President Bola Tinubu Elected on February 25, 2023, and sworn in on May 29, 2023, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu or BAT hit the ground running in what can pass as a Cross-Country event. He took off from the starting block at the Eagle Square, leaving many to wonder if it was advisable to hit the ground running instead of walking, …
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Diptheria outbreak: 156 cases, 20 deaths recorded in Kaduna – NPHCDA
The Director CEO, National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr Faisal Shuaib, has called for efforts by stakeholders to stem the spread of diptheria across Nigeria, noting that 156 cases has been recorded in Kaduna state with 20 deaths. Speaking when he led the National Task Team on Diptheria Outbreak Response Team to Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital Kaduna on Wednesday, …
Read More »Edo 2024: Power shift and the inherent disconnections, BY TONY ERHA
With about one and a quarter year to the November 2024 handover date by the incumbency governor of Edo State, Mr Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki, the heartbeat state is already caught up in the gales of distorted political discourses and contrived intrigues. It didn’t start just now; it has been on for about eight months. There is a pesky question as …
Read More »Peace organisation gives 300 pupils scholarships, educational materials
It was a day of joy and fulfilment for children and teachers of L.E.A Primary School Gwarimpa 1, Abuja when a peace organisation known as Most Notable Peace Icons Africa came in their numbers to bring succur to parents who are gnashing their teeth to couch out money to pay their children/ward’s school fees in this continued biting economy in …
Read More »N120bn debt: Banks offer telcos repayment plan
Telecommunication firms are considering a repayment plan proposed by Deposit Money Banks to end the N120bn debt on the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data service, A source said the Central Bank of Nigeria was intervening in the dispute, and planned a meeting with both parties. According to a source in the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria, the umbrella body …
Read More »Tribunal sacks Enugu LP Rep member, Prof. Nnamchi, declares PDP’s Nnaji winner
Prof. Paul Nnamchi The National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Enugu has nullified the election of the member representing Enugu East/Isi-Uzo Federal Constituency, Prof. Paul Nnamchi. The panel led by Justice A.M. Abubakar, declared Cornelius Nnaji, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as the winner of the February 25 National Assembly election held in Enugu East/Isi-Uzo Federal …
Read More »14th Emir of Kano Muhammadu Sanusi II meets with Niger Junta (photos) – The Conclave Online Newspaper
Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and 14th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi has met with the coup leaders that seized power in Niger Republic. The meeting took place after the junta aborted a meeting with representatives of the African Union (AU), the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) and a top US diplomat. A delegation …
Read More »Pro-democracy group picks holes in PEPT judgement – Blueprint Newspapers Limited
Days after affirmation of election.of President Bola Tinubu by the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal PEPT), coalition for Protection of Democracy (COPDEM), has faulted the verdict. The coalition in a statement by its Spokesman, Garba Danjuma in Abuja, Friday, described the verdict of the five-,man panel as a miscarriage of justice, particularly against the Presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi, …
Read More »EFCC arrests 40 suspected internet fraudsters in Warri, Delta State
Operatives of the Benin Zonal Command of the EFCC, on Friday, September 8, 2023, arrested 41 suspected internet fraudsters in Warri, Delta State. According to the anti-graft agency, the suspects were apprehended as part of a sting operation based on credible intelligence regarding their illicit activities in the region. Items seized from the suspects include eight high-end vehicles, including two …
Read More »Support the vulnerable, orphans, Islamic scholar begs wealthy Nigerians
An Islamic scholar, Mallam Magaji Umar, has called on well- to- do individuals and politicians in the society to support the vulnerable, orphans and widows to live better life, considering the economic hardship being faced in the country. He made the call in an interview with journalists in Zaria, Wednesday. Mallam Umar said the current economic hardship being faced by the …
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