June 2, 2024 The Federal Government has increased the 2024 budgetary allocation of the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) by 500 per cent of what it received in 2023. The Executive Secretary (ES) of the commission, Mr James Lalu, disclosed this in an interview with the News AgencyContinue Reading
June 2, 2024 A civil rights activist and social critic, Sen. Shehu Sani, says local government autonomy is the only way to strengthen governance at the grassroots and save council areas from paralysis. Sani, who represented Kaduna Central in the 8th National Assembly and served as Chairman, Senate Committee onContinue Reading
June 2, 2024 A civil servant, Mr Ugochukwu Nwogute and his wife, Vivian have appealed to the First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu and well-meaning Nigerians for support in raising their quadruplets. The couple, who gave birth to the four babies in a private hospital in Kubwa, Abuja on May 21,Continue Reading
May 31, 2024 Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), the special task force saddled with maintaining peace in Plateau and environs, has declared 11 persons suspected to be behind the recent attacks in the state wanted. Mr Terzungwe Iyua, a Deputy Commisoner of Police and Deputy Commander of OPSH ,said this duringContinue Reading
May 31, 2024 Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday arrested 40 suspected internet fraudsters at different locations in Abuja. Its spokesman, Dele Oyewale, said made this known in a statement in Abuja. According to him, 18 of the suspects were arrested at Dawaki axis, whileContinue Reading
*The Devastating Legacy of Tinubu’s Fuel Subsidy Removal: A Year of Economic Woe* *(Part 1)* By Erasmus Ikhide EXACTLY one year ago, on May 29, 2023, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu made a fateful decision that would plunge Nigeria’s economy into absolute chaos. With the removal of fuel subsidies, the priceContinue Reading
Expert Urges Greater Awareness of Nutritional Meals to Boost Health By Hussaina Yakubu May 31, 2024 In an effort to combat malnutrition and promote the consumption of nutritious foods in Kaduna State, Dr. Ahmad Idi of the Department of Biotechnology at Modibo Adama University, Yola, has called for greaterContinue Reading
UAAP Hails Gov. Otti’s Superlative Performance in One Year, Praised significant accomplishments in Security and Infrastructure By Gambo Jagindi May 31, 2024 The United Abia Artistes and Patriots Forum (UAAP) has expressed its delight at Governor Alex Chioma Otti’s outstanding performance in his first year in office as Abia State’sContinue Reading
May 31, 2024 The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) has sealed off 355 pharmacies and patent medicines shops in Jigawa for various offences. Mr Stephen Esumobi, the Director of Enforcement of the PCN, made this known while speaking to newsmen after the operation in some local government areas. ”Many premisesContinue Reading
May 31, 2024 The Military High Command has promised to bring overwhelming military pressure on the proscribed Independent Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) over the killing of five soldiers at a checkpoint at Aba in Abia on Wednesday. The Directorr of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba made this known inContinue Reading
