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Buhari has charged the new service chiefs to secure the country before the beginning of rainy season. The president stated this on Friday when he decorated the service chiefs with their new ranks. He decorated the new Chief of Defence Staff, Lucky Irabor, as a full general. Others decorated are Ibrahim Attahiru the Chief of Army […]
Nigeria’s inflation – The composite food index rose sharply by 18.30 per cent in November compared to 17.38 per cent in October. After attaining the highest level in 30 months in October, Nigeria’s headline inflation climbed further to 14.89 per cent, the latest figures by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) show. This is the 14th straight […]
Pensioners – Retirees in Anambra State have rejected Governor Willie Obiano’s annual Christmas rice largesse , describing it as a “Greek gift”. They asked the governor to stop deceiving them with such a gift, insisting that what they wanted from the government was the prompt payment of their retirement benefits. They said payment of gratuity […]
Borno – The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) said the weekend massacre of 110 rice farmers in Borno state by Boko Haram has raised serious questions about the national security architecture. The forum, in a statement by its Chairman and the Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Kayode Fayemi, described the attack as morally reprehensible. Fayemi said […]
Boko Haram – At least 110 people have been killed in an attack on a village in north-east Nigeria blamed on the Boko Haram jihadist group, according to the UN humanitarian coordinator in the country. “At least 110 civilians were ruthlessly killed and many others were wounded in this attack,” Edward Kallon said in a statement after […]
Diabetes – Novo Nordisk, a multinational pharmaceutical company, on Saturday announced the introduction of a programme to supply free insulin to children living with Diabetes Mellitus (DM) in Nigeria and Ghana from 2021. Jude Abonu, Business Unit Head, English West Africa, Novo Nordisk, made the disclosure at a webinar organised by the company to mark the 2020 […]
Kwara – The governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has announced plans to improve the human capital development in the state by cancelling the law that awards pension to former governors and their deputies. “Our state needs all the resources it can get to improve our human capital development. I believe our limited resources are […]
Jealous lover – A makeup artist and baker identified as Elvina Japheth Abilo, pictured above, has been burnt to death while one pastor Henry was severely injured after a jealous lover set a home ablaze in Igbogene-Apie, Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The incident happened on Saturday, October 31, about 3 am, when a 40-year-old man identified as […]
#EndSARS – They, however, advised the concerned youths to avoid any form of violence during the protests. This is coming barely three days after the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, also endorsed the protests against police brutality which have been ongoing across the country for over a week. […]
#EndSARS protesters in Anambra are heading to Awkuzu town, which hosts the notorious state head office of the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). The protesters gathered in Awka, capital of the state, from where they took off to the nearby town of Awkuzu, some 21 kilometers from the state capital. They are led by top music […]