The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has given an update on airline funds trapped in Nigeria, disclosing that 98% of the blocked funds have been cleared. At its peak in June 2023, Nigeria’s blocked funds amounted to $850 million, significantly affecting airline operations and finances in the country. However, as of April 2024, 98% […]
Abdulsalami Abubakar, former military head of state, says politicians create an enabling environment for military officers to stage coups. Following the death of Sani Abacha in June 1998, Abdulsalami was sworn in as head of state. Abdulsalami was Nigeria’s last military leader. In 1999, he handed over power to democratically elected Olusegun Obasanjo, keeping […]
A housewife, Omolara Oluwakemi, has allegedly smashed her husband’s head with pestle while he was fast asleep. The incident occurred at the sleepy town of Akungba, Akoko southwest local government area. It was gathered that the late husband, Seidu Jamiu, and his wife had an altercation the night of the incident over a side […]
A 70-year-old grandfather has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) with 57.2kg of cannabis in Nasarawa State. Also arrested were two suspects with 426kg of cannabis in Ekiti State, NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. This is as the anti-narcotics agency seized codeine-based […]
Five persons have been killed with three seriously injured following a windstorm that occurred on Saturday night in Bauchi state. The injured victims are receiving treatment at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital Bauchi. Most of the victims were brought in from the venue of the recently concluded joint northeast trade fair at […]
The Kogi State Government has announced the rescue of the remaining eight kidnapped students of Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara. Our correspondent gathered that the students were rescued in a forest in Kwara State in an operation carried out in collaboration with the government of the state. The state Commissioner for Information, […]
Sunday 02 June 2024 Tinubu reads riot act on Abia killings 24 hours to Strike: Labour talks tough, FG begs Military under pressure over reprisal threat as IPOB lawyer speaks 29 bag First Class as UNIZIK holds 18th convocation Halt Planned Strike And Return To Negotiating Table, FG Tells Labour Abba Kyari Perfects Bail Conditions, […]
By Pascal Ibe On Saturday, 1st June 2024, the claim that Nigeria has been listed as eligible country for monetization by Meta, flooded social media. The claim which trended manly on Facebook stated “BREAKING News: Facebook Finally Lists Nigeria as an Eligible Country for Monetization.“ A Facebook page named Igbo History and many others posted […]
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the security agents to go after the killers of five soldiers in Aba, Abia State and those behind the call for sit-at-home in Southeast. President Tinubu said that on no account should anyone, under any guise, have the audacity to kill agents of state. This was contained in a […]
The Federal Government has declared the organised labour’s demand for a national minimum wage of N494,000 as economically unsustainable, warning it could destabilise the economy and negatively impact over 200 million Nigerians. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, stated this during a news conference in Abuja. In a statement signed by […]
