By TINA TOLUTOPE THE Federal Government has raised concern over the deportation of 13 Nigerians to Ghana by the United States without prior notification. The deportees, along with one Gambian, were flown on a U.S. military cargo plane and handed to Ghanaian authorities despite having no ties to the country. Ghana’s Foreign Minister, Samuel Okudzeto […]
By GLORY UGOBA FLOODWATERS have continued to rise in Anambra State, submerging homes, farmlands, and major roads in Ogbaru Local Government Area and putting several riverine communities at risk. The crisis, triggered by days of heavy rainfall and the swelling River Niger, has left thousands of residents vulnerable. The Anambra State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) […]
By PAULINA NZERUBE The Chairman of Asaba Development Union (ADU), Isolo branch, Ogbueshi Izuka Amantu, has reaffirmed his loyalty and that of his members to the Asagba of Asaba, HRM Prof. Epiphany Azinge, ahead of the monarch’s forthcoming New Yam Festival. During a courtesy visit, Amantu praised the Asagba’s commitment to rebranding and developing Asaba […]
By OBIOMA TORI THE Coalition of Federal Pensioners of Nigeria has threatened a nationwide naked protest on the 6th of October if the government fails to pay arrears, increments, and palliatives. National Chairman Mukaila Ogunbote said pensioners were excluded from benefits approved by President Bola Tinubu in 2023, including a ₦25,000 palliative and a ₦13,000 […]
THE Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has confirmed the suspension of the 4% Free-on-Board (FOB) charge on imported goods following a directive from the Federal Ministry of Finance. In a statement issued on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, by the Service’s National Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Maiwada, the NCS said it had commenced consultations with its supervisory […]
BY STEPHEN CHUKS THE National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Port Harcourt Operations Office, has trained members of the NYSC Emergency Management Vanguards (EMVs) in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, Rivers State, on disaster preparedness and response. The training, held on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, at the council secretariat, was designed to equip corps members under the […]
THE Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned one Mustapha Ibn Mustapha before Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court over alleged N5.5 million land fraud. He was docked on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, on a three-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence and criminal […]
By TINA TOLUTOPE THE Federal Government says over 126 million Nigerians have now secured their National Identification Number (NIN), with the national identity database expanded to accommodate 250 million records. President Bola Tinubu, represented by Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, announced this on Tuesday at the 2025 National Day of […]
By FIDELUS ZWANSON THE political atmosphere grew tense on Monday as New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) chieftain, Buba Galadima, issued a stark warning to President Bola Tinubu’s administration over alleged plans to appoint a retired Court of Appeal judge as the next chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Speaking during an interview on […]
By ANITA KNIGHT EVERY 16 of September, Nigeria marks National Ordnance Day—also called National Symbols Day—a reminder of the collective values, history, and aspirations embedded in the country’s identity. This year, the North-West Zonal Director of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Malam Hamisu Abubakar, used the occasion to call on citizens to treat these emblems […]