ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesInsecurity escalation: Katsina shuts public schools As insecurity spreads across the country, particularly in the North, the Katsina State Government has, as preemptive measure, shut down all public schools. The State’s Commissioner of Basic and Secondary Education, Yusuf Sulaiman Jibia, disclosed this to journalists yesterday in Katsina. He explained that the measure became necessary…
ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares Kanu: one judgment, 2 reactions ●Justice served – FG ●We are going on appeal – Defence consultant Nnamdi Kanu’s terrorism trial legal consultant, Aloy Ejimakor, has faulted yesterday’s conviction of the leader of the banned Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) on all charges relating to terrorism. A federal high court sitting in Abuja…
ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares Trump hails Ronaldo’s role in the Middle East By Eno Udo US President Donald Trump has described Cristiano Ronaldo as a star who has contributed to peace and prosperity in the Middle East. While welcoming Ronaldo to the White House on Tuesday, Trump also said that the Portuguese international is his son, Bradon’s…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBreaking! Terrorism: court convicts Nnamdi Kanu Amid worsening terrorism activities in Nigeria, a federal high court sitting in Abuja, this afternoon convicted the leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, on all seven charges of terrorism. Justice James Omotosho, the presiding judge, held that the prosecution had successfully proved…
ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares Several bank charges to stop from Jan. 2026, Oyedele assures The Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, has assured Nigerians that no fewer than five common bank charges will be phased out by next January, as part of the government’s ongoing tax reforms. This assurance is…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesEno appoints new head of service, sacks two aides In a classic case of different strokes for different folks, the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, yesterday, 17th November, appointed a new head of the state civil service, and also terminated the appointments of two of his aides. The new Head of Service…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesNigeria among world’s 14 hunger-stricken spots – UN ●$29bn required to salvage situation These are not the best of times for the Bola Ahmed Tinubu government’s claims that its economic reforms were yielding the right results forNigerians. This is partly because the UN has in its latest bi-annual Hunger Hotspots Report warned that acute…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesWorld Cup playoff: Super Eagles face DR Congo in final By Chris Umosen, sports editor Super Eagles of Nigeria will this Sunday, 16 November, trade tackles with the Leopard of the Democratic Republic of Congo in the final of the 2026 FIFA World Cup play-off after a commanding 4-1 victory over the Panthers of…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesRetired generals, ors take stands over Wike-Yerima faceoff The last is yet to be heard of last Tuesday’s standoff between the FCT minister, Mr Nyesom Wike, and a navy lieutenant, AM Yerima, over the rightful ownership of a portion of land in Abuja. The first salvo of condemnation of Wike’s reaction to his…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesNigeria ditches mother tongue, crowns English sole teaching medium in schools The Nigerian Government has announced English as the sole language of instruction in her school system, having discarded the National Language Policy which made indigenous languages the primary media of instruction in her early school training system. The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji…
