Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, says the growing number of out-of-school children in the country poses a great security risk for the nation in the future. Advertisement He said that the over 20 million out of school children in Nigeria are only being prepared for recruitment into Boko HaramContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Nibo community in the Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State boiled on Sunday as an unknown number of persons were shot and feared killed by gunmen at Oye Nwochichi market near the Community Old Maternity According to eyewitnesses, the hoodlums came in a brown-coloured LexusContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Nyesom Wike on Saturday hit back at former vice president Atiku Abubakar, labelling the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential flagbearer in the 2023 election as a serial loser. Atiku had taken a swipe at Wike – the Minister of the FCT and a former governor of RiversContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Defence Headquarters has said no fewer than 96 terrorists have been killed by troops during operations in the Northern parts of the country. Also, a total of 227 suspects, including a terrorist commander identified as Usman Maisaje, were arrested in the operations. In a statement onContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Vice President Kashim Shettima has led other Nigerian officials to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Nigeria and telecom giant, Ericsson, on a 5G Innovation Lab, the Presidency has disclosed. The deal is aimed at placing Nigeria among the world’s top users of the 5G networkContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Vandals have destroyed two towers along the crucial 330kV Shiroro–Kaduna transmission lines 1 and 2, throwing parts of Kano and Kaduna into darkness. The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said Friday that the towers, T133 and T136, suffered extensive damage, resulting in a disruption of electricity supplyContinue Reading
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Akinwunmi Adesina has raised concern over the rising poverty levels in Nigeria. Adesina spoke in Abuja during the 90th birthday lecture of a former head of state Yakubu Gowon. He said addressing the poverty level is key to Nigeria becoming a globalContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The House of Representatives on Wednesday cautioned that the recent hike in fuel pump prices could trigger social unrest. The Green Chamber handed down the warning as a meeting between the Federal Government and labour leaders over the increase in petrol prices ended in a stalemate onContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Olisa Agbakoba, has drawn the attention of the National Assembly to constitutional issues related to law enforcement agencies in Nigeria and factors inhibiting the Government’s objective of abolishing corruption as stated in Section 13 of the Constitution In two separate letters toContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has disclosed that the state will pay N85,000 minimum wage to its workers, which is N15,000 higher than the N70,000 approved by the Federal Government in July. President Bola Tinubu signed the new N70,000 minimum wage bill into law in July, endingContinue Reading