To celebrate this year’s Eid-el-Fitr, the federal government has designated Tuesday and Wednesday as public holidays. The country’s interior minister, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, congratulated the nation’s Muslim citizens and declared the public holidays. Muslims celebrate the holiday of Eid-el-Fitr every year after keeping a 29- or 30-day fast during Ramadan. The minister expressed gratitude to all…
The Federal Government has announced plans to introduce three new national identity cards. It said it would make the cards available to approximately 104 million citizens throughout the country. The National Identity Management Commission, NIMC, said that the cards consist of a bank-enabled National ID card, a social intervention card, and an optional ECOWAS National…
…Applauds Governor Uzodimma’s Role as APC Coordinator in S/East Former Minister of Aviation, Sen. Stella Oduah has asserted that the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led All Progressives Congress (APC) administration is steadily strengthening and repositioning the nation’s economy for sustainable stability and real visible growth. The former Minister who spoke while addressing the Igbo Business Community…
Multichoice Nigeria Limited, a company offering satellite television services across Africa, fell victim to a fraudulent foreign currency exchange transaction, resulting in a loss of N7.9 billion. The failed foreign currency exchange deal implicated Akintunde Giwa, who works as a currency exchange broker; JNFX Limited, a company specializing in currency exchange services; Ashay Mervyn, a…
Emezue • Payment Of Pension Arrears Injects N9b Into Abia Economy –Otti Luck ran out of one of the suspected masterminds of the kidnap of the Deputy Vice Chancellor of Abia State University, Professor Godwin Emezue, following his arrest at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos while about boarding a flight to Turkey. This is…
Corper goes viral on social media as photos of her POP trend online, stirring mixed reactions from netizens. The photos were shared on an NYSC platform, NYSC Batch ABC 2024 by a netizen known as David Edet who celebrated her on the platform. Corper. Although the corper’s name wasn’t disclosed by the netizen, mixed reactions have trailed the…
Famous actor and comedian, Williams Uchemba, speaks on a disturbing video showing young boys engaging in occult practices for money. Shared on his Instagram and Facebook pages, the clip depicted the boys, purportedly ‘Yahoo Plus’ guys, performing rituals to attract clients. Uchemba condemned their pursuit of quick riches, labelling them as seekers of instant wealth….
A member of the Kano State House of Assembly, Halilu Kundila, is dead. Kundila, a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) representing the Shanono/Bagwai State Constituency, died on Saturday at the age of 59. A family source who confirmed the death said that the lawmaker died at his residence on Saturday night following a…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has dragged the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, to court over “the failure to refer the alleged N3.7 trillion budget padding to appropriate anti-corruption agencies for investigation and prosecution, and to recall Senator Abdul Ningi who blew the whistle on the allegations.” The suit with number FHC/ABJ/CS/452/2024 was filed on…
