President Bola Tinubu has sought the approval of the Senate for the 2025-2026 external borrowing plan of 21.5billion dollars. The president also sought the approval of the senate for a loan request of 15 billion Japanese Yen and 51 million Euros grant. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Tinubu’s request is contained in…
The Osun House of Assembly, on Tuesday, proposed N100,000 fine to be imposed on any hospital which fails to report cases of gunshot victims to the police. The assembly made the preposition during deliberation by the Committee of the Whole on a bill titled “Osun State Compulsory Treatment and Care for Victims of Gun Shot…
Sheikh Yahya Alyolawi, Chief Imam, Area 10 Mosque, Abuja, says visit to holy places in Madina will increase pilgrims’ Iman (faith) and rewards. Alyolawi said this on Monday in Madina while speaking with newsmen at Miqat where pilgrims took the ritual bath and made their intention for Umrah or Hajj. The News Agency of Nigeria…
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday, adjourned a suit filed by some vulnerable FCT residents, including scavengers, beggars, petty traders, among others, against the Minister, Nyesom Wike, until May 5 for hearing. The aggrieved residents sued the minster, the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, among others, demanding N500 million in damages over…
The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has intensified Nigeria’s military modernisation drive through a series of strategic reforms and international engagements. In a statement on Tuesday, his media aide, Ahmad Dan-Wudil, said the minister’s initiatives have strengthened the country’s defence posture and advanced collaborations with global security partners. He said Matawalle represented Nigeria…
The Police Force Ebonyi Command has foiled a kidnapping attempt at Mile 50 Layout, Abakaliki, the state capital. Spokesperson of the command, SP Joshua Ukandu, told reporters on Monday that officers also recovered the vehicle of the victim, Nneka Onyibe. According to Ukandu, on March 30 at about 8:30 pm, the command received a report…
Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has threatened to sue four national newspapers over alleged defamatory publications. In separate letters issued through his legal counsel, Johnson Usman, SAN, Dogara accused The Guardian, Nigerian Pilot, Daily Post, and New Telegraph of publishing false and damaging content against his person. The certified true copies…
Jonah Kariuki, the father of a 22-year-old man, said on Wednesday that Kenyan police shot his son at point-blank range during protests in the capital, Nairobi. The son, however, is still alive and remains in intensive care. Kariuki said his son, Boniface Kariuki, was receiving treatment at the government-funded Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi. “He…
Residents of Tsafe Local Government Area in Zamfara State have praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Minister of State for Defence Hon. Dr. Bello Mohammed Matawalle, National Security Adviser Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, and Chief of Defence Staff General Christopher Musa, following the successful elimination of notorious bandits in the region. The commendation came in a statement…
The Nigerian presidency has said that most of the insecurity plaguing the country’s North-Central region can be solved through grassroots strategies rather than military campaigns. Dr Abiodun Essiet, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Community Engagement (North-Central), told participants at a training workshop in Abuja on Tuesday that “almost 70 per cent” of the…
