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President Bola on Monday decorated the Chief of Defense Staff, Major General Christopher Musa, alongside the Chiefs of Army, Naval, and Air Staff with their new ranks. The decoration ceremony which was held at the President’s office, comes six weeks after their appointment on June 19, 2023. Those decorated are...

Former Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, says President Bola Tinubu won’t regret nominating him to serve as a minister in his cabinet. Wike stated this when he appeared before the red chamber for screening on Monday afternoon. Wike is the only chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in...

A coalition of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) on Sunday said it has uncovered fresh plot by embittered oil thieves to blackmail, smear and tarnish the image of the group chief executive officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mallam Mele Kyari. The CSOs, consisting of 42 different organizations,...

The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, CBCN, yesterday raised the alarm that the removal of fuel subsidy without cushioning the effects has put the country on the brink of collapse. The bishops’ alarm came as Nigeria Employers Consultative Association, NECA, pleaded with the Federal Government to urgently address the pains...

Aloy Ejimakor, the special counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has revealed threats he received from certain persons over the message he delivered to Simon Ekpa at the weekend. Ejimakor also alleged that a popular billionaire, Terry Waya, directed a threat at him over...

President Bola Tinubu has appointed a Special Investigator to probe the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Related Entities amid trial of Godwin Emefiele. Daily Trust reported that the president named Jim Osayande Obazee, the Chief Executive Officer, Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRCN), as the investigator. The President asked...

In a swift response to military coup in Niger Republic, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has enforced a no-flight zone over the country. The decision was announced today by the ECOWAS, at an urgent meeting following the increasing tension stirred by the military actors who are attempting...

By Nnene Bassey Akwa Ibom State chapter of the Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD) has donated educational materials to five special schools in the state. The leadership of JONAPWD in the state visited and distributed the items for students and pupils with and without disabilities in the...

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has rejected the approved N25,000 quarterly accoutrement allowance from the federal government. In a circular signed by Ekpo Nta, chairman of the national salary and wages commission, the federal government said it had approved the payment of an accoutrement allowance of N25,000 per...

A Coalition of Civil Society Organisations and Political Parties for Good Governance (COSOSAP) has warned the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) against embarking on a nationwide strike or protest, saying such will complicate hardship for Nigerians. The Labour Unions had given the federal government a-week ultimatum to reverse fuel subsidy removal...