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Alhaji Musa Gwadabe, a founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party and a former minister of labor and productivity, has passed away. After a protracted illness, Gwadabe passed away early this morning (Wednesday) at the age of 86 in a hospital in Kano. The late minister’s burial prayer would be held at his residence off […]
The president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has been urged by the Youth Wing Christian Association of Nigeria (YOWICAN) to reorganize, develop, and unify Nigeria regardless of religion or ethnicity. They claimed that the new president should make Nigeria a shining example for other countries. Amb. Belusochukwu Enwere, the national chairman of YOWICAN, made the appeal in […]
The Bodija plank market fire on Tuesday night in the Ibadan North Local Government Area of Oyo State left at least 50 stores destroyed and one person reportedly injured. Ahmed Abdulwasiu, the injured victim, is now being treated at Calvary Baptist Hospital in Bodija, Ibadan. Abdulwasiu described how he was trying to put out the […]
In the Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, gunmen are said to have kidnapped no fewer than 29 residents. The 29 people, who included men, housewives, and kids, were taken in the middle of the night on Tuesday from Yewuti village, which is the hometown of Alhaji Zubairu Jibrin Yewuti, the recently-retired […]
On Tuesday, MultiChoice Nigeria announced a 17% increase in the cost of its DStv and GOtv bundles. The new charges will be effective on May 1, 2023, as stated in a text message issued to customers. The pay-TV company claimed that the price change was necessary due to the increased costs of conducting business. “Please […]
The RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine is anticipated to be available in the nation by April 2024, according to the Federal Government. Dr. Osagie Ehanire, the minister of health, stated during a news conference held on Tuesday to mark World Malaria Day that Nigeria had submitted an application for the RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine within the third application […]
The Taraba South Kuteb Communities of Takum, Ussa, and Yangtu have protested the bandit assaults that continue to take place there. The President of Kuteb Yatgso of Nigeria, KYN, Emmanuel Ukwen, spoke to the media on Tuesday in Jalingo, the state capital. He expressed concern that his people could not be included in the National […]
Following the recent attacks on a few towns in Benue State, no less than 18,000 people have been uprooted this month. Emmanuel Shior, the executive secretary of the state emergency management agency, said this on Tuesday while distributing relief supplies to some of the state’s internally displaced people. Recall that between April 5 and April […]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, or NDLEA, has denied the validity of a viral video purporting to show its agents driving a minibus through the state of Lagos. The organization said that the popular video showed several people riding in a minibus while wearing red jackets similar to those worn by agency officials and […]
The House of Representatives Electric Power Sector Reform Act, or EPSRA, contains significant anti-investment clauses that raise concerns that the N10 billion in new investments prompted by the proposed introduction of Nigeria’s Electricity Act may turn out to be a fantasy. According to a copy of the bill obtained by Propolitics, the House of Representatives […]
