17 ARTISAN MINERS ARRESTED FOR ENCROACHING ON CROSS RIVER NATIONAL PARK
By: Balogun Ibrahim About 17 artisanal miners have been arrested in Cross River State for allegedly operating illegally within the Cross River National Park. The...
KANO ASSEMBLY RAISES ALARM OVER DIPHTHERIA OUTBREAK, 50 CHILDREN REPORTED DEAD
By: Balogun Ibrahim The Kano State House of Assembly has urged Governor Abba Yusuf to take immediate action to contain a diphtheria outbreak in Rano...
NIGERIAN NAVY RENOVATES BAYELSA PRIMARY SCHOOL, PROVIDES SOLAR BOREHOLE
By: Balogun Ibrahim The Nigerian Navy has commissioned a renovated primary school in Okpoma, Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, as part of efforts...
LAGOS DISBURSES N168.2BN TO 48,000 RETIREES SINCE 2007 – GOVT
By: Balogun Ibrahim The Lagos State Government says it has disbursed N168.2bn to over 48,000 retirees under the Contributory Pension Scheme since 2007. The government...
INTERPOL OPERATION: 58 ARRESTED, 263 SUSPECTS IDENTIFIED IN BLACK AXE CRACKDOWN
By: Balogun Ibrahim An eight-month INTERPOL-led operation targeting West African organised crime networks, including the notorious Black Axe group, has resulted in 58 arrests and...
TINUBU OUTPERFORMED ALL DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED PRESIDENTS – APC
By: Balogun Ibrahim The National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Felix Morka, has claimed that President Bola Tinubu has performed better than all...
CHINA VOWS TO ‘PROTECT ITS INTERESTS’ AFTER US ANNOUNCES IRAN SANCTIONS
Agency Report China said on Tuesday it would safeguard its interests after Washington laid out plans for the “economic asphyxiation” of Beijing’s economic partner Iran,...
WOMEN’S HEALTH INVESTMENT KEY TO $1TN ECONOMIC TARGET – FG
By: Balogun Ibrahim The Federal Government has emphasised that investing in women’s health is essential to achieving Nigeria’s ambition of becoming a $1tn economy, stressing...
NIGER’S FOOD ECONOMY UNDER THREAT AS ATTACKS DRIVE FARMERS, TRADERS OFF ROADS
By:Tajudeen Aminat Although the roads have reopened, many farmers, traders and commercial drivers in parts of Niger State remain fearful, with insecurity continuing to disrupt...
TINUBU PRACTISING ‘VOODOO ECONOMICS’, DEEPENING POVERTY AMONG NIGERIANS — KENNETH OKONKWO
By: Muftau Fatimo A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Kenneth Okonkwo, on Sunday accused President Bola Tinubu of worsening poverty in Nigeria by...