A former President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Lanre Ogundipe, on Wednesday, faulted the state of emergency declared by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Rivers State. In a statement made…
Month: March 2025
Cross River govt enhances LG autonomy with staff training initiative
The Cross River State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening local government autonomy through staff capacity building. This was highlighted by the Acting Governor, Peter Odey, on Wednesday during the opening…
Police arrest 35-year-old for sexually assaulting minor in Adamawa
The Adamawa State police command has arrested a 35-year-old man, Abdulaziz Mohammed, for defiling a five-year-old girl in Mubi North local government area. Police spokesman in the state, SP Suleiman Nguroje in…
Lagos First Lady advocates financial literacy for economic growth
The First Lady of Lagos State, Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, has emphasised the importance of financial literacy in fostering economic growth and self-reliance among Lagosians. Speaking at the 2025 Financial Literacy Sensitisation Programme held…
Bandits kill five farmers in Ondo, angry residents shut Governor’s Office
…Displayed bodies, barricaded roads. Bandits suspected to be armed herders have struck again in Ondo State following the fresh killing of five more farmers. The farmers were killed in the early hours…
Taiwan probes two Chinese influencers over ‘unification’ comments
Two Chinese influencers living in Taiwan are under investigation over their comments “advocating unification” with China, a Taipei immigration official said Tuesday, days after the agency ordered a third Chinese influencer to…
Natasha’s kinsmen appeal to Tinubu, IGP, Ododo for intervention
The kinsmen of the embattled Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan in the Ochiga-Ihima community, Kogi State, have pleaded with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to wade into the Akpabio/Natasha crisis in the Senate. They also…
Bishop calls for sustained economic policies, security
The Bishop of the Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria (LCCN), Rev. Nelson Malau, on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to sustain the current economic policies that have led to reduction in…
Lagos constructs 1,290 classrooms in six years
The Lagos State government has constructed about 1,290 classroom blocks and rehabilitated 386 blocks of classrooms in six years. This is aside from the approximately 208,000 composite pieces of furniture that address…
‘I rank among Afrobeats’ greatest’- Rema declares
Rema, the Ozeba crooner, has noted that he ranks among Afrobeats greatest artistes. In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, the Calm Down hitmaker clarified his earlier statement about Nigeria’s top four…