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With the sanctions and intervention of ECOWAS on the Niger Republic for the military junta to return ousted president Mohamed Bazoum, Nigeriens have called for mass recruitment of volunteers to assist its army. The call for volunteers is spearheaded by a group of locals in Niamey if the junta needs help. One of the founding […]
The Department of State Services (DSS) has issued a security warning over an underground plot by terrorists to attack the Abuja-Kaduna train service again. The information contained in a secret leaked memo was signed by DSS Director of FCT Command, R.N. Adepemu, entitled, “Security Alert: Impending Threat By A Coalition Of Banditry Syndicate To Attack […]
President Bola Tinubu has appointed former Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Festus Keyamo, Aviation Minister and Dave Umahi as Minister of Works. The confimation of the ministerial portfolios was announced on Wednesday at Aso Rock by Ajuri Ngelale the Presidential spokesman. Below are other ministers and their […]
To stabilise the naira in the foreign exchange market, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), has secured a $3 billion crude repayment loan. The company secured the loan from the AFRIEXIM bank headquarters in Cairo. In a statement by NNPCL on Wednesday on its X account “The NNPC Ltd. and AfriEXIM bank have jointly […]
The Founding Pastor of the Fountain of Life Church, Taiwo Odukoya, has died at the of age 67. Details of his death were released in a statement by the Church. It reads, “The Fountain of Life Church family, in total submission to the will of God Almighty, announce the passing unto greater glory […]
The proposed nationwide strike by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) for today August 9th has been suspended. On Tuesday the doctors were in a closed-door meeting with the federal government about their actions on the planned protests and strike. The president of NARD, Emeka Orji, had told newsmen that the meeting will […]
With the current situation of the Niger Republic overtaking the democratic government, airspace closed and land borders were locked after the two weeks coup d’etat. The military coup soldiers have however named the country’s former economy minister Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine as the new prime minister. This was made known on a national broadcast […]
The nomination process of some of the nominees sent by President Bola Tinubu to the National Assembly had some drama attached to it yesterday, as former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai; the former deputy governor of Taraba State, Sani Abubakar Danladi, and Stella Okotete from Delta State were dropped from the approved list. This […]
The weekend was filled with excitement from the victory of the women’s basketball team during the African Women’s Championship. D’Tigress on Saturday, August 5, 2023, defeated Senegal in Kigali, Rwanda, to retain their FIBA Afrobasket Championship title with 84 points against their counterparts. Rendering praises to the Nigerian girls that have won the title […]
A coalition of groups from the Niger Delta region have enjoined the former Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike and other ministerial nominees from the region to fix the Port harcourt and Warri refineries and seaports. The group comprising of the Niger Delta youths council worldwide, The South-South All progressives Congress (APC) youths vanguard […]
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