Residents of Port Harcourt rushed to markets on Wednesday to stockpile food and other essential items following the state of emergency declaration in Rivers. President Bola Tinubu had on Tuesday suspended Gov. Siminalayi Fubara, Deputy Governor Ngozi Odu, and the state lawmakers for a six-month period, citing security concerns. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says Nigeria’s headline inflation rate declined to 24.48 per cent in January 2025, This is contained in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rebased results released in Abuja on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the headline inflation rate for December 2024 was 34.80 per cent. The…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and Germany have renewed calls for urgent global action to tackle Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), describing them as a “silent pandemic” claiming millions of lives every year. Speaking at the World Health Summit 2025 on Monday in Berlin, Germany, WHO Director-General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said NCDs kill 43 million people…
Taiwan’s defence ministry sounds the alarm as over 100 Chinese warplanes loom near the island. Explore the situation, including aircraft details and implications for regional stability. Tensions escalate in the Asia-Pacific region as Taiwan’s defence ministry raises concerns over an alarming incursion of more than 100 Chinese warplanes near the island. Chinese Warplanes Trigger Alarm…
The Benue State House of Assembly has ordered the appearance of Gerewa Construction Company and key state officials to clarify delays and alleged poor workmanship in the ongoing renovation of the Assembly complex. The Director of Civil Engineering in the Ministry of Works, Housing and Urban Development and the Director-General of the Benue State Public…
The Presidency on Monday said former President Goodluck Jonathan is free to contest the 2027 presidential election if he wishes, but stressed that Nigerians will not overlook what it called his “dismal record” in office. This was contained in a statement issued by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy,…
The University of Plymouth, England, and University of Calabar (UNICAL) have partnered on water and land management to mitigate climate change. Prof. William Blake, Director, Sustainable Earth Institute, University of Plymouth, disclosed this when he led other management staff of the university to University of Calabar on Wednesday. Blake explained that the partnership would focus…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a long-wanted drug kingpin, bringing to an end a 12-year manhunt linked to the killing of three NDLEA officers. The arrest was confirmed in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja by the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi. Babafemi said…
The UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR), said no fewer than 5,601 people were killed in gang violence in Haiti in 2024, appealing for greater efforts by the authorities and the international community to address the root causes. These deaths represent an increase of over 1,000 in the total killings for 2023, according to figures verified…
The Federal Government has declared Thursday and Friday as public holidays to enable Muslims celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr. The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the announcement in a statement signed by the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Magdalene Ajani, on Tuesday in Abuja. The minister, who made the declaration on behalf of the federal government, extended warm…
