Varsity proprietor seeks King Charles intervention over Ekweremadu
The proprietor of Gregory University Uturu (GUU), Professor Greg Ibe, has appealed to King Charles lll of England, to grant pardon to Nigeria’s former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice, jailed in London over organ harvest plot. Ekweremadu was Friday, along with Dr Obinna Obeta, sentenced to 10 years in prison […]
New 422 Nigerian Evacuees Arrive Abuja
Fresh four hundred and twenty-two Nigerians arrived Abuja, the nation’s capital following the wake of evacuations by the Federal Government from war-torn Sudan. According to report the figure consists of 102 Nigerians onboard the Tarco Airlines that departed Port Sudan and another 322 Nigerians onboard the Asman Air from Aswan, Egypt. The figures make up […]
Kaduna State LGA 2022 Budget Performance Tracking: Budget Offices to Get More Working Tools – Commissioner
… As Local Government Accountability Mechanism highlights importance of CDC in the Budget Cycle The Honourable Commissioner Ministry of Local Government Affairs Kaduna state, Hajia Umma K Ahmed, has reinstated the importance of adequate working tools for workers in the Budget offices in all the Local Government Areas in the state. The Commissioner stated this […]
Unified USSD Codes Approved For Mobile Networks In Nigeria By NCC
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved unified USSD codes for all mobile networks in Nigeria. The harmonized shortcodes (HSC) will work across all mobile networks in the country. This means all mobile network services will be using the same customer care number, the same code for checking data balances, the same code for credit recharge, […]
Ekweremadu Sentenced For Organ Trafficking.
Ekweremadu, his wife, and a doctor have been sentenced for their roles in attempting to obtain a kidney on behalf of the senator’s sick daughter, Sonia. The three were convicted of organ trafficking after having a young Nigerian man flown into the United Kingdom in a bid to obtain a kidney on behalf of the […]
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Good Day! Below is a Summary of News Stories Across Nigeria and Abroad: 1. Egyptian authorities have sent over 500 students back to Sudan following the failure of two of them to provide either a passport or Emergency Travel Certificate. According to a voice note of a Nigerian official obtained by our correspondent on Friday […]
Abandoned IDP Camp Discovered In Kaduna
… Thousands of children and women neglected. An abandoned Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) has been discovered in Kaduna, North West Nigeria. The camp which was discovered in the Rido area of Chikun LGA over the weekend has about 5,000 Children, women, old persons and men living in varius state of poverty and despondency. The IDPs […]
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Good Day! Below is a Summary of News Stories Across Nigeria and Abroad: 1. The Air Peace flight carrying over 270 Nigerian students from the Aswan Airport in Egypt has landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The NAF C-130H jet also conveying about 80 persons also touched down moments later. After over a […]
Press Freedom Day: AMDF Remains Resolute Supporting Media Safety, Development
As the World marks Press Freedom Day, Africa Media Development Foundation, AMDF, has said that it remains resolute to support media safety and development, and shall not relent in speaking out against any act that violates Press Freedom in Africa. The AMDF’s stance is contained in a statement issued by the organization’s Senior Programme Officer, Miss […]
I owe you nothing, Tinubu tells Wike
The President-elect, Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, rejected a request made by the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, for a refund for the construction of some federal roads in the state. Tinubu spoke while inaugurating the Rumuokwuta-Rumuola Flyover in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. While noting how the state had to amend its procurement law […]