP, nationwide using a digital platform. ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, Force Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, Abuja, made this known in a statement on Wednesday, explaining that this development came as a response to widespread public complaints about motorists being harassed over the use of tinted windows. The police spokesman further explained that providing a standardized system that...

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