Federal Government says it is still determined to rescue the remaining Chibok schoolgirls who were abducted 11 years ago. The government also said it hasn’t forgotten about Leah Sharibu who was also kidnapped alongside her colleagues in 2018. Recall that no fewer than 276 girls were abducted by the terrorists from the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok, Borno State, on April 14, 2014 – the development that generated outrage internationally. Similarly, Sharibu was among the 110 schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters from the Government Girls’ Science and Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe State on February…
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has offered immediate employment into the Federal Civil Service, N250,000 and scholarship up to PhD level to 200 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members in recognition of their outstanding performance during their service years between 2020–2023. President Tinubu also eulogised the awardees for their “discipline, commitment, selflessness, teamwork, patriotism, and integrity.” The President who was represented by the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, at the combined President’s NYSC Honours Award Ceremony (2020-2023) at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, assured the honorees that the “Head of the Civil Service of…
The death toll from the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas has reached 60,034. In an update on Tuesday, the Hamas-run health minister pegged the number of those injured in Gaza at 145,870. According to the ministry, more victims are believed to be under rubble or lying in the open, unreachable due to the continued fighting. More than one in three people in Gaza are now going days at a time without food, an alert issued by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report, a United Nations (UN)-backed assessment, said. It said there is mounting evidence that widespread starvation,…
Following public outcry and backlash that trailed his bill on indigeneship, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has announced the withdrawal of the proposed legislation. According to Kalu, he decided to withdraw the bill before the parliament for further legislative engagements. The proposed bill, among others, seeks to confer indigeneship on the basis of birth, continued residence in a place in not less than 10 years or on the basis of marriage. Kalu, in a statement on Tuesday night by his Chief Press Secretary, Levinus Nwabughiogu, said withdrawing the bill became necessary in the light of…
Olakulehin Royal Family has announced the funeral rites and farewell activities for the late 43rd Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin. Recall that Olakulehin joined his ancestors on Monday, July 7, 2025, at the age of 90 years. A statement released by the first son of the late monarch, Olasunmbo Olakulehin, the late Olubadan will be given a state burial on Friday, August 8, 2025, as approved by Governor Seyi Makinde. The church service and interment are scheduled to take place at the Cathedral of Saint Peters, Aremo, Ibadan, from 10 am. The late monarch’s son said a series of…
Agency Report The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Sen. George Akume, has called on politicians from the Northern Region to wait until 2031, for them to contest for president. Akume made the call during his remarks at a two-day Interactive Season on Government-citizens’ Engagement on Tuesday in Kaduna. The event, with the theme “Assessing Electoral Promises: Fostering Government-citizens’ Engagement for National Unity’, was organised by the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation. The SGF commended the foundation for providing a platform where the citizens and government could sit and explore ways to enhance governance, democracy and development. He said…
From Khalid Idris Doya, Bauchi The Bauchi State Government is set to hold the second leg of its ‘Economic and Investment Summit Roadshow’ in Enugu State, as part of its strategic efforts to attract local and international investors. This follows the successful first edition of the roadshow held earlier this month in Abuja. The Enugu Roadshow, themed “Rebuilding a Resilient Economy: Optimizing Investment and Partnership”Scheduled for Wednesday, July 30, 2025, will take place at De’Castle Resort, GRA Enugu. It is expected to draw business leaders, prospective investors, development partners, and members of the diplomatic community. In a statement released on…
From Seyi Tayese, Yenagoa Whistleblowers under the auspices of the Citizens Whistleblowers Coalition (CWC) have sent a petition to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, urging him to order an investigation into the alleged unfair business practices of Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC). The coalition, in the petition signed by its Programme Officer, Nafiu Ibrahim; Officer Communication and Liaison, Ella Susan and Officer, Socio-Economic Rights, Dodeye Okoi Arikpo, appealed to the President to probe MSC for alleged economic sabotage and judicial subversion. Speaking in Port Harcourt on Saturday, the whistleblowers said the probe should particularly centered on MSC practices against Nigerian shippers, including…
From Seyi Tayese, Yenagoa The project coordinator of the Azikel Group Aviation Training Programme, Comrade Robert Igali has absolved the Group of any wrongdoing in the p𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞 slated for the United States of America, declaring that it is genuine and meant to Support young Bayelsans in pursuit of aviation career. Azikel Aviation Training programme, according to Robert Igali, is a self-prestigious philanthropic initiative to supporting Bayelsa youths aspiring for aviation training in Pilots for Helicopter, Fixed Wing Aeroplane and Aircraft Maintenance Engineering. Comrade Igali, who made this known in Yenagoa while reacting to an online report accusing the Azikel group…
By Tom Garba, Yola Prominent entrepreneur and clean energy advocate, Muhammad Gidado Modibbo has expressed profound grief over the recent communal clashes in Lamurde Local Government Area and the devastating floods that have wreaked havoc in Yola, Adamawa State. In a heartfelt statement issued on Monday, Modibbo described the twin crises as “heartbreaking” and urged immediate action to support affected communities. “I am heartbroken by the devastating floods that have displaced families and destroyed homes across Yola,” Modibbo said. “Equally troubling are the violent clashes in Lamurde, where lives and property have been lost. No one should have to live…