NBS Reports Strong Economic Performance with 3.19% GDP Growth in Q2 2024

EconomyNewsNigeriaNBS Reports Strong Economic Performance with 3.19% GDP Growth in Q2 2024

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 27, 2024

Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product, GDP, grew by 3.19 per cent in the second quarter of 2024, surpassing the 2.51 per cent growth recorded in the same period last year, according to the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS. In its Q2 2024 GDP Report released on Monday, the NBS highlighted that this growth rate outpaced both the 2.51 per cent achieved in the second quarter of 2023 and the 2.98 per cent recorded in the first...

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President Bola Tinubu Appoints New Heads of DSS, NIA

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPresident Bola Tinubu Appoints New Heads of DSS, NIA

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 27, 2024

The Presidency has announced the appointment of Adeola Ajayi and Mohammed Mohammed as the new Director-Generals of the Department of State Services, DSS, and the National Intelligence Agency, NIA, respectively. Ajayi succeeds Yusuf Bichi, who had held the position since 2018 before recently stepping down. Mohammed replaces Ahmed Abubakar, who also resigned. Both Bichi and Abubakar were appointed by former President Muhammadu Buhari during his administration from 2015 to 2023. According to a statement from...

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Borno State Commissioner Of Finance Died Inside His Room

NewsNigeriaPoliticsBorno State Commissioner Of Finance Died Inside His Room

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 26, 2024

The Borno State Government has announced the death of Ahmed Ali Ahmed, the State Commissioner of Finance. Prof. Usman Tar, the Commissioner of Information and Internal Security in a statement in Maiduguri indicates that the burial is slated for 5:00 p.m. today at the family house of the late commissioner in Damboa Road behind Indimi’s residence. Governor Babagana Zulum has lost two of his cabinet members within one year. The Commissioner for Finance in Borno...

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Anambra Doctors Suspend Strike After Release Of Abducted Colleague

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAnambra Doctors Suspend Strike After Release Of Abducted Colleague

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 26, 2024

Following the release of Dr Stephen Ezeh, an Ihiala-based medical doctor by kidnappers, the Anambra State Chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has called off the indefinite strike. In a statement signed by Dr. Princeston Okam and Dr Ifeanyi Obiaeli, Chairman and Secretary of the Association said the decision followed Ezeh’s release on Saturday. The NMA while appreciating everyone who contributed towards securing the release of Ezeh, directed its members to resume clinical services...

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NAF Kill Scores Of terrorists In Zamfara, Kaduna, Destroys Illegal Refineries In Rivers

National SecurityNewsNigeriaNAF Kill Scores Of terrorists In Zamfara, Kaduna, Destroys Illegal Refineries In Rivers

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 26, 2024

The Nigerian Air Force said its airstrikes have neutralized terrorists in Kaduna, Zamfara States and destroyed illegal refining sites in Rivers State. NAF spokesman, Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet in a statement on Sunday, said the operation was conducted on Saturday, August 24, by the Air Component of Operation Whirl Punch. The statement reads in part: “Intelligence gathered had revealed that most of the terrorists responsible for recent attacks on civilians, abductions and cattle rustling...

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Cardinal Arinze Warns Young People Against Unplanned Journey

NewsNigeriaCardinal Arinze Warns Young People Against Unplanned Journey

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)August 26, 2024

On Sunday, his Eminence Cardinal Francis Arinze admonished youths to be wary of engaging in any international journey without proper planning. This, Cardinal Arinze said on Sunday, at the St. Paul’s Catholic Church Nnobi in Idemili South LGA, during the dedication of baby Chihotaram Omenugha, daughter of Mrs. Chidera and Dr. Nelson Omenugha, Governor Soludo’s adviser on youth development programmes. Speaking shortly after the dedication mass, Cardinal Arinze said that every country worldwide has its...

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Eight Days After Abduction, 20 Medical Students Regain Freedom

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaEight Days After Abduction, 20 Medical Students Regain Freedom

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 26, 2024

Twenty medical students, kidnapped while travelling to a conference in Benue State, have been freed by security operatives. The students, from the University of Maiduguri and the University of Jos, were abducted by gunmen on 15th August However, they were rescued on Friday in Ntunkon forest, Benue State, without any ransom paid. Assistant Commissioner of Police Olumuyiwa Adejoboi, spokesperson for the Nigeria Police Force, “Contrary to some tweets and unconfirmed stories that some money was...

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Shiite Groups Launches Fatal Assault on Police in Abuja, Kill 3

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaShiite Groups Launches Fatal Assault on Police in Abuja, Kill 3

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 26, 2024

Police officers in Abuja came under attack on Sunday when members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN, also known as Shiites, launched a deadly assault on a police checkpoint at Wuse Junction. The attack resulted in the deaths of two police officers and one civilian, with three officers left unconscious. Josephine Adeh, spokesperson for the FCT Police Command, said the IMN members wielded machetes, improvised explosive devices, and knives in the unprovoked attack. “The...

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Ahmed Abubakar Steps Down As NIA Director-General

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAhmed Abubakar Steps Down As NIA Director-General

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 26, 2024

The Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, NIA, Ahmed Rufai Abubakar, has resigned from his appointment. Abubakar submitted his resignation letter to President Bola Tinubu on Saturday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Abubakar confirmed his resignation to State House correspondents after meeting with President Tinubu. He said, “It’s a routine thing, from time to time, to brief Mr President on situations, and today is no exception. After the briefing today, I tendered my resignation, and...

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Court Freezes Bank Accounts Linked to #EndBadGovernance Protest

NewsNigeriaPoliticsCourt Freezes Bank Accounts Linked to #EndBadGovernance Protest

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 26, 2024

The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has frozen the bank accounts of over 20 individuals and companies allegedly linked to the recent #EndBadGovernance protest. Justice Emeka Nwite granted the ex-parte motion filed by counsel for the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Mohammed, on August 20. The affected accounts include: – 4010073491 (Fidelity Bank) – 1255130019 (Access Bank) -0006084167 (Abbey Mortgage Multipurpose Bank Plc) – 0821931299 (FCMB) – 1012007655 (FCMB) – 0000575573 (A AG Mortgage...

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