A community leader, High Chief Michael Aniazoka, has urged ndi Igbo to strengthen and sustain their cultural and traditional heritage, especially the New Yam Festival otherwise known as Iri ji. He said without doing so such important cultural heritage run the risk of going extinct. Aniazoka, the Odinanya Ebubueluigwe of Nanka, Anambra, gave the advice at the New…
The Ijaw National Congress (INC), says the suspension of the Warri Federal Constituency Delineation is an affront to the Supreme Court and a declaration of war against electoral justice. Prof. Benjamin Okaba, Global President, INC said this at a news Conference in Abuja on Monday. Okaba said that the INC condemn in the strongest terms,…
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) on Monday unveiled its contactless payment system at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, with projections to triple revenue generation. Managing Director of FAAN, Mrs. Olubunmi Kuku, represented by the Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Mr. Henry Agbebire, said the “Operation Go Cashless” initiative would strengthen…
Dr. Oladipupo Fasan, Head of Cardiology at the National Hospital, Abuja, has called for the strengthening of Nigeria’s Primary Health Care (PHC) system to effectively tackle cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Fasan made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on World Heart Day, observed annually on September 29. This year’s theme…
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has announced that about 7.8 million children in Kano State will be vaccinated against measles and rubella during the Integrated Measles–Rubella and Polio Vaccination Campaign scheduled to begin on October 6. Mr. Rahama Farah, Chief of UNICEF Field Office in Kano, made this known on Monday during a media…
Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal High Court, Apo, Abuja, on Monday ordered the remand of lawyer Victor Giwa in police custody after his arrest in Lagos on allegations of forgery and impersonation. Giwa is standing trial alongside a co-defendant, Ibitade Bukola, who is still at large. The court had, on September 15, issued a…
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, made an order of perpetual injunction restraining Prof. Pat Utomi and and his associates from establishing “a shadow government” in the country. Justice James Omotosho, in a judgment, declared that Utomi’s action was unconstitutional and amounted to creating a parallel government not recognised by the constitution. Justice…
The Federal Government has urged Nigerians to see themselves as guardians of rivers, saying protecting the nation’s waterways is safeguarding public health, food security and the economy. Prof. Joseph Utsev, Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, made the call on Monday in Abuja at the commemoration of the 2025 World Rivers Day with the theme: “Clean…
The Nigerian Government has dismissed allegations circulating on international platforms that terrorists in the country are waging a systematic campaign of genocide against Christians. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, described the claims as “false, baseless, divisive, and a misrepresentation of Nigeria’s security challenges.” He explained that insecurity in Nigeria is driven by…
Nigeria’s Vice-President Kashim Shettima has concluded his participation at the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA80) in New York, where he represented President Bola Tinubu. UN Secretary-General António Guterres commended Nigeria’s push for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council, while Shettima promoted the country’s $200 billion energy transition opportunity to investors. He also…
