Amid biting inflation and rising hunger in the country, some personnel of the Nigerian Army, Navy, and Air Force, on Tuesday night, complained about the delay by the federal government in paying their July salaries. The Abuja-based soldiers who spoke to our correspondent on the condition of anonymity said they and their colleagues are unhappy with…
A truck from Kaura Namuda, Zamfara State, carrying 147 persons was stopped by the police in Oyo State. Adewale Osifeso, the state’s police public relations officer, revealed this in a statement on Tuesday, stating that the truck was stopped along Iyana Bodija-Iso Pako, in Ibadan. According to him, there are three female children, four adult women,…
Ex-aide of former president Goodluck Jonathan Reno Omokri has said no amount of attacks can bring down Chairman of The Nation Newspaper Editorial Board, Sam Omatseye. He stated this while reacting to the alleged death threats on Omatseye after the latter’s opinion article entitled ‘Obi’ went viral. On Tuesday, Omatseye asked the presidential candidate of…
NBC Fines Trust TV N5m For Exposing Bandits The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has imposed a fine of N5 million on Trust Television Network (Trust TV) over the broadcast of the documentary titled “Nigeria’s Banditry: The Inside Story”, which was aired by the station on the 5 March, 2022. The NBC, in a letter to our…
I Will Vote Obi So Buhari, Tinubu, Atiku Won’t Need To Travel Abroad – Okey Bakassi Popular Nigerian comedian, Okey Bakassi has explained why he is supporting Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, IGBERETV reports. Okey Bakassi in a tweet he shared, said he’s supporting Peter Obi to fix Nigeria so Buhari and Tinubu won’t…
Rivers Governor NyesomWike has invited his Lagos counterpart, Babajide Sanwo-Olu to inaugurate the newly completed Orochiri-Worukwo (Waterline Junction) flyover in Port Harcourt, the state capital. Wike spoke on Wednesday when he inspected some ongoing projects in Obio/Akpor and Port Harcourt local government areas of the state. He said the next round of project inauguration would…
It baffles me when I see Nigerians fighting themselves because of Politicians. I understand the hardship in the country but that doesn’t give you the chance to fight your fellow citizens because of a politician. Don’t forget that some people fought themselves because of the current President of this country and yet, he failed the…
Immediate-past Senate Minority Leader, and Senator representing Abia South district, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, has said that those referring to the candidature of the presidential flag bearer of Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi as ‘Igbo presidency’, are mischievous and on a smear campaign to de-market him.Senator Abaribe who is seeking re-election on the platform of the All…
Buhari administration has come under attack over its plan to construct a rail line from Nigeria to the Niger Republic, a project some have described it as a “misplaced priority”.Although Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, said the rail line will end at Nigeria’s border with Niger and not extend into the country, those against it still…
Saratu Garba, an 11-year-old out-of-school girl has been offered a scholarship by the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE), a World Bank-supported project. Saratu’s arithmetic prowess recently went viral on social media platforms, with her ability to quickly provide mathematical solutions attracting the admiration of many. On Wednesday in Kano, Aliyu Yusuf, AGILE Project Communication…