BY JOY OKON A suspected ritualist has killed and dismembered a final-year student of the Kwara State College of Education in Ilorin, Kwara State. Lawal Hafsoh Yetunde was killed by her boyfriend whom she met on social media. The suspected killer, after the gruesome killing, dismembered her body for allegedContinue Reading
By Godwin Obi The Governing Council of the Federal University, Lokoja, has approved the dismissal of four lecturers on account of examination misconduct and sexual misconduct. Our correspondent gathered that the governing council gave the approval at its Second Council Meeting on Thursday. This is coming on the heels of theContinue Reading
The Federal Executive Council has approved a proposed national budget of ₦47.9 trillion for the 2025 fiscal year. The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, disclosed this on Thursday while briefing State House correspondents after the FEC meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu. This was part ofContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI President Bola Tinubu has appointed Daniel Bwala as his Special Adviser on Media and Public Communications. Bwala’s appointment was contained in a statement by presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga who also said Tinubu named three other persons as director-general of various agencies. “The Special Adviser on Public CommunicationsContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) says a total of 1,463 people were killed by non-state actors while 1,172 Nigerians were kidnapped between January to September 2024. According to the data from the commission, the month of May recorded the highest number of persons killed with 298Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI A human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has condemned the gifting of houses to judges by the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. The minister had in October flagged off the Design and Construction of 40 Judges’ Quarters in the Katampe District in the nation’s capital,Continue Reading
Modernisation, Refo …Assures NCS of support, by providing it with necessary pol BY GODWIN OBI President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR has signed the instruments of accession for six Conventions of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). This action paves the way for Nigeria to officially deposit these instruments of accesion atContinue Reading
The National Coordinator, Ndigbo Media Forum, Rev. Paul Eze BY GODWIN OBI The National Coordinator of Ndigbo Media Forum Worldwide, Rev. Paul Eze, has decried the persistent marginalization and unfair treatment of the Igbo people in Nigeria, despite their enormous sacrifices for the nation’s unity and progress. Speaking during theContinue Reading
The Kanwan Karsina District Head of Ketare,Alhaji Usman Kankara Bello being ushered majestically to the stage as part of the celebration of his 24 years on the throne By Godwin Obi The Kanwan Katsina III, Alhaji Usman Bello Kankara, ‘mni’, has continued to bask in an outpouring of admiration andContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria has secured an agreement with Dangote Petroleum Refinery to lift products directly. This, according to the association, will ensure the availability of petroleum to Nigerians at a cheaper rate. IPMAN’s National President, Abubakar Garima, announced this at a press briefingContinue Reading