•Governor Alex Otti of Abia State The Abia State Government has announced plans to implement stricter disciplinary measures against absenteeism and misconduct by public school teachers, including the introduction of a biometric attendance system. Chairman of the Abia State Universal Basic Education Board (ASUBEB), Lydia Onuoha, made this known...
•Akanji and Tinubu The Nigerian Baptist Convention, Rev. Israel Akanji has urged President Bola Tinubu to urgently convene a national conference on security with all former Presidents and Heads of State to produce a new blueprint for security operations. Akanji made this call at a press conference o today heralding the 112th Annual Session of ...
A civil society group under the aegis of the Center for Human Rights and Accountability Network has advocated for the establishment of State Police, saying that present security architecture appears unable to cope with rising waves of crime and criminality in the country. It argued that the introduction of state police into the policing struct...
The Super Eagles B team, led by stand-in Head Coach Daniel Ogunmodede, is set to face Ghana’s Black Galaxies in the first leg of their 8th African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifying clash on Sunday in Accra. The eagerly anticipated encounter will take place at the Accra Sports Stadium, with kick-off scheduled for 4 pm Ghana […]
•Peter Obi and Tinubu Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has raised concerns about the ongoing power crisis following another collapse of the national grid. It was earlier reported that Nigerians were yesterday plunged into darkness following another collapse of the national power grid. Since January 2024 till date, the grid has collapsed...
•Abuja beggar “What have we done?” a beggar, Ali Bappa, exclaimed in disbelief when our correspondent informed him about the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike’s directive to arrest beggars in the nation’s capital. Wike had during the flag-off ceremony for access road construction in the Katampe District on Tuesday threatened a cr...
•Tinubu The Federation of Muslim Women’s Associations in Nigeria, FOMWAN, yesterday, fingered poor implementation of policies in the education sector, high rate of poverty and lack of empowerment as significant contributors to the insecurity challenges in the country. National Amirah of the association, Hajia Rafiah Sani, said this ahead of it...
•Shehu Sani and Nyesom Wike A former federal lawmaker, who represented Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the 8th National Assembly, Shehu Sani, has vowed to tackle the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, over his comment at an event recently. Sani, who was a guest on Channels Television, was reacting to Wike’s comment [...
Manufacturers and Organised Labour have kicked against the Federal Government’s 240 per cent hike in the tariff payable by electricity users enjoying a 20-hour power supply. They insisted on the electricity subsidy, warning that its removal would send manufacturers out of business and worsen inflation, reports The PUNCH. The subsidy on electri...
•Aliyu An initiative to tackle diabetes and mental health issues has been launched in Lagos with a focus on empowerment, awareness, prevention and management of the diseases. Under the auspices of Oni na Foundation (love of a mother), the initiative will galvanise research on diabetes care and treatment including assessing the efficacy of some...

