•General Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd) The National Peace Committee (NPC) with a former head of state, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd) as chairman and Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah as convener has said it would convene a national stakeholders meeting in Abuja as part of measures to tackle the multiple challenges facing the country. This is containe...
•FCT Minister Nyesom Wike In a move believed to be aimed at reconciliation, the main opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Board of Trustees (BoT) yesterday met with Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Minister, Nyesom Wike, behind closed doors. The FCT Minister has been at logger-heads with Rivers State governor Siminalayi Fubara, ov...
Following the decision by aviation unions to embark on a peaceful protest on September 18 over the deduction of 50 per cent of agencies’ internally generated revenue, IGR, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, has scheduled a meeting with the unions. Keyamo, who said President Bola Tinubu was looking into the [&...
•Tinubu, NANS, Dangote and Lokpobiri The leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has said it is ready to meet with President Bola Tinubu if need be, over its demand for the reversal of the recent increase in prices of Petrol Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol. The Secretary of the National […]
The federal government has scheduled a meeting with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) leadership for Monday to address the union’s grievances and the strike notice. It was earlier reported that ASUU had given the government a 21-day strike notice on Wednesday, calling on the President Bola Tinubu administration to resolve lingeri...
•Some Nigeria’s past leaders All living former presidents and heads of state are expected to converge on the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, at noon today (Tuesday) as President Bola Tinubu convenes the Council of State meeting. At today’s meeting, his first since assuming office 14 months ago, members will discuss recent events nationwide, parti...
•Senator Ali Ndume Almost three weeks after instigating his removal as Senate Chief Whip and Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriation, the All Progress Congress National Working Committee held a closed-door session with the Senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume. Checks revealed that the National Chairman of the Party, Abdul...
•Tinubu President Bola Tinubu and Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are presently holding a closed door meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. It was reliably gathered that the meeting is not unconnected with efforts by the government to stop the planned nationwide protest, reports Daily Trust. Since t...
•Vivian Jenna Wilson: From boy to girl The Chief Executive Officer of Tesla and Space X, Elon Musk, yesterday, said he was “tricked” into granting permission for his child to undergo puberty blockers. “It’s evil. You’re taking kids who are far below the age of consent. It’s very possible for adults to manipulate children who […]...
•Trump rally shooter, Thomas Crooks Following an attempt on the life of former United States President Donald Trump at a political rally yesterday, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Pennsylvania, authorities have identified the shooter as 20-year-old Thomas Crooks. “Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, is the subject involved in ...