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UNIZIK LECTURER, DR. CHINEDU, SHOT DEAD IN AWKA BY CAR-SNATCHING SYNDICATE A man identified as Dr Osita Chinedu, a lecturer in Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka was reportedly shot dead yesterday’s night in Awka, Anambra State Capital by yet-to-be identified car snatching syndicate. According to report, ‘Yes someone was shot dead along that high tension this evening. They are saying that …

NYSC MEMBER SLUMPS, DIES AT KEBBI ORIENTATION CAMP A National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member deployed to Kebbi State, Tayachibiyacha Ebal, has tragically passed away after collapsing at the Dakin Gari Orientation Camp, News360 Nigeria reports. Reports indicate that Ebal suddenly slumped and was immediately rushed to the camp clinic for urgent medical attention. She was later transferred to the …

UNIABUJA, UNILAG, FUTA, OTHER RENAMED UNIVERSITIES THAT GENERATED CONTROVERSY Renaming of universities across the federation by the Federal Government has generated controversy. On Monday the Federal Executive Council (FEC) renamed the University of Abuja as Yakubu Gowon University in honour of the 90th birthday of a former head of state, General Yakubu Gowon (retd). Addressing journalists on the development, the …

RESIDENT NON-INDIGENES DECLARE 15ANAMBRA LGAS INSECURE Non-indigenes residing in Anambra State have raised concerns over escalating insecurity, declaring 15 out of the state’s 21 local government areas (LGAs) as unsafe. Speaking through their chairman, Alhaji Abubakar Sani, and secretary, Chief Adebayo Adewusi, the group called on Governor Chukwuma Soludo to declare a state of emergency in the affected areas. They …

NNPCL SUPPORTED DANGOTE REFINERY ESTABLISHMENT WITH $1 BILLION LOAN – OFFICIAL The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has said it secured a $1bn loan backed by crude oil to support the coming on stream of the 650,000 barrels per day capacity Dangote Petroleum Refinery. It also stated that the firm facilitated the $3bn Gazelle loan as a critical intervention to …

EFCC ARRESTS 193 FOREIGNERS, 599 SUSPECTED NIGERIAN CRYPTO FRAUDSTERS The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it has carried out its largest single-day operation against cryptocurrency and romance scam networks, arresting 193 foreigners and 599 Nigerian suspects in Lagos. The commission’s spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, disclosed this to journalists in Lagos yesterday. Uwujaren said among the 193 foreigners are Chinese, …

CONFUSION AT CCT AS TWO MEN PARADE SELVES AS TRIBUNAL CHAIRMAN There is confusion at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) as embattled chairman, Danladi Umar and the newly appointed chairman, Mainasara Kogo, are laying claim to its chairmanship. Inquiries indicate that both persons have officially visited and held discussions with staff of the tribunal without any clear directive on …

BENIN REPUBLIC ELECTORAL COMMISSION IN NIGERIA TO UNDERSTUDY INEC Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has promised to share the Commission’s experience and make available relevant documents to help the Commission Electorale Nationale Autonomie, CENA of Benin Republic conduct their elections in 2026. Yakubu was addressing a visiting delegation from the Commission Electorale Nationale Autonomie, CENA of Benin …

TOUGH FESTIVE SEASON AWAITS NIGERIANS AMID UNTAMED INFLATION SPIKE A tough festive season lies ahead for Nigerians as the country’s headline and food inflation rates worsened under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration. Economists and financial analysts believe the government’s interventions to tame inflation are not enough, the reason it has continued to rise, hitting 34.60 percent in November. They also …

TINUBU ASKS NIGERIAN MEDIA TO SUPPORT TAX REFORMS, LISTS BENEFITS President Bola Tinubu has appealed to the Nigerian media to support his administration’s proposed tax reforms for sustainable wealth creation. Tinubu’s appeal was made known in a statement issued on Monday by the Special Assistant on Media to the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Rabiu Ibrahim, who said that …