ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBishop Kukah blames govt for food queue stampedes The Roman Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Nigeria, Matthew Kukah, has blamed the recent stampedes at food distribution centres in parts of the country, on what he describes as the failures of Nigerian governments to address mass hunger troubling the Nigerian masses. Channels TV reports Kukah…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesA CHRISTMAS DAY MESSAGE BY HIS EXCELLENCY, PASTOR UMO ENO, PhD, GOVERNOR, AKWA IBOM STATE, GOVERNMENT HOUSE, UYO, DECEMBER 25, 2024. 1. Today, we join millions of Christian adherents to celebrate Christmas which signifies the birth of the Prince of Peace and Saviour of mankind, our Lord Jesus Christ. 2. Christmas is a season…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Eno Udo No fewer than 80 persons have been crushed to death in Ibadan, Abuja and Okija, Anambra, in a space of three days when crowds surged desperately to receive free food items and gifts. In Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, more than 35 children died in a rush that ensued during gifts…
ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares 2nd Akwa Ibom State Gov Abbe dead The second Military Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Major General Godwin Osagie Abbe (retd) is dead at age 75. Abbe, who was an army colonel, when he served as military governor of the state from 31 July 1988 to 5 September 1990, reportedly died in Abuja…
ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares Lookman beats Messi, Ronaldo in The Guardian‘s 2024 best male footballers’ ranking Still basking in the euphoria of his emergence as Africa’s best footballer for 2024, The Guardian has selected Atalanta and Super Eagles’ striker, Ademola Lookman, among the best 100 footballers in the world for 2024. He is ranked 22nd, outshining…
ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares Christmas: Dangote crashes petrol price to N899.50K per litre Dangote Petroleum Refinery says it has cut down the price of its petrol to N899.50K per litre ahead of the Yuletide and New Year festive seasons. The company’s spokesman, Anthony Chiejina, said the price reduction is designed to ease transport costs during the festive…
ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares Abuja high court grants Ex-gov Bello ₦500mn bail An Abuja High Court today granted ex-Kogi governor Yahaya Bello a ₦500mn bail in a case of ₦110,446,470,089 alleged fraud. The case is hinged on what the prosecution says breaches Sections 96 and 311 of the Penal Code Law Cap. 89, Laws of Northern Nigeria….
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesTinubu presents N47.9tn budget estimates to NASS ✓Defence/security – ₦4.91tn ✓ Infrastructure – ₦4.06tn ✓Education – ₦3.52tn ✓Health – ₦2.48tn President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, 18 December, 2024, presented his second annual budget totalling N47.9tn to the 11th National Assembly (NASS) sitting in a joint session. Christened, “Budget of Restoration: Securing Peace, Rebuilding Prosperity”,…
ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares 614, 937 Nigerians killed, 2,235,954 kidnapped May 2023/April 2024 – NBS As many as 614, 937 Nigerians were killed and 2,235,954 others kidnapped within the country between May 2023 and April 2024, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed. The NBS disclosed this, 17 December, 2024, in its report, ‘The Crime…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Concourse My Man of the Year! In fewer than 14 days from now, the year 2024 will roll by. By then, it would become history only to be remembered for what its rememberers experienced while it lasted. For some, the year has been one wherein so many untoward…
