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NIGERIA’S current President, Alhaji Bola Ahmed Tinubu, could, in the next four years or eight years or for as long or short as he lasts in the presidency for that matter, turn around the country’s comatose and paralyzed economy. He could stop the hemorrhaging value of the Naira. He could arrest the soaring national inflation which was reported to have …

The Amurie Omanze community in Isu local government area of Imo State has set January 4, 2024, as the date they will abolish some ancient traditions which they described as obnoxious cultural practices. The ancient traditions set to be discarded included the OSU, Ohu, Ume and Diala caste systems which they say have been detrimental to the growth of the …

Two radio stations in the Southwestern part of Nigeria have banned the airplay of songs released by Nigerian singer Naira Marley and other artistes under the Marlian Records label. The two stations, Fresh FM 106.9 FM, in Ekiti State (a privately owned radio broadcast station) Splash FM 105.5 in Ibadan, Oyo State, have both placed a ban on songs waxed …

The federal government Wednesday said Nigeria is amongst the countries with 77 percent of the global 41 million death caused by Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD). The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Dr Muhammad Ali Pate, said this in Abuja at the just concluded National Conference on Sugar Sweetened Beverages Tax organised by the Ministry of Health in collaboration with …

The Nigerian Navy on Tuesday, announced the arrest of 14 stowaways onboard a motor tanker, UOG Constantine, at the Lagos Road Stead. Commodore Kolawole Oguntuga, the Commander, NNS Beecroft and Maritime Component Commander of Operation Awatse, who disclosed this in a statement issued by the Base Information Officer, NNS Beecroft, Sub-Lieutenant H. A Collins, the stowaways were arrested on December …

In November, President Bola Tinubu presented his first appropriation bill to a joint session of the National Assembly, as the president of Nigeria, proposing to spend N27.5 trillion in the 2024 fiscal year. The budget is about N6 trillion higher than the N21.83 trillion approved by former president Muhammadu Buhari for 2023. RipplesMetrics has reported the trends of increasing budget …

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to publicly instruct the former governors who are now serving as ministers in his administration to stop collecting life pensions, exotic cars and other allowances from their states while they serve as ministers. SERAP urged him to “instruct the former governors to immediately return any pension and allowances that …

The Coalition Against Separatism, Banditry, and Terrorism (CASBAT) has described the recently concluded Joint Task Force Commanders Conference as potentially the turning point in the fight against terrorists, bandits, and other criminals.  CASBAT’s Country Representative, Dr. Abidemi Moses, commended the Chief of Defence Staff General Christopher Musa for the innovation, describing it as the much-needed catalyst to drive the military …

Dear Mr. President, I extend my warmest greetings to you and hope this letter finds you in good spirit & health. It is with a sense of profound optimism and admiration that I pen down these words. My fascination with your strategies and mystique knows no bounds, and my respect for you is truly phenomenal. My attachment to your story …

Simon Ekpa The lead counsel to the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, on Saturday, accepted the apology over the defamatory report against him (Ejiofor) by Simon Ekpa through a media outlet- Anaedoonline. The report was tagged “South East Insecurity: Simon Ekpa Writes Embassies in Nigeria Asks them To Deny Ifeanyi Ejiofor Visa,” and published on August 15, 2023. …