The Federal Government and Sokoto State Government have announced their partnership to intensify the fight against insecurity. The state deputy governor, Idris Gobir, disclosed this while addressing a gathering at Sabon Fegi in Sabon Birni town on Tuesday. Gobir described the move as part of measures to curtail insecurity in the state, maintaining that the…
The Federal Government of Nigeria is set to send the first citizen to space. The Director General, National Space Research and Development Agency, Dr Mathew Adepoju disclosed this at a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday. The FG signed the Memorandum of Understanding in a collaboration between NASRDA and The Space Exploration and Research Agency.
The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Moji Adeyeye said the ban on the sale and consumption of sachet alcoholic beverages in the country is still in force. Adeyeye said this on Wednesday at a press briefing held in Lagos and monitored by our correspondent via Zoom. She…
The Kogi State House of Assembly has approved the recruitment of 1050 hunters to strengthen the security architecture of the state. The Assembly gave the approval during the house plenary on Wednesday in Lokoja, the state capital. A letter was said to have been forwarded to the State Assembly requesting approval of the recruitment of…
Three passengers were reportedly kidnapped by suspected Boko Haram insurgents along the Maiduguri-Damaturu highway. A military personnel, speaking anonymously for lack of authorisation to talk to the press, said the victims were whisked away between Garin Kuturu and Mannanari Village. “First of all, Maiduguri-Damaturu road is not passable after 5 pm and the time the…
The Senator Polycarp Nwite Foundation for Democratic Accountability has warned that Nigeria’s democracy is under threat from widespread hunger, insecurity, and disillusionment among youths. In a statement signed by its Executive Director, Mr Michael Nwite, the foundation identified “palpable food insecurity, insensitivity of the political class, and declining faith in political leadership” as key factors…
Staff members on Tuesday of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs staged a protest in response to ongoing sexual scandal allegations within the ministry. In a video obtained by our correspondent, the staff can be seen and heard singing solidarity songs, with chants of “Insowendo in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs” resonating through the protest. The…
The Hong Kong government said Wednesday it had cancelled the passports of six democracy activists who fled to the United Kingdom, calling them “lawless wanted criminals”. Since authorities quashed massive, at times violent, pro-democracy protests in 2019, Hong Kong has intensified a crackdown on dissent, enacting security laws that critics like Britain and the United…
The traditional ruler of Obosi community in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, His Majesty Igwe Chidubem Iweka (Eze Iweka III), has installed three additional ‘Ndiichies’ to occupy the exalted chieftaincy cabinet stool in the community. Igwe Iweka said the move; coming after 30 years by the famous traditional institution is to fortify…
The Ogun State government has created a special court, solely established to try cult-related cases in the state. The Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alamutu, disclosed this on Tuesday, during a security summit organised by the state chapter of the National Association of Nigerian Students and the National Association of Ogun State Students. Alamutu, who lauded…
The Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Art, and Culture is concluding plans to unveil the grand Yoruba Week celebration, slated for September 2024. A statement on Tuesday noted that the event will showcase the cultural heritage of the Yoruba people through traditional music, dance, art exhibitions, and delectable culinary delights. “With Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu now…
Over 69 stalwarts of the Peoples Democratic Party, including the immediate past senator, who represented Ebonyi South senatorial zone, Chief Micheal Amah-Nnachi; the 2023 deputy governorship candidate of the party, Senator Paulinus Igwe-Nwagu; and a former Commissioner for Information, Chief Abia Onyike; among others, have threatened to dump the party over alleged manipulation of names…